Argentina celebrating their victory in the 1986 FIFA World Cup final in Mexico

This is a record of Argentina's results at the FIFA World Cup. Argentina is one of the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won three World Cups: in 1978, 1986, and 2022. Argentina has also been runner-up three times: in 1930, 1990 and 2014. In 18 World Cup tournaments, Argentina has 47 victories in 88 matches. The team was present in all but four of the World Cups, being behind only Brazil and Germany in number of appearances.

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup finals record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930Runners-up2nd5401189Invited
Italy 1934Round of 169th100123Qualified by opponent's withdrawal[1]
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew due to hosting disagreement[2]
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954Withdrew due to political decision[2]
Sweden 1958Group stage13th31025104301102
Chile 196210th3111232200113
England 1966Quarter-finals5th421142431092
Mexico 1970did not qualify411246
West Germany 1974Second group stage8th6123912431092
Argentina 1978Champions1st7511154Qualified as hosts
Spain 1982Second group stage11th520387Qualified as defending champions
Mexico 1986Champions1st76101456411126
Italy 1990Runners-up2nd723254Qualified as defending champions
United States 1994Round of 1610th4202868422910
France 1998Quarter-finals6th5311104168622313
South KoreaJapan 2002Group stage18th3111221813414215
Germany 2006Quarter-finals6th53201131810442917
South Africa 2010 5th5401106188462320
Brazil 2014Runners-up2nd751184169523515
Russia 2018Round of 1616th411269187741916
Qatar 2022 Champions 1st 7 4 2 1 15 8 17 11 6 0 27 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 Qualified as centenary co-host Qualified as centenary co-host
Saudi Arabia 2034 To be determined To be determined
Total 3 titles 18/25 88 47 17 24 152 101 153 86 42 25 262 135
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

World Cup Finals

Year Manager(s) Captain Goal Scorer(s)
1930 Francisco Olazar / Juan José Tramutola Manuel Ferreira Carlos Peucelle, Guillermo Stábile
1978 César Luis Menotti Daniel Passarella Mario Kempes (2), Daniel Bertoni
1986 Carlos Bilardo Diego Maradona José Luis Brown, Jorge Valdano, Jorge Burruchaga
1990 Carlos Bilardo Diego Maradona —
2014 Alejandro Sabella Lionel Messi —
2022 Lionel Scaloni Lionel Messi Lionel Messi (2), Ángel Di María

All matches

World Cup Round Opponent Score Venue Argentina 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 (2)
 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 Arabia1–2Lusail Stadium, LusailMessi
 Mexico2–0Lusail Stadium, LusailMessi, Fernández
 Poland2–0Stadium 974, DohaMac Allister, Álvarez
Round of 16 Australia2–1Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al RayyanMessi, Álvarez
Quarter-finals Netherlands2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Lusail Stadium, LusailMolina, Messi
Semi-finals Croatia3–0Lusail Stadium, LusailMessi, Álvarez (2)
Final France3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Lusail Stadium, LusailMessi (2), Di María

