Argentina at the FIFA World Cup 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 two World Cups in 1978 and 1986. Argentina has been runners up three times in 1930, 1990 and 2014. 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
2006 FIFA World Cup over 50 players, and was selected based on performances from the second round onwards. A total of CHF332 million was awarded to the 32 teams participating in the tournament. Each team who entered the competition received CHF2 million, with the biggest prize being CHF24.5 million, awarded to the winner of the tournament. Below is a complete list of the prize money allocated: All 32 teams are ranked based on criteria which have been used by FIFA. A penalty shoot-out counts as a draw for both teams. The sponsors of the 2006 World Cup consisted of 15 FIFA Partners. 2006 FIFA