阿根廷队在揭幕战中0：1负于比利时队，随后战胜了匈牙利队和萨尔瓦多队。

Argentina lost their opening game to Belgium then beat Hungary and el Salvador.

1906年，比利时在对阵法国和荷兰时取得胜利后，一位名叫皮埃尔沃启尔的记者首先使用了这个绰号，比利时队的球衣主体颜色是红色。

The nickname was first used by journalist Pierre Walckiers after a flurry of impressive victories in 1906 against France and the Netherlands — Belgium's uniforms prominently feature red.

马拉多纳的五粒进球——在对意大利队的比赛中进了一个，对英格兰队的四分之一决赛中进了两个，还有两个是在对比利时队的半决赛中攻进的——帮助教练比拉尔多(Carlos Bilardo)带队打进了决赛，并确立了自己的声望。

Maradona's five goals - one against Italy and two apiece against England and Belgium in the quarter and semi-finals - took Carlos Bilardo's side to the final, and sealed his reputation.