Argentina at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Argentina's results at the FIFA World Cup. Argentina is one of the most successful national football teams in the world, having won two World Cups in 1978 and 1986. Argentina has been runners up three times: in 1930, 1990 and 2014. The team was present in all but four of the World Cups, being behind only Brazil, Italy and Germany in number of appearances.

Players of Argentina celebrating with the World Cup trophy in 1986, the last won by the team

Argentina has also won the Copa América 15 times, the highest amount, tied with Uruguay. Moreover, Argentina has also won the Confederations Cup and the gold medal at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic football tournaments. Prior to that, Argentina won two silver medals in the 1928 and 1996 editions. On other levels of international competition, Argentina has won the U-20 World Cup six times. The U-17 World Cup is the only FIFA international competition yet to be won by Argentina.

World Cup record
FIFA World Cup finals record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
1930Runners-up2nd5401189Invited
1934First round9th100123Qualified by opponent's withdrawal[1]
1938 Withdrew Withdrew due to hosting disagreement[2]
1950
1954Withdrew due to political decision[2]
1958Group stage13th31025104301102
1962Group stage10th3111232200113
1966Quarter-finals5th421142431092
1970Did not qualify411246
1974Second group stage8th6123912431092
1978Champions1st7511154Qualified as hosts
1982Second group stage11th520387Qualified as defending champions
1986Champions1st76101456411126
1990Runners-up2nd74*1254Qualified as defending champions
1994Round of 1610th4202868422910
1998Quarter-finals6th54*01104168622313
2002Group stage18th3111221813414215
2006Quarter-finals6th5311*1131810442917
2010 5th5401106188462320
2014Runners-up2nd76*0184169523515
2018Round of 1616th411269187741916
2022 Qualified
2026 To be determined
Total2 titles18/238147102413793136753625235127
*Denotes wins/losses include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Winning World Cups
Year Manager Captain Winning Goal Scorer(s)
1978 César Luis Menotti Daniel Passarella Mario Kempes (2), Daniel Bertoni
1986 Carlos Bilardo Diego Maradona José Luis Brown, Jorge Valdano, Jorge Burruchaga

