(FILES) Argentinian national soccer team captain and midfielder Diego Maradona cries after his team lost to West Germany 1-0 on a penalty kick by defender Andreas Brehme in the World Cup final, on July 8, 1990 in Rome. Avoiding defeat at all costs that could well have been the motto of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where good football and creativity were conspicuous by their absence, unlike yellow cards (164) and red cards (16). A good example of what the World Cup was like came in the final between Germany and Argentina, a match that bored both television viewers and spectators, in which Germany's Andreas Brehme scored the winning goal from a dubious penalty in the 85th minute. Maradona wept bitterly, whilst Germany, on the verge of reunification, celebrated its third World Cup victory like never before. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

River Plate's defender #13 Lautaro Rivero and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata's forward #29 Agustin Auzmendi jump to head the ball next to River Plate's defender #06 Anibal Moreno during the Argentine Professional Football League 2026 Apertura Tournament quarter-final match between River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on May 13, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)

Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata's midfielder #08 Igancio Fernandez and River Plate's defender #21 Marcos Acuna fight for the ball during the Argentine Professional Football League 2026 Apertura Tournament quarter-final match between River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on May 13, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)

Gimnasia y Esgrima players pose for a team photo ahead of the Argentine Professional Football League 2026 Apertura Tournament quarter-final match between River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on May 13, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)

River Plate players pose for a team photo ahead of the Argentine Professional Football League 2026 Apertura Tournament quarter-final match between River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on May 13, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)

River Plate's head coach Eduardo Coudet looks on ahead of the Argentine Professional Football League 2026 Apertura Tournament quarter-final match between River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on May 13, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)

River Plate's goalkeeper #01 Franco Armani acknowledges the fans during warm-up before the Argentine Professional Football League 2026 Apertura Tournament quarter-final match between River Plate and Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on May 13, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)

A migrant works on a football goal net during a rehearsal for the setup of Tejiendo Redes (Weaving Nets), an art project at Centro 32, a migrants' support NGO, ahead of its presentation in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on May 13, 2026. Conceived by Mexican artist Betsabee Romero, the project seeks to give visibility to migrants through art, using the FIFA World Cup as a platform. Finished goals with nets, all woven by migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, will be exhibited at the Mexico-US border before crossing into the United States. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP via Getty Images)