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| Federation founded: 1893 |
| FIFA member since: 1912 |
| Confederation: CONMEBOL |
| Colours: Sky blue and white stripes |
| Nicknames: La Albiceleste (White and sky blue) |
| World Cups qualified for: 17 (of 21) |
| Best results: Champions 1978, 1986 |
|
 WORLD CUP RANKING
|
| P 81
|
W 43
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D 15
|
L 23
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GF 137
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GA 93
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Pts 144
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Argentina
is 4th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
|
| Champions |
1978, 1986 |
| Finalists |
1930, 1990, 2014 |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
- |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1966, 1974, 1998, 2006, 2010 |
| Biggest win |
6-0 vs Peru 1978
6-0 vs Serbia & Monteneg. 2006 |
| Biggest loss |
1-6 vs Czechoslovakia 1958 |
| Most wins in a row |
5 |
| Most losses in a row |
3 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
10 |
| Longest run without win |
4 |
| Longest run qualifying |
12 (1974 - ) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
3 (1938-54) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
4 wins, 1 loss |
| ARG vs Europe |
W22 - D14 - L19 |
| ARG vs South America |
W4 - D1 - L3 |
| ARG vs Asia |
W4 - D0 - L0 |
| ARG vs Africa |
W6 - D0 - L1 |
| ARG vs N/C America |
W7 - D0 - L0 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Diego Maradona |
21 |
1982-94 |
| Javier Mascherano |
20 |
2006-18 |
| Lionel Messi |
19 |
2006-18 |
| Mario Kempes |
18 |
1974-82 |
| Oscar Ruggeri |
16 |
1986-94 |
| Jorge Burruchaga |
14 |
1986-90 |
| Gonzalo Higuain |
14 |
2010-18 |
| Angel Di Maria |
13 |
2010-18 |
| Ubaldo Fillol |
13 |
1974-82 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Gabriel Batistuta |
10 |
1994-02 |
| Diego Maradona |
8 |
1982-94 |
| Guillermo Stabile |
8 |
1930 |
| Mario Kempes |
6 |
1974-82 |
| Lionel Messi |
6 |
2006-18 |
| Gonzalo Higuain |
5 |
2010-18 |
| Daniel Bertoni |
4 |
1978-82 |
| Claudio Caniggia |
4 |
1990-94 |
| Hernan Crespo |
4 |
1998-06 |
| Rene Houseman |
4 |
1974-78 |
| Leopoldo Luque |
4 |
1978 |
| Jorge Valdano |
4 |
1982-86 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1930 1R France W 1-0
1R Mexico W 6-3
1R Chile W 3-1
SF United States W 6-1
F Uruguay L 2-4
1934 1R Sweden L 2-3
1958 1R West Germany L 1-3
1R Northern Ireland W 3-1
1R Czechoslovakia L 1-6
1962 1R Bulgaria W 1-0
1R England L 1-3
1R Hungary D 0-0
1966 1R Spain W 2-1
1R West Germany D 0-0
1R Switzerland W 2-0
QF England L 0-1
1974 1R Poland L 2-3
1R Italy D 1-1
1R Haiti W 4-1
2Ph Netherlands L 0-4
2Ph Brazil L 1-2
2Ph East Germany D 1-1
1978 1R Hungary W 2-1
1R France W 2-1
1R Italy L 0-1
2Ph Poland W 2-0
2Ph Brazil D 0-0
2Ph Peru W 6-0
F Netherlands [aet] W 3-1
1982 1R Belgium L 0-1
1R Hungary W 4-1
1R El Salvador W 2-0
2Ph Italy L 1-2
2Ph Brazil L 1-3
1986 1R South Korea W 3-1
1R Italy D 1-1
1R Bulgaria W 2-0
2R Uruguay W 1-0
QF England W 2-1
SF Belgium W 2-0
F West Germany W 3-2
1990 1R Cameroon L 0-1
1R Soviet Union W 2-0
1R Romania D 1-1
2R Brazil W 1-0
QF Yugoslavia [3-2 ap] D 0-0
SF Italy [4-3 ap] D 1-1
F West Germany L 0-1
1994 1R Greece W 4-0
1R Nigeria W 2-1
1R Bulgaria L 0-2
2R Romania L 2-3
1998 1R Japan W 1-0
1R Jamaica W 5-0
1R Croatia W 1-0
2R England [4-3 ap] D 2-2
QF Netherlands L 1-2
2002 1R Nigeria W 1-0
1R England L 0-1
1R Sweden D 1-1
2006 1R Côte d'Ivoire W 2-1
1R Serbia & Montenegro W 6-0
1R Netherlands D 0-0
2R Mexico [aet] W 2-1
QF Germany [2-4 ap] D 1-1
2010 1R Nigeria W 1-0
1R South Korea W 4-1
1R Greece W 2-0
2R Mexico W 3-1
QF Germany L 0-4
2014 1R Bosnia-Herzegovina W 2-1
1R Iran W 1-0
1R Nigeria W 3-2
2R Switzerland [aet] W 1-0
QF Belgium W 1-0
SF Netherlands [4-2 ap] D 0-0
F Germany [aet] L 0-1
2018 1R Iceland D 1-1
1R Croatia L 0-3
1R Nigeria W 2-1
2R France L 3-4
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