All matches
World Cup Round Opponent Score Venue Scorers
1930First round France1–0Parque Central, MontevideoMonti
 Mexico6–3Centenario, MontevideoStábile (3), Zumelzú (2), Varallo
 Chile3–1Centenario, MontevideoStábile (2), Evaristo
Semi-finals United States6–1Centenario, MontevideoMonti, Scopelli, Stábile (2), Peucelle (2)
Final Uruguay2–4Centenario, MontevideoPeucelle, Stábile
1934Round of 16 Sweden2–3Stadio Littoriale, BolognaBelis, Galateo
1958Group Stage West Germany1–3Malmö Stadion, MalmöCorbatta
 Northern Ireland3–1Örjans Vall, HalmstadCorbatta, Menéndez, Avio
 Czechoslovakia1–6Olympiastadion, HelsingborgCorbatta
1962Group stage Bulgaria1–0El Teniente, RancaguaFacundo
 England1–3El Teniente, RancaguaSanfilippo
 Hungary0–0El Teniente, Rancagua
1966Group stage Spain2–1Villa Park, BirminghamArtime (2)
 West Germany0–0Villa Park, Birmingham
  Switzerland2–0Hillsborough, SheffieldArtime, Onega
Quarter-finals England0–1Wembley, London
1974Group stage Poland2–3Neckarstadion, StuttgartHeredia, Babington
 Italy1–1Neckarstadion, StuttgartHouseman
 Haiti4–1Olympiastadion, MunichYazalde (2), Houseman, Ayala
Second round Netherlands0–4Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
 Brazil1–2Niedersachsenstadion, HanoverBrindisi
 East Germany1–1Parkstadion, GelsenkirchenHouseman
1978Group stage Hungary2–1Monumental, Buenos AiresLuque, Bertoni
 France2–1Monumental, Buenos AiresPassarella, Luque
 Italy0–1Monumental, Buenos Aires
Second round Poland2–0Gigante de Arroyito, RosarioKempes (2)
 Brazil0–0Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
 Peru6–0Gigante de Arroyito, RosarioKempes (2), Tarantini, Luque (2), Houseman
Final Netherlands3–1 (a.e.t.)Monumental, Buenos AiresKempes (2), Bertoni
1982Group stage Belgium0–1Camp Nou, Barcelona
 Hungary4–1José Rico Pérez, AlicanteBertoni, Maradona (2), Ardiles
 El Salvador2–0José Rico Pérez, AlicantePassarella, Bertoni
Second round Italy1–2Sarrià, BarcelonaPassarella
 Brazil1–3Sarrià, BarcelonaDíaz
1986Group stage South Korea3–1Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico CityValdano (2), Ruggeri
 Italy1–1Cuauhtémoc, PueblaMaradona
 Bulgaria2–0Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico CityValdano, Burruchaga
Round of 16 Uruguay1–0Cuauhtémoc, PueblaPasculli
Quarter-finals England2–1Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityMaradona (2)
Semi-finals Belgium2–0Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityMaradona (2)
Final West Germany3–2Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityBrown, Valdano, Burruchaga
1990Group stage Cameroon0–1San Siro, Milan
 Soviet Union2–0San Paolo, NaplesTroglio, Burruchaga
 Romania1–1San Paolo, NaplesMonzón
Round of 16 Brazil1–0Stadio Delle Alpi, TurinCaniggia
Quarter-finals Yugoslavia0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		Artemio Franchi, Florence
Semi-finals Italy1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		San Paolo, NaplesCaniggia
Final West Germany0–1Olimpico, Rome
1994Group stage Greece4–0Foxboro Stadium, FoxboroughBatistuta (3), Maradona
 Nigeria2–1Foxboro Stadium, FoxboroughCaniggia
 Bulgaria0–2Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Round of 16 Romania2–3Rose Bowl, PasadenaBatistuta, Balbo
1998Group stage Japan1–0Stadium Municipal, ToulouseBatistuta
 Jamaica5–0Parc des Princes, ParisOrtega (2), Batistuta (3)
 Croatia1–0Parc Lescure, BordeauxPineda
Round of 16 England2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-ÉtienneBatistuta, Zanetti
Quarter-finals Netherlands1–2Vélodrome, MarseilleLópez[note 1]
2002Group stage Nigeria1–0Kashima, Ibaraki prefectureBatistuta
 England0–1Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
 Sweden1–1Miyagi, RifuCrespo
2006Group stage Ivory Coast2–1Volksparkstadion, HamburgCrespo, Saviola
 Serbia and Montenegro6–0Arena AufSchalke, GelsenkirchenRodríguez (2), Cambiasso, Crespo, Tevez, Messi
 Netherlands0–0Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Round of 16 Mexico2–1 (a.e.t.)Zentralstadion, LeipzigCrespo, Rodríguez
Quarter-finals Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		Olympiastadion, BerlinAyala
2010Group stage Nigeria1–0Ellis Park, JohannesburgHeinze
 South Korea4–1Soccer City, JohannesburgPark (o.g.), Higuaín (3)
 Greece2–0Peter Mokaba, PolokwaneDemichelis, Palermo
Round of 16 Mexico3–1Soccer City, JohannesburgTevez (2), Higuaín
Quarter-finals Germany0–4Green Point, Cape Town
2014Group stage Bosnia and Herzegovina2–1Maracanã, Rio de JaneiroKolašinac (o.g.), Messi
 Iran1–0Mineirão, Belo HorizonteMessi
 Nigeria3–2Beira-Rio, Porto AlegreMessi (2), Rojo
Round of 16  Switzerland1–0 (a.e.t.)Arena Corinthians, São PauloDi María
Quarter-finals Belgium1–0Estádio Nacional, BrasiliaHiguaín
Semi-finals Netherlands0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Final Germany0–1 (a.e.t.)Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
2018Group stage Iceland1–1Spartak Stadium, MoscowAgüero
 Croatia0–3Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
 Nigeria2–1Zenit Arena, Saint PetersburgMessi, Rojo
Round of 16 France3–4Kazan Arena, KazanDi María, Mercado, Agüero
2022Group stage Saudi ArabiaTBDLusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
 MexicoTBDEducation City Stadium, Al Rayyan
 PolandTBDLusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail

