*Historic Museum Content Piece* Argentina National Team vs Peru National Team GAME USED BALL for FIFA WORLD CUP 1978 match played at Argentina, June 21 1978!

Ball has date of the match written by the player, Omar Larrosa.

*Provenance:Omar Larrosa Collection with PICS AND VIDEO*

Incredible Player Provenance: That includes, Letter from player, Pictures with the object and also content video:

Click on link AND SEE VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GoUodmE-Xe8

This match is considered one of MOST CONTROVERSIAL of FIFA WORLD CUP HISTORY!

READ:

Argentina v Peru was a football match between Argentina and Peru that took place on 21 June 1978 during the 1978 FIFA World Cup within Group B. In order to advance to the knockout stage and beat Brazil by goal difference, Argentina needed to win by four goals. The match ended 6–0 in an Argentine victory with two goals from Mario Kempes, two goals from Leopoldo Luque, one goal by Alberto Tarantini and one from René Houseman. The 1978 World Cup would go on to end in Argentina earning their first championship title after beating the Netherlands 3–1. The match remains to be one of the most controversial in World Cup history as it's been speculated that there has been some collusion in favor of Argentina. This was due to the World Cup taking place during the military dictatorship of the National Reorganization Process under Jorge Rafael Videla which in turn lead to speculation that the World Cup was an attempt to appease the population in the face of human rights violations.


Several national football players, journalists and politicians have given different interpretations over a possible outside interference within the match to benefit Argentina with no consensus on the circumstances. The denunciation of the former Argentine Minister of Finance, Juan Alemann who claimed that a bomb detonated when Argentina scored the fourth goal needed to qualify. Players of the Peruvian national football team have given different versions of what happened as some alleged that irregular things happened before and during the match such as the visit of the Argentine dictator Videla to the Peruvian locker room while others deny any type of arrangement and claim that Argentina was vastly superior to Peru during the match.


FIFA arranged for the Brazil-Poland match to be played before Argentina-Peru, citing television and ticket sales issues. Match times had been agreed long before the start of the World Cup. Brazil objected to the measure, since the Albiceleste team would know in advance the number of goals they had to score. FIFA generally held the matches of the same group on different days or times, but neither was it unusual for matches of the same group to be played simultaneously. After the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the defining group matches would be played simultaneously after the Disgrace of Gijón, another World Cup controversy.

In 2012 it was rumored that FIFA could investigate the matter, and if it found evidence that an arrangement existed, it could annul the title to Argentina. But there were no major attempts by FIFA in this regard.

Ball Details: Tango adidas. Made in France. Ball has lost air but still consistent and perfect for presentation. Match Date written in pencil by the player, Omar Larrosa after the match!