World Cup Finals

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: Johan 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 ArdilesYellow card 40'downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM10Mario Kempes
RW4Daniel Bertoni
LW16Oscar Alberto Ortizdownward-facing red arrow 75'
CF14Leopoldo Luque
Substitutes:
MF1Norberto Alonso
GK3Héctor Baley
MF8Rubén Galván
MF9René Housemanupward-facing green arrow 75'
MF12Omar LarrosaYellow card 93'upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
César Luis Menotti
GK8Jan Jongbloed
SW5Ruud Krol (c)Yellow card 15'
RB6Wim Jansendownward-facing red arrow 75'
CB22Ernie Brandts
LB2Jan PoortvlietYellow card 96'
RM13Johan Neeskens
CM9Arie Haan
LM11Willy van de Kerkhof
RF10René van de Kerkhof
CF16Johnny Repdownward-facing red arrow 58'
LF12Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutes:
DF4Adrie van Kraay
DF17Wim Rijsbergen
FW18Dick Nanningaupward-facing green arrow 58'
GK19Pim Doesburg
DF20Wim SuurbierYellow card 94'upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Austria 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 PumpidoYellow card 85'
SW5José Luis Brown
CB9José Luis Cuciuffo
CB19Oscar Ruggeri
RWB14Ricardo Giusti
LWB16Julio OlarticoecheaYellow card 77'
DM2Sergio Batista
CM7Jorge Burruchagadownward-facing red arrow 90'
CM12Héctor EnriqueYellow card 81'
SS10Diego Maradona (c)Yellow card 17'
CF11Jorge Valdano
Substitutions:
MF21Marcelo Trobbianiupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Carlos Bilardo
GK1Harald Schumacher
SW17Ditmar Jakobs
CB4Karlheinz Förster
CB2Hans-Peter BriegelYellow card 62'
RWB14Thomas Berthold
LWB3Andreas Brehme
CM6Norbert Eder
CM8Lothar MatthäusYellow card 21'
AM10Felix Magathdownward-facing red arrow 62'
CF11Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c)
CF19Klaus Allofsdownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Rudi Völlerupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW20Dieter Hoeneßupward-facing green arrow 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 Bertholddownward-facing red arrow 73'
LWB3Andreas Brehme
CM8Thomas Häßler
CM10Lothar Matthäus (c)
CM7Pierre Littbarski
CF9Rudi VöllerYellow card 52'
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann
Substitutes:
GK12Raimond Aumann
DF2Stefan Reuterupward-facing green arrow 73'
MF15Uwe Bein
MF20Olaf Thon
FW13Karl-Heinz Riedle
Manager:
Franz Beckenbauer
GK12Sergio Goycochea
SW20Juan Simón
CB18José Serrizuela
CB19Oscar Ruggeridownward-facing red arrow 46'
RWB4José Basualdo
LWB17Roberto Sensini
DM13Néstor Lorenzo
CM7Jorge Burruchagadownward-facing red arrow 53'
CM21Pedro TroglioYellow card 84'
SS10Diego Maradona (c)Yellow card 87'
CF9Gustavo DezottiYellow card 5' Red card 87'
Substitutes:
GK22Fabián Cancelarich
DF5Edgardo Bauza
DF15Pedro MonzónRed card 65'upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF6Gabriel Calderónupward-facing green arrow 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 recurrent 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 HöwedesYellow card 34'
CM23Christoph Kramerdownward-facing red arrow 31'
CM7Bastian SchweinsteigerYellow card 29'
RW13Thomas Müller
AM18Toni Kroos
LW8Mesut Özildownward-facing red arrow 120'
CF11Miroslav Klosedownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutions:
FW9André Schürrleupward-facing green arrow 31'
MF19Mario Götzeupward-facing green arrow 88'
DF17Per Mertesackerupward-facing green arrow 120'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK1Sergio Romero
RB4Pablo Zabaleta
CB15Martín Demichelis
CB2Ezequiel Garay
LB16Marcos Rojo
CM14Javier MascheranoYellow card 64'
CM6Lucas Biglia
RW8Enzo Pérezdownward-facing red arrow 86'
LW22Ezequiel Lavezzidownward-facing red arrow 46'
SS10Lionel Messi (c)
CF9Gonzalo Higuaíndownward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
FW20Sergio AgüeroYellow card 65'upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW18Rodrigo Palacioupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF5Fernando Gagoupward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Alejandro Sabella

2022 v France

Argentina opened up the scoring when Messi scored a penalty kick, and doubled their lead with a Di Maria goal in the 36th minute.[4] France made two substitutions in the first half, but went into half-time trailing 0–2.[5] Despite not having a shot until after the 80th minute, France were awarded a penalty as Randal Kolo Muani was brought down in the penalty area. Mbappé scored the penalty, and added a second goal less than two minutes later to equalise the scores.[5] With the scores tied, the match went to extra time. Messi scored again for Argentina in the second extra time half. Mbappé was awarded a second penalty in the 118th minute after his initial shot hit the arm of Gonzalo Montiel. Mbappé scored his third goal, becoming the second player to score a hat-trick in the final of a men's World Cup.[5] With the scores tied at 3–3, the match was completed by a penalty shootout. Argentina won the final after scoring all of their penalties, winning 4–2.[5]

