World Cup Appearances: 14 (1st appearance in 1930)
Best World Cup result: Champions (1978, 1986)
World Cup Record:
2006 - Quarterfinals
2002 - Round 1
1998 - Quarterfinals
1994 - Round 2
1990 - Runners-up
1986 - Champions
1982 - Round 2
1978 - Champions
1974 - Round 2
1970 - Did not qualify
1966 - Quarter-finals
1962 - Round 1
1958 - Round 1
1954 - Did not enter
1950 - Withdrew
1938 - Withdrew
1934 - Round 1
1930 - Runners-up

Copa America Appearances: 37 (1st appearance in 1916)
Best Copa America result: Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993)
Copa America Record:
2004 - Runners-up
2001 - Withdrew
1999 - Quarterfinals
1997 - Quarterfinals
1995 - Quarterfinals
1993 - Champions
1991 - Champions
1989 - Third Place
1987 - Fourth Place
1983 - Round 1
1979 - Round 1
1975 - Round 1
1967 - Runners-up
1963 - Third Place
1959 - Runners-up
1959 - Champions
1957 - Champions
1956 - Third Place
1955 - Champions
1953 - Withdrew
1949 - Withdrew
1947 - Champions
1946 - Champions
1945 - Champions
1942 - Runners-up
1941 - Champions
1939 - Withdrew
1937 - Champions
1935 - Runners-up
1929 - Champions
1927 - Champions
1926 - Runners-up
1925 - Champions
1924 - Runners-up
1923 - Runners-up
1922 - Fourth Place
1921 - Champions
1920 - Runners-up
1919 - Third Place
1917 - Runners-up
1916 - Runners-up

Olympic medal record:

First International:
Uruguay 2-3 Argentina
Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901

World Cup Squad Lists / Detailed Records

2006 FIFA World Cup Germany
(held from June 09 to July 09, 2006)

In Group stage Argentina is in Group C with Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia & Montenegro and Netherlands.

Preliminary Matches Date Teams Score 12-Oct-05 URU:ARG 1:0 (0:0) 09-Oct-05 ARG:PER 2:0 (0:0) 03-Sep-05 PAR:ARG 1:0 (1:0) 08-Jun-05 ARG:BRA 3:1 (3:0) 04-Jun-05 ECU:ARG 2:0 (0:0) 30-Mar-05 ARG:COL 1:0 (0:0) 26-Mar-05 BOL:ARG 1:2 (0:0) 17-Nov-04 ARG:VEN 3:2 (2:1) 13-Oct-04 CHI:ARG 0:0 09-Oct-04 ARG:URU 4:2 (3:0) 04-Sep-04 PER:ARG 1:3 (0:1) 06-Jun-04 ARG:PAR 0:0 02-Jun-04 BRA:ARG 3:1 (1:0) 30-Mar-04 ARG:ECU 1:0 (0:0) 19-Nov-03 COL:ARG 1:1 (0:1) 15-Nov-03 ARG:BOL 3:0 (0:0) 09-Sep-03 VEN:ARG 0:3 (0:3) 06-Sep-03 ARG:CHI 2:2 (2:0)      Preliminaries Statistics Team GP GS GA GD YC RC Argentina 18 29 17 +12 45 4 Glossary GP: Game Played, GS: Goals, GA: Goals Against, GD: Goal Difference, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards

2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan
(held from May 31 to June 30)

manager: Marcelo Bielsa
squad list:
1 GK Germán Burgos | 2 DF Roberto Ayala | 3 MF Juan Pablo Sorín | 4 DF Mauricio Pochettino | 5 MF Matías Almeyda | 6 DF Walter Samuel | 7 FW Claudio López | 8 MF Javier Zanetti | 9 FW Gabriel Batistuta | 10 MF Ariel Ortega | 11 MF Juan Sebastián Verón | 12 GK Pablo Cavallero | 13 DF Diego Placente | 14 MF Diego Simeone | 15 MF Claudio Husaín | 16 MF Pablo Aimar | 17 FW Gustavo López | 18 FW Kily González | 19 FW Hernán Crespo | 20 MF Marcelo Gallardo | 21 FW Claudio Caniggia | 22 DF José Antonio Chamot | 23 GK Roberto Oscar Bonano
Note: Originally the squad was named with Ariel Ortega given #23 and Roberto Bonano #24 as the AFA had decided to retire the #10 shirt in honour of Diego Maradona. FIFA insisted that all squads were assigned with numbers 1-23 so Argentina had to ammend their squad list.

