Argentina Lost 4 Recent World Cup Matches After Conceding First Goal

Argentina's national football team has failed to recover in four recent World Cup matches in which it conceded the opening goal, losing all of these matches. This pattern has continued over the past 20 years and has become a curse for the team.

• Argentina lost 4-0 to Germany at the 2010 World Cup.
• At the 2014 World Cup, Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany.
• Argentina's national team was defeated 3-0 by Croatia at the 2018 World Cup.
• In the same 2018 World Cup, Argentina lost 4-3 to France.
• These four defeats after conceding the opening goal occurred in the four most recent World Cup matches for Argentina.
• This pattern of failing to recover after conceding the opening goal is considered a 20-year curse for Argentina.. Coverage difference: Al Jazeera English merely referenced live coverage of a football match between Argentina and Egypt at the 2026 World Cup. In contrast, AkhbarAkhir focused on a historical pattern of Argentina's World Cup defeats in which the team has never managed to recover after conceding the opening goal. AkhbarAkhir provided details of four specific matches and their results, whereas Al Jazeera English provided no details of past matches or historical patterns.