1930 v Uruguay

The inaugural FIFA World Cup tournament culminated with Argentina facing hosts and current Olympic champions Uruguay. The match was turned twice: Argentina went into half-time with a 2–1 lead in spite of an early goal for Uruguay, but the hosts ultimately won 4–2. Guillermo Stábile, one of Argentina's scorers, became the tournament's top striker with 8 goals total.

Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
Dorado 12'
Cea 57'[3]
Iriarte 68'
Castro 89'		 Report Peucelle 20'
Stábile 37'[3]
Attendance: 68,346

Uruguay
Argentina
GKEnrique Ballestrero
RBJosé Nasazzi (c)
LBErnesto Mascheroni
RHJosé Andrade
CHLorenzo Fernández
LHÁlvaro Gestido
ORPablo Dorado
IRHéctor Scarone
CFHéctor Castro
ILPedro Cea
OLSantos Iriarte
Manager:
Alberto Suppici
GKJuan Botasso
RBJosé Della Torre
LBFernando Paternoster
RHJuan Evaristo
CHLuis Monti
LHPedro Suárez
ORCarlos Peucelle
IRFrancisco Varallo
CFGuillermo Stábile
ILManuel Ferreira (c)
OLMario Evaristo
Managers:
Francisco Olazar
Juan José Tramutola

1978 v the Netherlands

Argentina hosted the 1978 edition of the World Cup and reached the final. The Netherlands had already played the previous final in West Germany 1974 - and also lost to the hosts.

Diego Maradona was 17 years old at this point and already a star in his home country, but did not make the squad as coach César Luis Menotti felt he was too inexperienced to handle the pressure of this major tournament. The playmaker position was instead filled by Mario Kempes, who ended up becoming the first Argentinian to win the Golden Ball in addition to being the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals.

The Dutch side was missing a superstar of their own: Johann Cruyff did not join the 1978 World Cup squads due to the aftermath of a kidnapping attempt which occurred in 1977. He only disclosed this information 30 years later.

The closely contested match was influenced by a hostile atmosphere and ended with the Dutch players refusing to attend the award ceremony after Argentina grabbed the title in extra time.

Argentina 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Kempes 38', 105'
Bertoni 115'		 Report Nanninga 82'
Attendance: 71,483

Argentina
Netherlands
GK5Ubaldo Fillol
RB15Jorge Olguín
CB7Luis Galván
CB19Daniel Passarella (c)
LB20Alberto Tarantini
DM6Américo Gallego
CM2Osvaldo Ardiles 40' 66'
AM10Mario Kempes
RW4Daniel Bertoni
LW16Oscar Alberto Ortiz 75'
CF14Leopoldo Luque
Substitutes:
MF1Norberto Alonso
GK3Héctor Baley
MF8Rubén Galván
MF9René Houseman 75'
MF12Omar Larrosa 93' 66'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK8Jan Jongbloed
SW5Ruud Krol (c) 15'
RB6Wim Jansen 75'
CB22Ernie Brandts
LB2Jan Poortvliet 96'
RM13Johan Neeskens
CM9Arie Haan
LM11Willy van de Kerkhof
RF10René van de Kerkhof
CF16Johnny Rep 58'
LF12Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutes:
DF4Adrie van Kraay
DF17Wim Rijsbergen
FW18Dick Nanninga 58'
GK19Pim Doesburg
DF20Wim Suurbier 94' 75'
Manager:
Ernst Happel

1986 v West Germany

Eight years after the victory on home soil, Argentina won the World Cup title for the second time. Diego Maradona was voted Best Player of the tournament after scoring five goals and assisting the decisive 3-2 by Jorge Burruchaga in the 84th minute of the final. The match was played in front of a record attendance of 114,600 people.

