Argentina's victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar at the expense of France in the final match hosted by Lusail Stadium yesterday represented an additional value for the tango dancers team, due to the rise of Messi's colleagues to third place in the list of countries most crowned with the World Cup.
Argentina's winning of the 22nd title in the history of the World Cup disengaged it from Uruguay and France (each with two titles), to climb to third place with three titles, behind Brazil, leaders with five titles, and Germany and Italy in second place with four titles each.
Argentina winning the Qatar World Cup title came 36 years after the last coronation of tango dancers in the 1986 World Cup hosted by Mexico, and 44 years after Argentina's first title in the eleventh edition of the World Cup that was on its soil.
Brazil coach Tite consoles his players after the exclusion from the Qatar World Cup (Reuters)
most crowned
Brazil occupies the top of the list of countries most crowned with the World Cup with 5 titles, the first of which was in the Sweden version in 1958, then the second title came in the next version in 1962, so that Brazil was the last team to maintain its title in two consecutive versions of the World Cup, after it was threatened by France in the Qatar World Cup. However, tango dancers kept Brazil's record after snatching victory from the 2018 World Cup holders Russia.
Brazil's third title came in the tenth edition of the World Cup in 1972 hosted by West Germany, and the fourth title came in the 1994 World Cup hosted by the United States of America, and the last World Cup titles for Brazil were in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
Germany left the World Cup in Qatar in the group stage (Reuters)
Second place
Germany and Italy come in second place (each with 4 titles), as Germany won its four titles in 1954 in Switzerland, 1974 in Germany, 1990 in Italy, and 2014 in Brazil.
As for the Italian national team, it won the title of the second edition of the World Cup in 1934, and preserved its title in the 1938 edition. The third title came in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, and the last titles were in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Ranking of the first five teams crowned the World Cup
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And with the rise of Argentina to third place, Uruguay and France remain in fourth place (each with two titles), which Uruguay brought together from winning the first edition of the World Cup in 1930, and in the 1950 edition that was held in Brazil, while the French national team won its first title in the World Cup 1998, while the second was In the 2014 edition in Russia.
And Messi's colleagues are one title away from competing with Germany and Italy for second place in the list of countries most crowned with the World Cup title, while Brazil is still at the top by two titles, despite the passage of 20 years since the last title of samba dancers.
