| team ARGENTINA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 20 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 19 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 18 - 9 12 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 2 - 3 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 10 - 2 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 5 - 10 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 2; = 0; - 0: 11 - 3 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 2 - 3 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 4: + 3; = 1; - 0: 9 - 2 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 4 - 2 7 | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 4 - 6 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 3; = 1; - 0: 9 - 2 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 6: + 1; = 2; - 3: 9 - 12 5 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | 7: + 5; = 1; - 1: 15 - 4 16 | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 5: + 2; = 0; - 3: 8 - 7 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 12 - 6 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 7: + 6; = 1; - 0: 14 - 5 19 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 7: + 2; = 3; - 2: 5 - 4 9 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 9 - 10 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 8 - 6 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 16: + 8; = 6; - 2: 23 - 13 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 5: + 3; = 1; - 1: 10 - 4 10 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 18: + 13; = 4; - 1: 42 - 15 43 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 2 - 2 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 18: + 10; = 4; - 4: 29 - 17 34 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 5: + 3; = 2; - 0: 11 - 3 11 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 18: + 8; = 4; - 6: 23 - 20 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 10 - 6 12 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 16: + 9; = 5; - 2: 35 - 15 32 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 7: + 5; = 1; - 1: 8 - 4 16 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 18: + 7; = 7; - 4: 19 - 16 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 6 - 9 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 17: + 11; = 6; - 0: 27 - 8 39 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 7: + 4; = 2; - 1: 15 - 8 14 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 18: + 12; = 2; - 4: 31 - 10 38 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | 8: + 7; = 0; - 1: 19 - 8 21 | |
| Best achievement: |
Three-time world champion (1978, 1986, 2022) |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 171: +98: =44; -29; 293 ‒ 145 338 | |
| Percentage indicators | +57,31%; =25,73%; -16,96%; 1,71 ‒ 0,85 65,89% | |
| FIFA world cup | 96: +54: =17; -25; 171 ‒ 109 179 | |
| Percentage indicators | +56,25%; =17,71%; -26,04%; 1,78 ‒ 1,14 62,15% | |
| Total: | 267: +152: =61; -54; 464 ‒ 254 517 | |
| Percentage indicators | +56,93%; =22,85%; -20,22%; 1,74 ‒ 0,95 64,54% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 267 (85) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 464 | |
| - home: | 188 (40,52%) | |
| - away: | 124 (26,72%) | |
| - neutral field: | 152 (32,76%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 254 | |
| - home: | 54 (21,26%) | |
| - away: | 102 (40,16%) | |
| - neutral field: | 98 (38,58%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,74 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,95 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 217/279 (77,78%) | |
| - away: | 139/267 (52,06%) | |
| - neutral field: | 161/255 (63,14%) | |
| Biggest win: |
6:0 - Peru (21.06.1978) 6:0 - Serbia and Montenegro (16.06.2006) 6:0 - Bolivia (16.10.2024) |
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| Biggest defeat: |
1:6 - Czechoslovakia (15.06.1958) 1:6 - Bolivia (01.04.2009) |
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| Games without conceding goals: | 108 (40,45%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 50 (18,73%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 42 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 7 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 10 / 7 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 429 (1,61) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 30 (0,11) | |
| - second yellow cards | 25 | |
| - straight red cards | 5 | |
| Players acted | 410 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 12 666 948 (48 347) | |
| Top scorer: | Lionel MESSI (06 10 14 18 22 26) - 57 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Lionel MESSI (06 10 14 18 22 26) - 106 games | |