Argentina 3–2 West Germany
Brown 23'
Valdano 56'
Burruchaga 84'		 Report Rummenigge 74'
Völler 81'
Attendance: 114,600

Argentina
West Germany
GK18Nery Pumpido 85'
SW5José Luis Brown
CB9José Luis Cuciuffo
CB19Oscar Ruggeri
RWB14Ricardo Giusti
LWB16Julio Olarticoechea 77'
DM2Sergio Batista
CM7Jorge Burruchaga 90'
CM12Héctor Enrique 81'
SS10Diego Maradona (c) 17'
CF11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF21Marcelo Trobbiani 90'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK1Harald Schumacher
SW17Ditmar Jakobs
CB4Karlheinz Förster
CB2Hans-Peter Briegel 62'
RWB14Thomas Berthold
LWB3Andreas Brehme
CM6Norbert Eder
CM8Lothar Matthäus 21'
AM10Felix Magath 62'
CF11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)
CF19Klaus Allofs 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Rudi Völler 46'
FW20Dieter Hoeneß 62'
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer

1990 v West Germany

In 1990, Argentina faced West Germany in a repeat of the 1986 edition. Pedro Monzón became the first player ever to be sent off in a World Cup final, but was later joined by teammate Gustavo Dezotti. The match was decided by a penalty kick in favour of Germany.

West Germany 1–0 Argentina
Brehme 85' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 73,603

West Germany
Argentina
GK1Bodo Illgner
SW5Klaus Augenthaler
CB6Guido Buchwald
CB4Jürgen Kohler
RWB14Thomas Berthold 73'
LWB3Andreas Brehme
CM8Thomas Häßler
CM10Lothar Matthäus (c)
CM7Pierre Littbarski
CF9Rudi Völler 52'
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann
Substitutes:
GK12Raimond Aumann
DF2Stefan Reuter 73'
MF15Uwe Bein
MF20Olaf Thon
FW13Karl-Heinz Riedle
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer
GK12Sergio Goycochea
SW20Juan Simón
CB18José Serrizuela
CB19Oscar Ruggeri 46'
RWB4José Basualdo
LWB17Roberto Sensini
DM13Néstor Lorenzo
CM7Jorge Burruchaga 53'
CM21Pedro Troglio 84'
SS10Diego Maradona (c) 87'
CF9Gustavo Dezotti 5'  87'
Substitutes:
GK22Fabián Cancelarich
DF5Edgardo Bauza
DF15Pedro Monzón 65' 46'
MF6Gabriel Calderón 53'
FW3Abel Balbo
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo

2014 v Germany

In 2014, Argentina reached the final for the fifth time and for a third time had to face the German team, making it the most "common" meeting for a final. In spite of a number of chances on both sides, regular time finished goalless. In the second half of extra time, substitute striker Mario Götze scored the decisive goal for Germany.

Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.) Argentina
 Report
Attendance: 74,738

Germany
Argentina
GK1Manuel Neuer
RB16Philipp Lahm (c)
CB20Jérôme Boateng
CB5Mats Hummels
LB4Benedikt Höwedes 34'
CM23Christoph Kramer 31'
CM7Bastian Schweinsteiger 29'
RW13Thomas Müller
AM18Toni Kroos
LW8Mesut Özil 120'
CF11Miroslav Klose 88'
Substitutions:
FW9André Schürrle 31'
MF19Mario Götze 88'
DF17Per Mertesacker 120'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK1Sergio Romero
RB4Pablo Zabaleta
CB15Martín Demichelis
CB2Ezequiel Garay
LB16Marcos Rojo
CM14Javier Mascherano 64'
CM6Lucas Biglia
RW8Enzo Pérez 86'
LW22Ezequiel Lavezzi 46'
SS10Lionel Messi (c)
CF9Gonzalo Higuaín 78'
Substitutions:
FW20Sergio Agüero 65' 46'
FW18Rodrigo Palacio 78'
MF5Fernando Gago 86'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella

Record by opponent

Argentina has played a total of 81 FIFA World Cup games through 17 tournaments facing 36 rivals.

