Editing Daniel Passarella (section)

== International career ==
As one of the pillars of the [[Argentina national football team]], he would captain the team during the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup]] held in Argentina. He was the first Argentine player to hold the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]], as it was handed to him first when Argentina won the final. During the qualifying rounds of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], Passarella contributed to the goal which ensured Argentina's qualification in the final minutes of their match against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] by allowing teammate [[Ricardo Gareca]] to score.

A bout of [[enterocolitis]] caused him to miss the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He was replaced in the first team by defender [[José Luis Brown]] and failed to regain his place after recovering from illness. Passarella had a fractious relationship with captain [[Diego Maradona]] and coach [[Carlos Bilardo]] during the tournament. He later claimed Bilardo and Maradona made certain that he was sidelined;<ref name="Chiesa" /> although he is the [[List of FIFA World Cup winning players|first and so far only player to feature in two Argentina World Cup{{Endash}}winning squads]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}, he did not play any of the matches in 1986, not even as a substitute.