Argentina 3–3 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 88,966

Argentina
France
GK23Emiliano MartínezYellow card 120+5'
RB26Nahuel Molinadownward-facing red arrow 91'
CB13Cristian Romero
CB19Nicolás Otamendi
LB3Nicolás Tagliaficodownward-facing red arrow 120+1'
DM24Enzo FernándezYellow card 45+7'
CM7Rodrigo De Pauldownward-facing red arrow 102'
CM20Alexis Mac Allisterdownward-facing red arrow 116'
RF10Lionel Messi (c)
CF9Julián Álvarezdownward-facing red arrow 102'
LF11Ángel Di Maríadownward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
MF8Marcos AcuñaYellow card 90+8'upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF4Gonzalo MontielYellow card 116'upward-facing green arrow 91'
MF5Leandro ParedesYellow card 114'upward-facing green arrow 102'
FW22Lautaro Martínezupward-facing green arrow 102'
DF6Germán Pezzellaupward-facing green arrow 116'
FW21Paulo Dybalaupward-facing green arrow 120+1'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
GK1Hugo Lloris (c)
RB5Jules Koundédownward-facing red arrow 120+1'
CB4Raphaël Varanedownward-facing red arrow 113'
CB18Dayot Upamecano
LB22Théo Hernandezdownward-facing red arrow 71'
CM8Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM14Adrien RabiotYellow card 55'downward-facing red arrow 96'
RW11Ousmane Dembélédownward-facing red arrow 41'
AM7Antoine Griezmanndownward-facing red arrow 71'
LW10Kylian Mbappé
CF9Olivier GiroudYellow card 90+5'downward-facing red arrow 41'
Substitutions:
FW12Randal Kolo Muaniupward-facing green arrow 41'
FW26Marcus ThuramYellow card 87'upward-facing green arrow 41'
FW20Kingsley Comanupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF25Eduardo Camavingaupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF13Youssouf Fofanaupward-facing green arrow 96'
DF24Ibrahima Konatéupward-facing green arrow 113'
DF3Axel Disasiupward-facing green arrow 120+1'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Record by opponent

Argentina have played a total of 88 FIFA World Cup games through 18 tournaments, facing 39 rivals.

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 France4211981UEFA
 Mexico44001358CONCACAF
 Chile1100312CONMEBOL
 United States1100615CONCACAF
 Uruguay210134−1CONMEBOL
 Sweden201134−1UEFA
 Germany7124512−7UEFA
 Northern Ireland1100312UEFA
 Czechoslovakia100116-5UEFA
 Bulgaria3201321UEFA
 England511358−3UEFA
 Hungary3210624UEFA
 Spain1100211UEFA
  Switzerland2200303UEFA
 Poland3201633UEFA
 Italy503246−2UEFA
 Haiti1100413CONCACAF
 Netherlands623269−3UEFA
 Brazil411235−2CONMEBOL
 East Germany*1010110UEFA
 Peru1100606CONMEBOL
 Belgium3201312UEFA
 El Salvador1100202CONCACAF
 South Korea2200725AFC
 Cameroon100101−1CAF
 Soviet Union*1100202UEFA
 Romania201134−1UEFA
 Serbia+2110606UEFA
 Greece2200606UEFA
 Nigeria5500945CAF
 Japan1100101AFC
 Jamaica1100505CONCACAF
 Croatia320143+1UEFA
 Ivory Coast1100211CAF
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1100211UEFA
 Iran1100101AFC
 Iceland1010110UEFA
 Saudi Arabia100112−1AFC
 Australia1100211AFC

Teams in bold denote world cup winners, teams in italics show teams which played its 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.[6] 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 Pld W D L W % Pts % Pld W D L W % Pts % Pld W D L W % Pts %
Olazar and TramutolaUruguay 1930540180%80%Not played540180%80%
Felipe PascucciItaly 193410010%0%Not played10010%0%
Guillermo StábileSweden 1958310233.3%33.3%430175%75%960366.6%66.6%
Chile 1962He did not manage this Cup2200100%100%
Juan Carlos LorenzoChile 1962311133.3%50%He did not manage these qualifiers732242.9%57.1%
England 1966421150%62.5%
José María MinellaEngland 1966He did not manage this Cup431075%87.5%431075%87.5%
Adolfo PederneraMexico 1970did not qualify411225%37.5%411225%37.5%
Omar SívoriWest Germany 1974He did not manage this Cup431075%87.5%431075%87.5%
Vladislao CapWest Germany 1974612316.7%33.3%He did not manage these qualifiers612316.7%33.3%
César MenottiArgentina 1978751171.4%78.6%Qualified as hosts1271458.3%62.5%
Spain 1982520340%40%Qualified as defending champions
Carlos BilardoMexico 1986761085.7%92.9%641166.7%75%20143370%75%
Italy 1990741257.1%61.9%Qualified as defending champions
Alfio BasileUnited States 1994420250%50%842250%62.5%1262442.9%52.4%
South Africa 2010He did not manage this Cup1044240%53.3%
Daniel PassarellaFrance 1998531180%80%1686250%62.5%21126357.1%66.6%
Marcelo BielsaSouth KoreaJapan 2002311133.3%44.4%18134172.2%79.6%18134166.7%74.6%
José PekermanGermany 2006532060%73.3%18104455.5%62.9%23135556.5%63.7%
Diego MaradonaSouth Africa 2010540180%80%840450%50%1380561.5%61.2%
Alejandro SabellaBrazil 2014760185.7%85.7%16104262.5%70.8%23164369.5%75.3%
Gerardo MartinoRussia 2018He did not manage this Cup632150%61.1%632150%61.1%
Edgardo BauzaRussia 2018He did not manage this Cup832337.5%45.8%832337.5%45.8%
Jorge SampaoliRussia 2018411225%33.3%413025%50%824225%41.7%
Lionel ScaloniQatar 2022742157.1%66.7%17116064.7%76.5%24158162.5%73.6%