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent P W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 France3201651UEFA
 Mexico33001156CONCACAF
 Chile1100312CONMEBOL
 United States1100615CONCACAF
 Uruguay210134-1CONMEBOL
 Sweden201134-1UEFA
 Germany7115512-7UEFA
 Northern Ireland1100312UEFA
 Czechoslovakia100116-5UEFA
 Bulgaria3201321UEFA
 England520358-3UEFA
 Hungary3210624UEFA
 Spain1100211UEFA
  Switzerland2200303UEFA
 Poland2101431UEFA
 Italy511346-2UEFA
 Haiti1100413CONCACAF
 Netherlands521247-3UEFA
 Brazil411235-2CONMEBOL
 East Germany*1010110UEFA
 Peru1100606CONMEBOL
 Belgium3201312UEFA
 El Salvador1100202CONCACAF
 South Korea2200725AFC
 Cameroon100101-1CAF
 Soviet Union*1100202UEFA
 Romania201134-1UEFA
 Serbia+2200606UEFA
 Greece2200606UEFA
 Nigeria5500945CAF
 Japan1100101AFC
 Jamaica1100505CONCACAF
 Croatia210113-2UEFA
 Ivory Coast1100211CAF
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1100211UEFA
 Iran1100101AFC
 Iceland1010110UEFA

Teams in bold denote world cup winners, teams in italics show teams which played it first match ever in a World Cup against Argentina.
Teams with a * mark no longer exist. East Germany was annexed to Germany. Soviet Union now plays as Russia.
+Played as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.

Head coaches

Through Argentinian team history, several coaches had trained it with different football styles from offensive to defensive tactics. There are two predominant 'football schools' about world champions coaches César Menotti who propagates possession and well-look play and Carlos Bilardo who prioritize results and tactical order. These head coaches divides Argentine fans kindly.[4] Other managers such as Marcelo Bielsa has got his own football style. In another way this list shows records in World Cups and in qualifying stages excluding friendlies.

By tournament At FIFA World Cup In qualification Total
Coach Years P W D L W % pts % P W D L W % pts % P W D L W % pts %
Olazar and Tramutola 1930540180%80%Not played540180%80%
Felipe Pascucci 193410010%0%Not played10010%0%
Guillermo Stábile 1958310233.3%33.3%430175%75%960366.6%66.6%
1962He did not manage this Cup2200100%100%
Juan Carlos Lorenzo 1962311133.3%50%He did not manage these qualifiers732242.9%57.1%
1966421150%62.5%
José María Minella 1966He did not manage this Cup431075%87.5%431075%87.5%
Adolfo Pedernera 1970Did not qualify411225%37.5%411225%37.5%
Omar Sívori 1974He did not manage this Cup431075%87.5%431075%87.5%
Vladislao Cap 1974612316.7%33.3%He did not manage these qualifiers612316.7%33.3%
César Menotti 1978751171.4%78.6%Qualified as hosts1271458.3%62.5%
1982520340%40%Qualified as defending champions
Carlos Bilardo 1986761085.7%92.9%641166.7%75%20143370%75%
1990741257.1%61.9%Qualified as defending champions
Alfio Basile 1994420250%50%842250%62.5%1262442.9%52.4%
2010He did not manage this Cup1044240%53.3%
Daniel Passarella 1998540180%80%1686250%62.5%21126357.1%66.6%
Marcelo Bielsa 2002311133.3%44.4%18134172.2%79.6%18134166.7%74.6%
José Pekerman 2006531160%73.3%18104455.5%62.9%23135556.5%63.7%
Diego Maradona 2010540180%80%840450%50%1380561.5%61.2%
Alejandro Sabella 2014760185.7%85.7%16104262.5%70.8%23164369.5%75.3%
Gerardo Martino 2018He did not manage this Cup632150%61.1%632150%61.1%
Edgardo Bauza 2018He did not manage this Cup832337.5%45.8%832337.5%45.8%
Jorge Sampaoli 2018411225%33.3%413025%50%824225%41.7%

From 1994 towards, three points are given for a win. Previously were two.

