As we count down to the start of the global showpiece in Qatar on 20 November, FIFA+ is showcasing 100 of the greatest moments in FIFA World Cup history.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 12 days away.
Everyone remembers Mario Kempes for the 1978 World Cup and the six goals in four games – including two in the final – that propelled Argentina to their first world title.
What’s often forgotten is that, less than two weeks before becoming the tournament’s top scorer and an instant national hero, El Matador was enduring the mother of all scoring droughts. Remarkably, in fact, Kempes took ten matches across the 1974 and ’78 editions – 11 hours and 38 minutes of football in total – to grab his first World Cup goal. It was only in the second round of the latter tournament, against a highly rated Poland side, that the floodgates opened.
Argentine Football Association established a regional sponsorship agreement through which the W88 brand became the official AFA bookmaker for the Asian market. Read more…
