Argentina's national team is still being criticized after their loss in the final of the 2026 World Cup. Rudi Völler, German World Cup winner and legend, has been harsh in his criticism of Argentina's playing style. "I don't want a team that plays like Argentina. What they did had nothing to do with football", Völler said at the German Football Coaches' Congress. Völler, current director of German national team, referred to the match on July 19 and attacked the team led by Lionel Scaloni. "Yes, they are world champions and this time they were runners-up, but I really don't understand those praises towards them from so many people", he added. On the other hand, Völler stated that "Spain deserves praise" and that the English "also defended very well". Völler was a direct and decisive protagonist in the two consecutive World Cup finals in which Argentina and Germany faced each other. In the last game of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the German entered in the second half to assist in the equalizing goal and scored, with his head, the 2-2 equalizer against Argentina. However, Jorge Burruchaga scored the goal that gave the title to the team led by Carlos Bilardo and in which Diego Maradona was the star. Four years later, Völler had his revenge against the Albiceleste in the 1990 World Cup final. In that game, he was the protagonist of the action in which Roberto Sensini committed the infringement that was sanctioned as a penalty by the referee Edgardo Codesal and that Andreas Brehme converted into the 1-0 winning goal. Previously, the German striker received a tough entry from the defender Pedro Monzón, which caused the referee to show him a red card directly. As a coach, Völler led the German national team between 2000 and 2004 and managed to take them to the final of the 2002 World Cup in Korea-Japan, which they lost to Brazil. Argentina's national team is still being criticized after their loss in the final of the 2026 World Cup. The team led by Lionel Scaloni is currently in 1st place in the World Cup standings, with 9 points, 3 wins and 0 losses in 3 games, and a streak of 4 consecutive wins.