Against conferences

FIFA delegates regional qualification and other organization affairs to continental conferences, so it divides into six differents of them grouped by geographical location. Argentina plays in CONMEBOL conference in South America. Due to World Cup rules that two times of same confederation can not play in the same group in first round except for UEFA, it commonly faces teams which plays outside its continent most recently from Africa and Asia. Argentine national has never played versus an Oceanian (OFC) squad.

FIFA World Cup matches (by conference)
Confederation P W D L GF GA GD % of pts % of wins
UEFA55268217468652.12%47.27%
CONMEBOL84131510554.16%50%
CONCACAF770028721100%100%
CAF7601116585.71%85.71%
AFC4400927100%100%

Against debutants

'Albiceleste' has played against first-world-cup teams more than other, doing so 17 times, 7 of them being the first World Cup match ever. This list shows records versus those selections including all-debutants 1930 edition. Curiously Argentina's debut was versus France that previously had played before.

Opponent P W D L GF GA GD
Debutants75111367
Teams in 1st their WC171322451827

Sweden, Bulgaria, Greece, Japan, Ivory Coast, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland played its first time against Argentina.
France, Mexico, Chile, United States, Uruguay, Northern Ireland, Haiti, East Germany, Jamaica and Croatia played in its first world cup but after first game.

Records and statistics

Most appearances

Diego Maradona has captained the team in 16 matches. His total of 21 matches is a record for the side.

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1Diego Maradona211982, 1986, 1990 and 1994
2Javier Mascherano202006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
3Lionel Messi192006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
4Mario Kempes181974, 1978 and 1982
5Oscar Ruggeri161986, 1990 and 1994
6 Jorge Burruchaga141986 and 1990
Gonzalo Higuaín142010, 2014 and 2018
9 Ubaldo Fillol131974, 1978 and 1982
Ángel Di María132010, 2014 and 2018

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals World Cups
1Gabriel Batistuta101994 (4), 1998 (5) and 2002 (1)
2Guillermo Stábile81930
Diego Maradona81982 (2), 1986 (5) and 1994 (1)
4 Mario Kempes61978
Lionel Messi62006 (1), 2014 (4) and 2018 (1)
6Gonzalo Higuaín52010 (4) and 2014 (1)
7Seven players4

Goalscoring by tournament
World Cup Goalscorer(s)
1930 Guillermo Stábile(8), Carlos Peucelle(3), Luis Monti(2), Adolfo Zumelzú(2), Mario Evaristo, Alejandro Scopelli, Francisco Varallo
1934 Ernesto Belis, Alberto Galateo
1958 Omar Oreste Corbatta(3), Ludovico Avio, Norberto Menéndez
1962 Héctor Facundo, José Sanfilippo
1966 Luis Artime(3), Ermindo Onega
1974 René Houseman(3), Héctor Yazalde(2), Rubén Ayala, Carlos Babington, Miguel Ángel Brindisi, Ramón Heredia
1978 Mario Kempes(6), Leopoldo Luque(4), Daniel Bertoni(2), René Houseman, Daniel Passarella, Alberto Tarantini
1982 Daniel Bertoni(2), Diego Maradona(2), Daniel Passarella(2), Osvaldo Ardiles, Ramón Díaz
1986 Diego Maradona(5), Jorge Valdano(4), Jorge Burruchaga(2), José Luis Brown, Pedro Pasculli, Oscar Ruggeri
1990 Claudio Caniggia(2), Jorge Burruchaga, Pedro Monzón, Pedro Troglio
1994 Gabriel Batistuta(4), Claudio Caniggia(2), Abel Balbo, Diego Maradona
1998 Gabriel Batistuta(5), Ariel Ortega(2), Claudio López, Mauricio Pineda, Javier Zanetti
2002 Gabriel Batistuta, Hernán Crespo
2006 Hernán Crespo(3), Maxi Rodríguez(3), Roberto Ayala, Esteban Cambiasso, Lionel Messi, Javier Saviola, Carlos Tevez
2010 Gonzalo Higuaín(4), Carlos Tevez(2), Martin Demichelis, Gabriel Heinze, Martin Palermo, Own Goal
2014 Lionel Messi(4), Ángel Di María, Gonzalo Higuaín, Marcos Rojo, Own Goal
2018 Sergio Agüero (2), Lionel Messi, Marcos Rojo, Ángel Di María, Gabriel Mercado

