Argentina's FIFA-licensed commemorative program for the 2014 Brazil World Cup carried particular weight domestically — the Argentine national team had last won the tournament in 1986, and anticipation for the Messi-era squad was running unusually high in the lead-up to the tournament. The Casa de Moneda issued this piece in 2013 as part of a broader regional wave of official commemoratives authorized under FIFA's commercial licensing arrangements with participating nations' mints.
Argentina would reach the final in Brazil, losing to Germany 1–0 in extra time.
Argentina's FIFA-licensed commemorative program for the 2014 Brazil World Cup carried particular weight domestically — the Argentine national team had last won the tournament in 1986, and anticipation for the Messi-era squad was running unusually high in the lead-up to the tournament. The Casa de Moneda issued this piece in 2013 as part of a broader regional wave of official commemoratives authorized under FIFA's commercial licensing arrangements with participating nations' mints.
Argentina would reach the final in Brazil, losing to Germany 1–0 in extra time.