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Argentina

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3World Cup titles· last 202216Continental titles· last 20243Intercontinental titles1Other tournament wins6World Cup final runs

Footprint

Tournament appearances
73
Trophies
23
Major trophies
22
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
19
Continental appearances
45
Last final reached
2024
Last trophy
2024

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Argentina. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Brazil
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 86.50 · distance 8.60
France
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 34.25 · distance 10.97
Germany
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 60.50 · distance 11.95
Mexico
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 24.00 · distance 12.23
Uruguay
Comparable historical longevity at the senior level
Honors 65.25 · distance 12.54

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2024ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2024 Champion
2022ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 2022 Champion
2022ArgentinaInterFinalissima 2022 Champion
2021ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2021 Champion
2019ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2019Semifinal
2018ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 2018Round of 16
2016ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2016 Final
2015ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2015 Final
2014ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 2014 Final
2011ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2011Quarterfinal
2010ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 2010Quarterfinal
2007ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2007 Final
2006ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 2006Quarterfinal
2005ArgentinaInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2005 Final
2004ArgentinaCopaCopa América 2004 Final
2002ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 2002Appearance
1999ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1999Quarterfinal
1998ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1998Quarterfinal
1997ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1997Quarterfinal
1995ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1995Quarterfinal
1995ArgentinaInterKing Fahd Cup 1995 Final
1994ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1994Round of 16
1993ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1993 Champion
1993ArgentinaInterKing Fahd Cup 1993 Champion
1992ArgentinaInterKing Fahd Cup 1992 Champion
1991ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1991 Champion
1990ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1990 Final
1989ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1989Semifinal
1987ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1987Semifinal
1986ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1986 Champion
1983ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1983Appearance
1982ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1982Appearance
1981ArgentinaInterMundialito 1981Appearance
1979ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1979Appearance
1978ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1978 Champion
1975ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1975Appearance
1974ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1974Appearance
1967ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1967Appearance
1966ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1966Quarterfinal
1963ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1963Appearance
1962ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1962Appearance
1960ArgentinaOther1960 Pan-American Championship Champion
1959ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1959 Champion
1959ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1959Appearance
1958ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1958Appearance
1957ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1957 Champion
1956ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1956Appearance
1956ArgentinaOther1956 Pan-American ChampionshipAppearance
1955ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1955 Champion
1947ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1947 Champion
1946ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1946 Champion
1945ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1945 Champion
1942ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1942Appearance
1941ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1941 Champion
1937ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1937 Champion
1936ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1936Appearance
1935ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1935Appearance
1934ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1934Round of 16
1930ArgentinaWCFIFA World Cup 1930 Final
1929ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1929 Champion
1928ArgentinaOther1928 Olympic Football Final
1927ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1927 Champion
1926ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1926Appearance
1925ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1925 Champion
1924ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1924Appearance
1923ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1923Appearance
1922ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1922Appearance
1921ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1921 Champion
1920ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1920Appearance
1919ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1919Appearance
1917ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1917Appearance
1916ArgentinaCopaCopa América 1916Appearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2024Copa AméricaColombia1-0 Won
2022World CupFrance3-3 (PKs 4) Won
2021Copa AméricaBrazil1-0 Won
2016Copa AméricaChile0-0 (PKs 2) Lost
2015Copa AméricaChile0-0 (PKs 1) Lost
2014World CupGermany0-1 Lost
2007Copa AméricaBrazil0-3 Lost
2005Confederations CupBrazil1-4 Lost
2004Copa AméricaBrazil2-2 (PKs 2) Lost
1995King Fahd CupDenmark0-2 Lost
1993Artemio Franchi TrophyDenmark1-1 (PKs 5) Won
1993Copa AméricaMexico2-1 Won
1992King Fahd CupSaudi Arabia3-1 Won
1990World CupGermany0-1 Lost
1986World CupGermany3-2 Won
1978World CupNetherlands3-1 Won
1930World CupUruguay2-4 Lost
1928Olympic GamesUruguay1-1T
1928Olympic GamesUruguay1-2 Lost