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 teams 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 Pld W D L GF GA GD % of pts % of wins
UEFA55268217468652.12%47.27%
CONMEBOL84131510554.16%50%
CONCACAF770028721100%100%
CAF7601116585.71%85.71%
AFC5401104680%80%

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 which previously had played before.

Opponent Pld 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

Lionel Messi has captained the team in 19 matches. Lionel Messi's total of 26 matches is a record for the side and the most for a player at the FIFA World Cup.

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1Lionel Messi262006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
2Diego Maradona211982, 1986, 1990 and 1994
3Javier Mascherano202006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
4Mario Kempes181974, 1978 and 1982
5Ángel Di María172010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
6Oscar Ruggeri161986, 1990 and 1994
7
Jorge Burruchaga141986 and 1990
Gonzalo Higuaín142010, 2014 and 2018
9 Ubaldo Fillol131974, 1978 and 1982

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1Lionel Messi132006 (1), 2014 (4), 2018 (1) and 2022 (7)
2Gabriel Batistuta101994 (4), 1998 (5) and 2002 (1)
3Guillermo Stábile81930
Diego Maradona81982 (2), 1986 (5) and 1994 (1)
5 Mario Kempes61978
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
2022 Lionel Messi (7), Julián Álvarez (4), Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, Nahuel Molina, Ángel Di María

Awards

Team

  • World Champions 1978
  • World Champions 1986
  • World Champions 2022
  • 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 of Brazil which disputed 3rd place match against Italy. Even more, game against Brazil ended in a 0–0 draw.
  • Most played penalty shoot-outs: 7 (twice in 1990, 1998, 2006, 2014 and twice in 2022).
  • Fewest goals for a finalist: 1990 (5).
  • Youngest coach: Juan José Tramutola aged 27 years and 267 days in 1930.[7][8]
  • Most hat-tricks scored in multiple editions: Gabriel Batistuta in 1994 against Greece and in 1998 against Jamaica.[9]

Shared

Miscellaneous

Argentina's game versus West Germany in 1958 featured a yellow jersey instead of the traditional light blue and white colors or blue as alternate. This was because both teams wore white jerseys, creating confusion. As the South American side forgot to bring an alternate one, they decided to borrow jerseys from local team club Malmö. Germany won 3–1.[11][12]

In the 1978 France - Hungary match something similar occurred. Both teams arrived to the match with white jerseys, so France was forced to borrow jerseys from Mar del Plata's local club Kimberley. France wore striped green and white keeping the traditional blue shorts and red socks. France won 3–1.[13][14]

The stadium José María Minella is the southernmost World Cup venue located at 38°0′0″S 57°33′0″W / 38.00000°S 57.55000°W / -38.00000; -57.55000. Including France vs. Hungary, several matches of the 1978 World Cup were played in this stadium. Mar del Plata is in the south of Buenos Aires Province.[15]

In addition, Argentina played against Nigeria at Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg in 2018 making it the northernmost game along other six matches. The Russian city is at 59°58′22.63″N 30°13′13.92″E / 59.9729528°N 30.2205333°E / 59.9729528; 30.2205333.[16]

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.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Argentina's 100th WC goal

References

  1. ↑ "1934 Qualy". RSSSF.
  2. 1 2 "Whitdraw decisions" (in Spanish). Diario Ovación.
  3. 1 2 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. ↑ "2022 World Cup final: Argentina 3-3 France (aet, 4-2 on pens) – as it happened". the Guardian. December 18, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina wins World Cup on penalty kicks over France: Live updates". NBC News.
  6. ↑ "Football school of play". Diario Clarín.
  7. ↑ "Youngest coach". fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ "27 years". fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "hat-trick". fifa.com.
  10. ↑ "two finals". fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Argentina Yellow". El Gráfico.
  12. ↑ "1958 coin toss". En una baldosa.
  13. ↑ "Kimberley". pinimg.com.
  14. ↑ "France-Hungary". www.squadnumbers.com.
  15. ↑ "José María Minella". RSSSF.
  16. ↑ ""Zenit Arena"". fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
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