Argentina scored 6 goals once in their history, in 1978 against Peru, and everyone said the game was faked, since Argentina needed 4 goals to go through to the finals against Holland (which they eventually won).

Now, though, nobody can say anything, they really played the best football of the tournament so far.

Today’s defeat of Serbia and Montenegro was also the first time they have scored three goals in the first half of a FIFA World Cup game since 1930 when they beat Mexico 6-3 in Montevideo. On that occasion the first three goals all arrived inside the opening 17 minutes.

The two-goal haul from Argentina midfielder Maxi Rodriguez was the seventh occasion in the first 21 matches of this competition that one player has scored twice in the same game. While the two late strikes by Carlos Tevez and Lionel Messi were the first FIFA World Cup goals for both players.

It was the worst FIFA World Cup defeat for Serbia and Montenegro. The previous worst came in 1930 when eventual champions Uruguay defeated the former Yugoslavia 6-1 in the semi-final.

Source: WCoffsite