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Ulisses Wehby de Carvalho

Este é o sexto artigo da série “10 histórias sobre futebol e política“.

6. Argentine junta swaps grain for glory, 1978

by Matthew Weiner for CNN

Argentina’s junta [junta militar], which had seized power [que havia tomado o poder] just a couple of [alguns] years earlier [antes], was determined to use the World Cup it was hosting [que estava organizando] as [como] propaganda [propaganda política] for the regime [regime (político)].

Cf. Falsos Cognatos: PROPAGANDA
Cf. Falsas Gêmeas: DIET x REGIME

According to [Segundo] a 1986 article by [artigo escrito em 1986 pela] journalist Maria Laura Avignolo of Britain‘s Sunday Times [do jornal britânico Sunday Times], and supported [confirmado, corroborado] by David Yallop in his book “How They Stole the Game,” the junta used bribery [suborno] and intimidation to help [para ajudar (seu time)] win [vencer] the cup.

In the group stages [na fase de grupos], Argentina needed to beat [vencer] Peru by four goals [por 4 gols de vantagem] in their last game to progress [para seguir na competição, para passar de fase]. General Jorge Videla made a timely pre-match visit [fez uma visita providencial antes do jogo] to the Peruvian dressing-room [vestiário] to talk to the players about “Latin American unity” before the host nation [país anfitrião] rattled [enfiar, meter] six [seis (gols)] past a side [em um time] that had previously held eventual finalists Holland to a goalless draw [que havia segurado um empate por 0x0 com a Holanda, equipe que acabaria chegando à final].

Cf. Falsos Cognatos: PERU
Cf. Falsos Cognatos: EVENTUALLY

Avignolo claimed [afirmou, alegou] that in the weeks following [após] the Peru game, an impromptu cargo [carregamento extemporâneo; sem programação prévia; do nada (inf.)] of 35,000 tonnes of wheat [trigo] left Argentina for Lima and that the military regime issued [concedeu] an interest-free loan [um empréstimo sem juros] of $50 million to the Peruvian government.

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1. Mussolini manipulates the “man in black,” 1934
2. Austrian star humiliates Nazis, 1938
3. Algerians play for independence, 1958
4. Zaire players crack under Presidential pressure, 1974
5. The German nation divided, 1974

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7. Iran’s football revolution, 1998

Still to come:

8. Germany enjoys “Partyotism,” 2006
9. The Koreas refuse to play nicely, 2008
10. Football diplomacy between old enemies, 2008-09