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  • The Week in Quotes

    World Football

    The Week in Quotes

    Saturday 11 February 2012

    Featuring Carlo Ancelotti on prioritising food over football in London, Moritz Leitner on the Borussia Dortmund bug, David Beckham on his love of AC Milan and Javier Clemente criticising Cristiano Ronaldo.

  • Sabella: A coach must be a good person

    Argentina

    Sabella: A coach must be a good person

    Friday 10 February 2012

    In part two of an extended interview with FIFA.com, Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella analyses the pressures of the modern game and reveals a secret or two about his home life.

  • Can anyone stop Boca?

    Argentina

    Can anyone stop Boca?

    Friday 10 February 2012

    FIFA.com previews a Clausura campaign which Boca Juniors will begin as the heavy favourites to win back-to-back titles, with Velez Sarsfield, Lanus, Racing Club and Estudiantes expected to provide their biggest challenge.

  • Wins for Velez, nine-man Fluminense

    Copa Libertadores

    Wins for Velez, nine-man Fluminense

    Wednesday 8 February 2012

    The Copa Libertadores group stage commenced with impressive wins for Velez Sarsfield and a nine-man Fluminense, while Guadalajara and Deportivo Quito played out a 1-1 stalemate.

  • Former kings set as group action begins

    Copa Libertadores

    Former kings set as group action begins

    Tuesday 7 February 2012

    The group stage of the Copa Libertadores gets underway with Vasco da Gama hosting Nacional and fellow former champions Internacional, Olimpia and Velez Sarsfield in action.

  • Brazil maintain perfect record, Argentina qualify

    South American U-20 Women's Championship

    Brazil maintain perfect record, Argentina qualify

    Tuesday 7 February 2012

    Brazil made it five trophies from five editions of the South American U-20 Women’s Championship with customary ease, while Argentina finished runners-up to join their arch-rivals in booking a trip to the world finals in Japan.

HONOURS

FIFA World Cup™ victories
  • Winner (1978, 1986)
  • Runners-Up (1930, 1990)
FIFA World Cup™ appearances
15 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Continental titles
  • Winner Copa America (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1936, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993)
  • Runners-Up Copa America (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959 (unofficial), 1967, 2004, 2007)
Best Results
  • Winner FIFA U-20 World Cup Final (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007), FIFA Confederations Cup (1992), Olympic Football Tournament Final (2004, 2008)
  • Runners-Up Olympic Football Tournament Final (1928, 1996), FIFA U-20 World Cup Final (1983), FIFA Confederations Cup (1995, 2005), FIFA Club World Cup (2007, 2009)
  • Third FIFA U-17 World Cup Final (1991, 1995, 2003)
  • Fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup Final (2001), FIFA U-20 World Cup Final (2003), FIFA Futsal World Cup Final (2004)