A lucky goal? The curious World Cup ‘curse’ Jordan broke | OneFootball

That goal meant, up to now, the first one conceded by the Argentina national team in the World Cup, since in the opener, against Algeria, the African team had the goal that opened the scoring disallowed. But it also means that the “clean-sheet curse” in the group stage, at least, will not affect La Albiceleste.

The other “curse” looming over the Argentina national team

Aside from the clean-sheet one, another “curse” is looming over the Argentina national team at the World Cup, namely the one tied to being first in the FIFA rankings, given that no champion has ever arrived at the World Cup as the top team in the standings, a spot that this time was held by La Albiceleste.

France, meanwhile, is another national team that must pay attention to these superstitions, since never before has the Ballon d’Or holder gone on to become world champion, and this time the award winner is Ousmane Dembélé.

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