1998 Football World Cup
(held in France from June 10 to July 12)

manager: Daniel Passarella
squad list:
1 GK Carlos Roa | 2 DF Roberto Ayala | 3 DF José Chamot | 4 DF Héctor Pineda | 5 MF Matías Almeyda | 6 DF Roberto Néstor Sensini | 7 FW Claudio López | 8 MF Diego Simeone | 9 FW Gabriel Batistuta | 10 MF Ariel Ortega | 11 MF Juan Sebastián Verón | 12 GK Germán Burgos | 13 DF Pablo Paz | 14 DF Nelson David Vivas | 15 MF Leonardo Astrada | 16 MF Sergio Berti | 17 GK Pablo Cavallero | 18 FW Abel Balbo | 19 FW Hernán Crespo | 20 MF Marcelo Gallardo | 21 FW Marcelo Delgado | 22 DF Javier Zanetti

1994 FIFA World Cup
(held in the USA from June 17 to July 17)

manager: Alfio Basile
squad list:
1 GK Sergio Goycochea | 2 DF Sergio Vázquez | 3 DF José Chamot Foggia | 4 DF Roberto Néstor Sensini | 5 MF Fernando Redondo | 6 DF Oscar Ruggeri | 7 FW Claudio Caniggia | 8 MF José Basualdo | 9 FW Gabriel Batistuta | 10 MF Diego Maradona | 11 FW Ramón Medina Bello | 12 GK Luis Islas | 13 DF Fernando Cáceres | 14 MF Diego Simeone | 15 DF Jorge Borelli | 16 DF Hernán Díaz | 17 FW Ariel Ortega | 18 MF Hugo Pérez | 19 FW Abel Balbo | 20 MF Leonardo Rodríguez | 21 MF Alejandro Mancuso | 22 GK Norberto Scoponi

1990 Football World Cup
(held in Italy from June 08 to July 8, 1990)

manager: Carlos Bilardo
squad list:
1 GK Ángel Comizzo | 2 MF Sergio Batista | 3 FW Abel Balbo | 4 MF José Basualdo | 5 DF Edgardo Bauza | 6 FW Gabriel Calderón | 7 MF Jorge Burruchaga | 8 FW Claudio Caniggia | 9 FW Gustavo Dezotti | 10 MF Diego Maradona | 11 DF Néstor Fabbri | 12 GK Sergio Goycochea | 13 DF Néstor Lorenzo | 14 MF Ricardo Giusti | 15 DF Pedro Monzón | 16 MF Julio Olarticoechea | 17 DF Roberto Néstor Sensini | 18 DF José Serrizuela | 19 DF Oscar Ruggeri | 20 DF Juan Simón | 21 MF Pedro Troglio | 22 GK Fabián Cancelarich

1986 Football World Cup
(held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29)

manager: Carlos Bilardo
squad list:
1 FW Sergio Almiron | 2 MF Sergio Batista | 3 MF Ricardo Bochini | 4 FW Claudio Borghi | 5 DF José Luis Brown | 6 DF Daniel Passarella | 7 MF Jorge Burruchaga | 8 DF Néstor Clausen | 9 DF José Cuciuffo | 10 MF Diego Maradona | 11 FW Jorge Valdano | 12 MF Hector Enrique | 13 DF Oscar Garre | 14 MF Ricardo Giusti | 15 GK Luis Islas | 16 MF Julio Olarticoechea | 17 FW Pedro Pasculli | 18 GK Nery Pumpido | 19 DF Oscar Ruggeri | 20 MF Carlos Tapia | 21 MF Marcelo Trobbiani | 22 GK Hector Zelada

1982 Football World Cup
(held in Spain from June 13 to July 11)

manager: César Luis Menotti
squad list:
1 MF Osvaldo Ardiles | 2 GK Rodolfo Héctor Baley | 3 MF Juan Barbas | 4 MF Daniel Bertoni | 5 FW Gabriel Calderón | 6 FW Ramón Díaz | 7 GK Ubaldo Fillol | 8 DF Luis Galván | 9 MF Américo Gallego | 10 MF Diego Maradona | 11 FW Mario Kempes | 12 DF Patricio Hernández | 13 MF Julio Olarticoechea | 14 DF Jorge Olguin | 15 DF Daniel Passarella | 16 GK Nery Pumpido | 17 DF Santiago Santamaría | 18 DF Alberto Tarantini | 19 DF Enzo Trossero | 20 FW Jorge Valdano | 21 MF Daniel Valencia | 22 DF Jose van Tuyne
Note: This squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems where the goalkeeper has shirt number 1 and so forth. An exception to this system, Diego Maradona was given his favoured 10.

NO INFORMATION BEFORE THE 1982 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP AVAILABLE

Most capped Argentinian players:

Top Argentina goalscorers:

FIFA World Youth Championship Appearances: X (1st appearance in 1979)
FIFA U-20 Championship  Best result: Champions (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005)
FIFA U-20 Championship Record:
2005 - Champions
2003 - Fourth Place
2001 - Champions
1999 - Round 2
1997 - Champions
1995 - Champions
1993 - Did not qualify
1991 - Round 1
1989 - Quarterfinals
1987 - Did not qualify
1985 - Did not qualify
1983 - Runners-up
1981 - Round 1
1979 - Champions
1977 - Did not qualify