Team history
Argentina World Cup history
Argentina have appeared in 18 men's World Cup tournaments from 1930 to 2022.
Overall record
2026 qualification
How did they qualify?
- Route
- CONMEBOL winners
- Qualified
- 25 March 2025
- Goals for per game
- 1.72
- Goals against per game
- 0.56
Record
Tournament match record
Matches
88W-D-L
53-10-25Goals
152-101Goal difference 51Goals per game
1.73Timeline
Tournament-by-tournament performance
| Year | Host | Performance | Matches | Goals | GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Winner | 7 | 15-8 | 2.14 |
| 2018 | Russia | Round of 16 | 4 | 6-9 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Runner up | 7 | 8-4 | 1.14 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Quarter-finals | 5 | 10-6 | 2 |
| 2006 | Germany | Quarter-finals | 5 | 11-3 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | Korea,Japan | Group stage | 3 | 2-2 | 0.67 |
| 1998 | France | Quarter-finals | 5 | 10-4 | 2 |
| 1994 | United States | Round of 16 | 4 | 8-6 | 2 |
| 1990 | Italy | Runner up | 7 | 5-4 | 0.71 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Winner | 7 | 14-5 | 2 |
| 1982 | Spain | Second group stage | 5 | 8-7 | 1.6 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Winner | 7 | 15-4 | 2.14 |
| 1974 | West Germany | Second group stage | 6 | 9-12 | 1.5 |
| 1966 | England | Quarter-finals | 4 | 4-2 | 1 |
| 1962 | Chile | Group stage | 3 | 2-3 | 0.67 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Group stage | 3 | 5-10 | 1.67 |
| 1934 | Italy | Round of 16 | 1 | 2-3 | 2 |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Runner up | 5 | 18-9 | 3.6 |
