Argentine selections were going through 1994 A reconstruction at full scale, after World Cup in USA of that year. In the major, Daniel Passarella assumed as DT imposing a very dictatorial discipline. Meanwhile, in Juveniles Julio Grondona He leaned for the comprehensive project of José Pekerman.
On September 22, ’94, the young DT signed his contract. And before the end of the year he traveled to Bolivia to debut as DT of the Sub-20 In the tournament South American. The team of Pekerman achieved the classification to Qatar World and be an example of sports behavior, although in the final he lost against Brazil.
The 18 players summoned by Pekerman For the great appointment, which were later consecrated, they were: Joaquín Irigoytía, Gastón Pezzuti, Sebastián Pena, Federico Domínguez, Gustavo Lombardi, Diego Crosa, Cristian Díaz, Juan Pablo Sorín, Mariano Juan, Guillermo Larrosa, Germán Arangio, Ariel Ibagaza, Andrés Garrone, Walter Coyette, Julio Bayón, Francisco Guerrero, Leonardo Biagini and Raúl Chaparro.
The debut would be an agonizing 1-0 triumph against Netherlands With goal of Andrés Garrone. On the second day, Argentina would fall for the minimum before Portugal, Candidate for the title. And at the close of the group stage I would overcome 4-2 to Honduras to qualify for the round of 16 behind the Iberians.
The next opponent already in the quarterfinals would be Cameroon, Group D leader over Germany. With so many of Warrior and Coyette, the Selection It would be imposed 2-0 and would advance to the semifinals two days later.
“After overcoming Cameroon I think we all started feeling that we could reach the final”Guerrero commented.
The Spain of Raúl and Joseba Etxeberríatop scorer of the contest, awaited us in the semifinals as a great candidate for the title. The Europeans had thrashed in three of their four meetings.
However, the win was Argentina. At the Khalifa International Stadium, Biagini, Coyette and Chaparro They gave the triumph 3-0 to those of Pekerman. The next step would be to play the grand final of the World And nothing less than before Brazil, The executioner in the South American.
Before 65,000 spectators, Biagini and Warrior they converted for the historic 2-0 victory of the SUB-20 Argentinawhich raised the long -awaited trophy and thus crowned a process that had started seventeen months ago.
“The idea of many was to enter the quarterfinals, but – in truth – I never found the roof, a rival that told me: ‘So far they arrived.’ Actually, none surpassed us. I think one of the greatest virtues we had is that we were the team that did not depend on the individualities,”he analyzed Pekerman Then about the title.
This was the beginning of a unique and very successful cycle. Argentina, with Pekerman As DT, I would then conquer the South Americans 1997 and 1999the World Cups 1997 and 2001 and the TOULON 1998 Hope Tournament.
In addition, it would nurture the major team of soccer players and leave a legacy that continued with the obtaining of the 2005 and 2007 World Cupswith Hugo Tocalli and Francisco Ferraro as technicians.
The goals of Argentina World Champion Sub-20 1995:
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