TOO LONG

It has been 20 years since the last time that the Argentina football entered the top four posts at the World Championships. Too long for an association that is considered a football power at the international level and a candidate, not just the podium, but also to clinch the cup competition in which each is present.

These two decades are the equivalent of five world without the presence of Argentina in semifinals, a place that they had agreed on the same quotes thirteen different selections, such is the case of Sweden, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey and South Korea, some of which not have a distinguished history in this kind of tournaments.

When it comes to soccer powers, quickly think of Brazil, Italy, Germany and Argentina. The penta world champions and the Germans were present on three occasions since the World Cup semifinals U.S. in 1994 to South Africa this year, as did the Italians twice. The group is completed thirteen Spain, Portugal, Uruguay, France and Holland, the latter two were among the four best in the world twice.

Many selections, many global, many years and the Argentina still does not appear among the four semifinalists. The next FIFA World Cup will be in 2014 in Brazil, where hope is renewed that the albiceleste get his third title and show that the only football power was "sleepy" a few years, and no, it ceased.