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REQUIRES UPDATE
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Argentina Profile |
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Association name
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Asociación del
Fútbol Argentino [AFA]. |
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Association
founded
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21
February 1893. |
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First international match |
16
May 1901, Uruguay 2 Argentina 3, friendly match in Montevideo. |
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FIFA membership |
1912. |
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Confederation
membership |
Founding
member of CONMEBOL in 1916. |
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Colours |
Sky
blue and white striped shirts, black shorts, white stockings. |
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World
Cup competitions |
Participated
in 14 of 17 competitions; withdrew from two competitions (1938, 1950);
did not enter one competition (1954); played in 13 final tournaments,
once by invitation (1930), once as host (1978) , twice as
defending champions (1982, 1990), and nine times through preliminary
competition (1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002); failed to qualify once (1970) |
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World
Cup honours |
Winner
twice, in 1978 and 1986; second place twice, in 1930
and 1990. |
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Confederation
competitions |
Participated
in xxxx. |
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Confederation
honours |
Winner
South American Championship xx times, in 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929,
1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (Buenos Aires);
second place xx times, in 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935,
1942, 1959 (Guayaquil), 1967. |
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Other
honours |
Winner
Taça das Nações [Nations' Cup] in Brazil in 1964. |
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Leading
players |
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Distinction |
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Argentina's
World Cup Record |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCF |
60 |
30 |
11 |
19 |
102 |
71 |
+31 |
10 |
22 |
1.70 |
1.18 |
59.17 |
+11 |
| WCP |
66 |
41 |
16 |
9 |
129 |
59 |
+70 |
13 |
25 |
1.95 |
0.89 |
74.24 |
+32 |
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All |
126 |
71 |
27 |
28 |
231 |
130 |
+101 |
23 |
47 |
1.83 |
1.03 |
67.06 |
+43 |
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Argentina's
World Cup Performances |
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Year |
Venue |
Performance |
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1930 |
Uruguay |
Finished
second at the final tournament, losing the final match to
host Uruguay, 4-2. |
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1934 |
Italy |
Eliminated
in the first round at the final tournament by Sweden, 3-2, after
qualifying by default. |
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1938 |
France |
Entered
but withdrew from the preliminary competition without playing
a match. |
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1950 |
Brazil |
Entered
but withdrew from the preliminary competition without playing a
match. |
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1954 |
Switzerland |
Did
not enter. |
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1958 |
Sweden |
Eliminated
in the first group phase at the final tournament. |
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1962 |
Chile |
Eliminated
in first group phase at the final tournament. |
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1966 |
England |
Eliminated
in the quarterfinals at the final tournament, losing to host
England, 1-0. |
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1970 |
México |
Failed
to qualify for the final tournament. |
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1974 |
West
Germany |
Eliminated
in the second round group phase at the final tournament. |
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1978 |
Argentina |
Won
the World Cup, beating Netherlands in the final match, 3-1 after extra
time. |
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1982 |
Spain |
Eliminated
in the second round group phase at the final tournament. |
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1986 |
México |
Won
the World Cup, beating West Germany in the final match, 3-2. |
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1990 |
Italy |
Finished
second at the final tournament, losing the final match to West
Germany, 1-0. |
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1994 |
U.S.A. |
Eliminated
in the second phase round of 16 teams at the final tournament,
losing to Sweden, 3-2. |
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1998 |
France |
Eliminated
in the quarterfinals at the final tournament, losing to Netherlands,
2-1. |
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2002 |
Japan/South
Korea |
Eliminated
in the first group phase at the final tournament. |
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2006 |
Germany |
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Notes
Argentina's record certainly puts them among the
world's top five national football teams. They have played in four
World Cup finals and won two of them. While Brazil have won five
World Cups, Argentina have far outdone their great rivals at the South
American Championship, now known as the Copa América.
[More to come.]
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