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Argentina - United States 6:0

21 AUG 1975, Copa de Mexico

Goals

1:0 Osvaldo Ardiles 19', 2:0 Osvaldo Ardiles 23', 3:0 Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas 36', 4:0 Hugo Coscia 58', 5:0 José Daniel Valencia 82', 6:0 Hugo Coscia 90'

Argentina (César Luis Menotti)

Ricardo La Volpe (70' Héctor Baley), Osvaldo Ardiles, Américo Gallego (66' Miguel Oviedo), José Daniel Valencia, Daniel Astegiano (66' Daniel Marangoni), Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas (78' Enzo Trossero), Hugo Coscia, Aldo Espinoza, Edgar Oscar Fernández, Armando Ignacio Quinteros, José María Suárez

United States

Arnold Mausser, Charles McCully, Peter Chandler, Altino Domingues, Poli Garcia, Dick Hall (' Johnny Moore), Ed Kelly, Hank Liotart (' Joe Fink), Alain Maca, Archie Roboostoff, Bill Straub

Venue

Azteca Stadium, Mexico City

Trivia

Referee: Arturo Maldonado Yamasaki (Peru-Mexico). Attendance: 1,500.

El Gráfico names Miguel Antonio Juárez as joint coach.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Ricardo La Volpe2Banfield
Héctor Baley1Colón
Osvaldo Ardiles6Huracán
Américo Gallego5Newell's
Miguel Oviedo2Racing Córdoba
José Daniel Valencia4Talleres Córdoba
Daniel Astegiano2Atlético Ledesma
Daniel Marangoni1San Martín Tucumán
Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas2Juventud Antoniana
Enzo Trossero1Colón
Hugo Coscia1Colón
Aldo Espinoza1Huracán
Edgar Oscar Fernández1Colón
Armando Ignacio Quinteros1Vélez Sarsfield
José María Suárez1Belgrano

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
18 JUL 1975AwayUruguay3:2Copa Newton
03 AUG 1975AwayVenezuela5:1Copa América
06 AUG 1975AwayBrazil1:2Copa América
10 AUG 1975HomeVenezuela11:0Copa América
16 AUG 1975HomeBrazil0:1Copa América

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
28 AUG 1975Costa Rica2:0Copa de Mexico
31 AUG 1975Mexico1:1Copa de Mexico
26 FEB 1976AwayParaguay3:2Copa del Atlantico
27 FEB 1976HomeBrazil1:2Copa del Atlantico
20 MAR 1976AwayUSSR1:0Friendly

Verified with El Gráfico, South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013