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César Luis Menotti, who led Argentina to their first World Cup title in 1978, died at the age of 85, the Argentinian Football Federation (AFA) said on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. “The Argentine Football Federation regrets to report with great sadness the death of César Luis Menotti, current director of national teams and former Argentina world champion coach,” AFA wrote. There was no information on the cause of his death. Hosts Argentina defeated the Netherlands 3-1 after extra-time in the 1978 World Cup final with Mario Kempes scoring twice. Menotti, who like Lionel Messi was born in the …