ARGENTINA IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE BEST SOCCER PLAYING TEAMS OF THE WORLD. MARADONA WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ARGENTINA AND OF THE WORLD. THIS TIME MARADONA WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY BECAUSE HE TOOK DRUGS IN A GAME BEFORE THE WORLD CUP OF 1998. BUT STILL ARGENTINA HAD VERY GOOD PLAYERS LIKE BATISTUTA. THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS QUALIFYING FOR THE WORLD CUP.

THIS TIME IN THE FIRST ROUND THEY HAD TO PLAY WITH TEAMS LIKE COLOMBIA, ROMANIA AND JAPAN. ALL THREE TEAMS WERE VERY GOOD AND IT WOULD BE TOUGH FOR ARGENTINA TO WIN THEM. ARGENTINA ANYWAY SCORED 1-0 TO JAPAN, 1-1 TO ROMANIA AND 3-0 TO COLOMBIA. SO ARGENTINA AND ROMANIA FROM THAT SIDE QUALIFIED FOR THE SECOND ROUND. IN THE SECOND ROUND THEY HAD TO PLAY AGAINST ENGLAND WHICH WAS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN TEAMS IN THE WORLD. IN THE MATCH WITH ENGLAND ARGENTINA AND ENGLAND BOTH PLAYED VERY HARD AND MADE A DRAW EVEN AFTER THE ADDED TIME. SO THEY HAD PENALTY KICKS AND ARGENTINA WON ENGLAND LUCKILY IN THE PENALTY KICKS.

SO ARGENTINA QUALIFIED FOR THE QUARTER-FINALS AND THEY HAD TO PLAY AGAINST HOLLAND. HOLLAND WAS A GREAT TEAM AND UNFORTUNATELY ARGENTINA LOST TO HOLLAND. SO ARGENTINA COULD NOT QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS AND THEY LOST IN THE QUARTER-FINALS TO HOLLAND.