ARGENTINA
WC98 qualifications
past | country
South America
Coach : Daniel PASSARELLA
11 participations
2 Victories
Host of the Cup in 1978

FIFA World Ranking (05/1998):6th
Selection 1998 of Argentina
Goalkeeper:
German Adrian Burgos (River Plate), Pablo Cavallero (Velez Sarsfield), Carlos Roa (Majorque).
Defenders:
Nelson Vivas (Lugano), Roberto Sensini (Parme), Roberto Ayala (Naples), Mauricio Pineda (Boca Juniors), Jose Chamot (Lazio), Javier Zanetti (Inter de Milan), Pablo Paz (Tenerife).
Midfielders:
Ariel Ortega (Valence), Diego Simeone (Inter de Milan), Matias Almeyda (Lazio), Sergio Berti (River Plate), Leonardo Astrada (River Plate), Marcelo Gallardo (River Plate), Juan Veron (Sampdoria).
Forwards:
Abel Balbo (AS Rome), Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina), Claudio Lopez (Valence), Marcelo Delgado (Racing Club), Hernan Crespo (Parme).
To resume the preliminary competition
  • South America Area :
    Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
  • Matches played
    ARGENTINA 3-1
    2-0
    0-0
    1-1
    5-2
    1-1
    0-0
    1-0
    2-1
    2-1
    2-0
    2-1
    2-0
    2-1
    0-0
    1-1
    Bolivia
    Ecuador
    Peru
    Paraguay
    Venezuela
    Chile
    Uruguay
    Colombia
    Bolivia
    Ecuador
    Peru
    Paraguay
    Venezuela
    Chile
    Uruguay
    Colombia
    Final Table
    Pos P W D L Goals Pts
    1 16 8 6 2 23:13 30
    Team of the eliminatories France98.
    Best players: Ortega, Sensini, Chamot, Gallardo, Simeone, Batistuta.
    Typical team: Roa - Ayala, Almeyda, Sensini, Chamot - Veron, Ortega, Gallardo, Simeone - Batistuta ou Crespo, Claudio Lopez.
     ABBONDANCIERI Roberto
     ALBORNOZ Jose
     ALMEYDA Matias
     ASTRADA Leonardo
     AYALA Roberto
     BALBO Abel
     BASSEDAS Christian
     BATISTUTA Gabriel
     BERIZZO Eduardo
     BERTI Sergio
     BOSSIO Carlos
     BOUANO Roberto Osca
     BURGOS German
     CACERES Fernando
     CAGNA Diego
     CALDERON Josi Luis
     CAMPS Patricio
     CANIGGIA Claudio
     CARDOSO Rodolfo
     CARDOZO Raul
     CAVALLERO Pablo
     CHAMOT José
     CRESPO Hernan
     DELGADO Marcelo Alejan
     DIAZ Hernan
     FABBRI Nestor
     GALVAN Carlos
     GONZALEZ Ignacio
     GOROSITO Nestor Raul
     LOPEZ Claudio
     LOPEZ Gustavo
     MOLINA Roberto
     MORALES Hugo
     ORTEGA Ariel
     PASSET Oscar
     PAZ Pablo
     PINEDA Hector
     RAMIREZ Juan Carlos
     ROA Carlos Angel
     ROSSIO Carlos Gustavo
     ROTCHEN Pablo
     SCHELOTTO Guillermo
     SENSINI Roberto
     SORIN Juan
     SIMEONE Diego
     VERON Sebastian
     VIVAS Nelson
     ZANETTI Javier
     ZAPATA Gustavo Miguel


    Grading in the previous cups
    1994 8th finale 10th
    1990 Finale 2nd
    1986 Finale 1st
    1982 2nd round 11th
    1978 Finale 1st
    1974 2nd round 8th finale
    1966 Quarter 5th
    1962 8th finale 10th
    1958 8th finale 13th
    1934 8th finale 9th
    1930 Finale 2nd
    To resume the previous cups
    1994 8th finale Romania Argentina 3-2
    1994 1st round Bulgarie Argentina 2-0
    1994 1st round Argentina Nigeria 2-1
    1994 1st round Argentina Greece 4-0
    1990 Finale RFA Argentina 1-0
    1990 Demi finale Argentina Italie 1-1(p.kicks)
    1990 Quarter Argentina Yugoslavia 0-0(p.kicks)
    1990 8th finale Argentina Brasil 1-0
    1990 1st round Argentina Romania 1-1
    1990 1st round Argentina USSR 2-0
    1990 1st round Cameroon Argentina 1-0
    1986 Finale Argentina RFA 3-2
    1986 Semi finale Argentina Belgium 2-0
    1986 Quarter Argentina England 2-1
    1986 8th finale Argentina Uruguay 1-0
    1986 1st round Argentina Bulgaria 2-0
    1986 1st round Italy Argentina 1-1
    1986 1st round Argentina South Korea 3-1
    1982 2nd round Brasil Argentina 3-1
    1982 2nd round Italiy Argentina 2-1
    1982 1st round Argentina El Salvador 2-0
    1982 1st round Argentina Hungary 4-1
    1982 1st round Belgium Argentina 1-0
    1978 Finale Argentina Netherlands 3-1(e.t.)
    1978 2nd round Argentina Peru 6-0
    1978 2nd round Argentina Brasil 0-0
    1978 2nd round Argentina Poland 2-0
    1978 1st round Italy Argentina 1-0
    1978 1st round Argentina France 2-1
    1978 1st round Argentina Hungary 2-1
    1974 2nd round Argentina RDA 1-1
    1974 2nd round Brasil> Argentina 2-1
    1974 2nd round Netherlands Argentina 4-0
    1974 1st round Argentina Haiti 4-1
    1974 1st round Argentina Italy 1-1
    1974 1st round Poland Argentina 3-2
    1966 Quarter England Argentina 1-0
    1966 Quarter Argentina Switzerland 2-0
    1966 8th finale RFA Argentina 0-0
    1966 8th finale Argentina Spain 2-1
    1962 8th finale Hungary Argentina 0-0
    1962 8th finale England Argentina 3-1
    1962 8th finale Argentina Bulgaria 1-0
    1958 8th finale Tchecoslovakia Argentina 6-1
    1958 8th finale Argentina N.Irland 3-1
    1958 8th finale RFA Argentina 3-1
    1934 8th finale Sweden Argentina 3-2
    1930 Finale Uruguay Argentina 4-2
    1930 Semi finale Argentina United-States 6-1
    1930 Quarter Argentina Chili 3-1
    1930 Quarter Argentina Mexico 6-3
    1930 Quarter Argentina France 1-0



    ARGENTINA
    Country caracteristics:
    34 525 000 inhabitants, 2.776.656 km²
    City:
    Buenos Aires
    System of government :
    République
    Time difference :
    - 5 hours with Paris
    Colors:
    white and blue striped t-shirt, black short, white socks white a blue border.
    Federation:
    Asociacion del Fulbol argentino created in 1893
    Principals clubs:
    Independiente, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Racing Club, San Lorenzo, Velez Sarsfield.
    Principals stadiums:
    Monumental (Buenos aires, 76.000), Cordero (Avalleneda, 68.930), Bombonera (Buenos Aires, 58.750).


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