Argentina World Cup 2006

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	Country - Argentina
	Capital City - Buenos Aires
	Continent - South America
	Manager - José Pekerman
	Manager - José Pekerman
	Star Man - Hernan Crespo
	Captain - Diego Simeone

How did they qualify - 2nd in group Argentina National Football Team came second in thier group, having the same amount of points as first place Brazil but missing out on that top spot due to goal difference. The Argentina squad won the most games from the 18 that every team had to play in the qualifiers round. Their 14th world cup entry was set after beating Brazil 3-1 in the qualifying rounds, the game was played in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Germany 2006 now beckons

Since the team formed and they first entered the world cup back in 1930 the team have only ever not qualified once in 1954. 1938 and 1950 saw the team withdraw from the competition due to confusion of where the tournament was to be held. Both Uruguay and Argentina pulled out of the 1938 world cup, both outraged.

Argentina have always been a strong team in the world cup and so far have won the title twice however since their last win in 1986 the team are yet to make it past the quaterfinals.

National Football squad photo and badge for Aregentina is also displayed on this page for your perusal.

Team History
First International:	Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)
Largest win:	Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Worst defeat:	Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959) Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993)
World Cup Appearances:	14 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1978 and 1986
Copa America Appearances:	37 (First in 1916) Best result Winners, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
World Cup Record:	1930 - Runners-up 1934 - Round 1 1938 - Withdrew 1950 - Withdrew 1954 - Did not enter qualification 1958 - Round 1 1962 - Round 1 1966 - Quarterfinals 1970 - Did not qualify 1974 - Round 2 1978 - Champions 1982 - Round 2 1986 - Champions 1990 - Runners-up 1994 - Round 2 1998 - Quarterfinals 2002 - Round 1 2006 - Qualified
Famous Players:	Pablo Aimar, Roberto Ayala, Abel Balbo, Gabriel Batistuta, Jorge Burruchaga, Esteban Cambiasso, Claudio Caniggia, Jose Chamot, Hernan Crespo, Andres D'Alessandro, Alfredo Di Stefano (also played for Colombia and Spain), Ubaldo Fillol, Marcelo Gallardo, Luciano Galletti, Sergio Goycochea, Mario Kempes, Claudio Lopez, Gustavo Lopez, Diego Armando Maradona, Silvio Marzolini, Lionel Messi, Ariel Ortega, Daniel Passarella, Mauricio Pocchettino, Fernando Redondo, Juan Roman Riquelme, Oscar Ruggeri, Walter Samuel, Javier Saviola, Nestor Sensini, Diego Simeone, Juan Pablo Sorin, Carlos Tevez, Juan Sebastian Veron, Javier Zanetti