Senior Indian football team has already made the nation proud by winning the Intercontinental Cup which happened in June this year. Now, the juniors i.e. the U20 team too has joined the bandwagon and gone ahead to defeat over six-time World Cup champs Argentina and clinched a historic victory of 2-1 in the ongoing COTIF Cup 2018 in Spain.

Within the first four minutes of the game, Deepak Tangari slammed a massive goal and gave the lead to the team. Until the 70th minute the scores read 1-0 but by now, the Latin boys started playing a little rough but the Indians continued to fight harder. A foul from Argentina gave India a free-kick and Anwar Ali got another goal for the team. Argentina could score a goal only and only at the 72nd minute. Check out the video highlights of the interesting game here.

No sooner the boys won the game, congratulatory messages started pouring in. The official account of Indian Football tweeted, “August 6, 2018. You were there when India U20 National Team beat @Argentina U20 National Team, the most successful team in @FIFAcom U20 World Cup history. IND 2-1 ARG #INDvARG #BacktheBlue #WeAreIndia.”

Rajyavardhan Rathore wrote, “WELL DONE @IndianFootball U-20 team! As the nation slept, our champs made history by defeating Argentina 2-1 in @Cotif! This is a sure sign that India's sporting future is in very safe hands. #INDvARG #BackTheBlue.”

“Am emotional about this U20 Indian football team as the majority of the boys are  from India's FIFA 2017 World Cup team. Those kids are just 18 and they played like lions against Argentina. Suresh, Amarjit, Boris, Anwar, Aniket... will always have a special place in my heart,” read Joy Bhattacharjya’s tweet.

In their previous encounter with Venezuela, the Indian u20 side displayed a much-disciplined performance and ended the match with a draw. Venezuela coach, Marcos Mathias said, “They maintained their team shape very well and if India continues to play like this, they have a bright future ahead.”

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