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 2 World Cups in 1978 and 1986. Argentina has been runners up three times in the 1930 World Cup, 1990 World Cup and 2014 World Cup. The team was present in all but four of the World Cups, being behind only Brazil, Italy and Germany in number of appearances. Argentina has also won the Copa América 14 times, one less than Uruguay. Moreover, Argentina has also won the Confederations Cup and the gold medal at the Olympic football tournament in 2004 and 2008. Prior to that occasion Argentina had obtained two silver medals in the 1928 and 1996 editions. On other levels of international competition Argentina has won the FIFA U-20 World Cup a record six times. The FIFA U-17 World Cup is the only FIFA international competition yet to be obtained.

Records

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Runners-up	2	5	4	0	1	18	9
1934	1st round	9	1	0	0	1	2	3
1938	Withdrew
1950	Withdrew
1954	Did not enter
1958	Group stage	13	3	1	0	2	5	10
1962	Group stage	10	3	1	1	1	2	3
1966	Quarter-finals	5	4	2	1	1	4	2
1970	Did not qualify
1974	2nd group stage	8	6	1	2	3	9	12
1978	Champions	1	7	5	1	1	15	4
1982	2nd group stage	12	5	2	0	3	8	7
1986	Champions	1	7	6	1	0	14	5
1990	Runners-up	2	7	2	3	2	5	4
1994	Round of 16	9	4	2	0	2	8	6
1998	Quarter-finals	6	5	3	1	1	10	4
2002	Group stage	18	3	1	1	1	2	2
2006	Quarter-finals	6	5	3	2	0	11	3
2010	Quarter-finals	5	5	4	0	1	10	6
2014	Runners-up	2	7	5	1*	1	8	4
Total	2 titles	16/20	77	42	14	21	131	84