ARGENTINA
WORLD CUP HISTORY Record | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| 57 | 29 | 10 | 18 | 100 | 69 |
Final Fours 1930 — Runner-up. 1978 — Champion. 1986 — Champion. 1990 — Runner-up.
U.S. RIVALRY 1930 — Argentina 6-1 (World Cup). 1975 — Argentina 6-0. 1991 — Argentina 1-0. 1995 — USA 3-0 (Copa America). 1999 — USA 1-0.
TEAM Bonano, Vivas, Ayala, Samuel, Zanetti, Simeone, Sorin, Veron, C.Lopez, Crespo, Kily Gonzalez.
QUALIFYING March 29 in Buenos Aires Argentina 4 (Batistuta 10, Veron 34, pen. 71, C.Lopez 88) Chile 1 (Tello 29). April 26 in Maracaibo Venezuela 0 Argentina 4 (Ayala 7, Ortega 23, 76, Crespo 88). June 4 in Buenos Aires Argentina 1 (G.Lopez 84) Bolivia 0. June 29 in Bogota Colombia 1 (Oviedo 27) Argentina 3 (Batistuta 24, 45, Crespo 75). July 19 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Crespo 23, C. Lopez 50) Ecuador 0. July 26 in Sao Paulo Brazil 3 (Alex 5, Vampeta 45, 51) Argentina 1 (Almeyda 45). Aug. 16 in Buenos Aires Argentina 1 (Aimar 66) Paraguay 1 (Acuna 60). Sept. 3 in Lima Peru 1 (Own goal 70) Argentina 2 (Crespo 26, Veron 38). Oct. 8 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Gallardo 28, Batistuta 42) Uruguay 1 (Magallanes 48). Nov. 15 in Santiago Chile 0 Argentina 2 (Ortega 26, Husain 88). March 28 in Buenos Aires Argentina 5 (Crespo 13, Sorin 31, Veron 51, Gallardo 60, Samuel 85) Venezuela 0. April 25 in La Paz Bolivia 3 (Paz 41, Colque 55, Botero 81) Argentina 3 (Crespo 44, 89, Sorin 90). June 3 in Buenos Aires Argentina 3 (Gonzalez 23, C.Lopez 35, Crespo 38) Colombia 0. Aug. 15 in Quito Ecuador 0 Argentina 2 (Veron 19, Crespo pen. 31). Sept. 5 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Gallardo 77, own goal 85) Brazil 1 (Own goal 3). Oct. 7 in Asuncion Paraguay 2 (Chilavert pen. 51, Morinigo 70) Argentina 2 (Pochettino 67, Batistuta 74). Nov. 8 in Buenos Aires Argentina 2 (Samuel 47, Lopez 80) Peru 0. Nov. 14 in Montevideo Uruguay 1 (D.Silva 18) Argentina 1 (C.Lopez 44).
SOUTH AMERICA | TEAM | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Argentina | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 43 |
| *Ecuador | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 31 |
| *Brazil | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 30 |
| *Paraguay | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 30 |
| **Uruguay | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 27 |
| Colombia | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 27 |
| Bolivia | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 18 |
| Peru | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 16 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 16 |
| Chile | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 12 |
*Qualifies for Korea/Japan 2002. **Meets Australia in playoff.
