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Argentina (ARG)

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Founded	1893
Affiliated	1912
WC participations	13 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
WC honours	2-time FIFA World Cup winners (1978, 1986), 2-time FIFA World Cup runners-up (1930, 1990).
Continental Titles	Copa America 14 times (1921, 1925, 1927, 1927, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993), Pan American Cup 6 times (1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003)
Facts Argentina reached the Final in their first FIFA World Cup™ in 1930, losing 2-4 to Uruguay. Between 1929 and 1959, the team won the Copa America 12 times, but FIFA World Cup success still eluded them until. The breakthrough for the Albiceleste came in 1978 when they lifted the FIFA World Cup for the first time on home soil. Mario Kempes scored twice in a memorable Final against Holland. Argentina repeated the feat in 1986 thanks to the genius of Diego Maradona. They reached the Final again in 1990, only to see an Andi Brehme penalty seal victory for Germany.

Players:

1 ABBONDANZIERI Roberto (GK)
2 AYALA Roberto
3 SORIN Juan
4 COLOCCINI Fabricio
5 CAMBIASSO Esteban
6 HEINZE Gabriel
7 SAVIOLA Javier
8 MASCHERANO Javier
9 CRESPO Hernan
10 RIQUELME Juan
11 TEVEZ Carlos
12 FRANCO Leonardo (GK)
13 SCALONI Lionel
14 PALACIO Rodrigo
15 MILITO Gabriel
16 AIMAR Pablo
17 CUFRE Leandro
18 RODRIGUEZ Maxi
19 MESSI Lionel
20 CRUZ Julio
21 BURDISSO Nicolas
22 GONZALEZ Luis
23 USTARI Oscar (GK)

General Information

FIFA Trigramme: ARG
Country: Argentina
Country (official name): Republica Argentina
Continent: South America
Capital: Buenos Aires
Major cities: Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, Mar del Plata, San Miguel de Tucumán
Currency: Argentine peso
Official languages: Spanish
Motto: NK

Population (in millions): 38.7 (July 2003 est.)
GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 10,200
Density (inhabitants per km2): 14.00
Average age (in years): 29
Life expectancy at birth (in years): 75.48

Internet code: .ar
Number of internet users: 3.88 million (2001)



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