Awards

Team
  • World Champions 1978
  • World Champions 1986
  • 2nd Place 1930
  • 2nd Place 1990
  • 2nd Place 2014
  • Fair Play Award 1978

Individual

Standing alone
  • Most played final against the same team: 3 times versus Germany in 1986, 1990 and 2014.
  • Most played against the same team in same stage: 5 times versus Nigeria in 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018 all in group stage. Last three of them make most times consecutive, too. All won by Argentina by one goal difference.
  • Most played semifinals without losses: 5 times won in 1930 and 1986 while drawn in 1990 and 2014. Although in 1978 there weren't semifinals, Argentina won second round group ahead Brazil which disputed 3rd place match against Italy. Even more, game against Brazil ended in a 0–0 draw.
  • Most played penalty shoot-outs: 5 (twice in 1990, 1998, 2006 and 2014).
  • Fewest goals for a finalist: 1990.
  • Youngest coach: Juan José Tramutola aged 27 years and 267 days in 1930.[5][6]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in multiple editions: Gabriel Batistuta in 1994 against Greece and in 1998 against Jamaica.[7]

Shared

Miscellaneous

Argentina's game versus West Germany in 1958 featured a yellow jersey instead traditional's light blue and white colors or blue as alternate. This was because both teams wear white jerseys creating confusion. As South American side forgot to bring an alternate one, they decided to borrow jersey from local team club Malmö. Germany won 3–1.[9][10]

In 1978 France - Hungary match occurred something similar. Both teams arrived to the match with white jerseys, so France was forced to borrow Mar del Plata's local club Kimberley. France wore striped green and white keeping traditional's blue shorts and red socks winning 3–1.[11][12]

That stadium José María Minella is the southernmost World Cup venue located at 38°0′0″S 57°33′0″W. Other than France vs. Hungary were played Italy vs. France, Italy vs. Hungary, Brazil vs. Sweden, Brazil vs. Spain and Brazil vs. Austria. Mar del Plata is on the south of Buenos Aires Province.[13]

In addition, Argentina played against Nigeria at Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg in 2018 making the most northernmost game along other six matches. Russian's city is at 59°58′22.63″N 30°13′13.92″E.[14]

Referees

As a major CONMEBOL member, Argentina has been represented by match officials in nearly every tournament. In 2006, Horacio Elizondo refereed the final between France and Italy, where he sent off Zinedine Zidane after a headbutt to an opponent. In 2018, Néstor Pitana did it when France played versus Croatia. They are also the only two who refereed the opening game in the same tournament.

Notes
  1. Argentina's 100th WC goal

References
  1. "1934 Qualy". rsssf.com.
  2. "Whitdraw decisions" (in Spanish). Diario Ovación.
  3. This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer and/or timing. See "World Cup 1930 finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008..
  4. "Football school of play". Diario Clarín.
  5. "Youngest coach". fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
  6. "27 years". fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
  7. "hat-trick". fifa.com.
  8. "two finals". fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015.
  9. "Argentina Yellow". El Gráfico.
  10. "1958 coin toss". En una baldosa.
  11. "Kimberley". pinimg.com.
  12. "France-Hungary". www.squadnumbers.com.
  13. "José María Minella". www.rsssf.com.
  14. ""Zenit Arena"". fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
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