Argentina at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia 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 2 World Cups in 1978 and 1986. Argentina has been runners up three times in the 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 at the Olympic football tournament in 2004 and 2008. Prior to that occasion Argentina had obtained two silver medals in the 1928 and 1996 editions. On other levels of international competition Argentina has won the FIFA U-20 World Cup a record six times. The FIFA U-17 World Cup is the only FIFA international competition yet to be obtained. Contents 1 World Cup Record 2 Record Players 3 Top Goalscorers 4 References 5 External links World Cup record Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1930 Runners - up 5 0 18 9 1934 1st round 9 0 0 1938 Withdrew 1950 1954 Did not enter 1958 Group stage 13 0 5 10 1962 Group stage 10 1966 Quarter - finals 5 1970 Did not qualify 2nd group stage 8 6 9 12 1978 Champions 7 5 15 1982 2nd group stage 12 5 0 8 7 1986 Champions 7 6 0 14 5 1990 Runners - up 7 5 Round of 16 9 0 8 6 1998 Quarter - finals 6 5 10 2002 Group stage 18 2006 Quarter - finals 6 5 0 11 Quarter - finals 5 5 0 10 6 2014 Runners - up 7 5 1 * 8 Total 2 titles 16 / 20 77 42 14 21 131 84 * Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. * * Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Record Players No. Name Matches World Cups Diego Maradona 21 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994 Mario Kempes 18 1974, 1978 and 1982 Oscar Ruggeri 16 1986, 1990 and 1994 Javier Mascherano 16 2006, 2010 and 2014 5 Lionel Messi 15 2006, 2010 and 2014 6 Jorge Burruchaga 14 1986 and 1990 7 Ubaldo Fillol 13 1978 and 1982 8 Nine players 12 Top Goalscorers No. Name Goals World Cups Gabriel Batistuta 10 1994 ( 4 ), 1998 ( 5 ) and 2002 ( 1 ) Guillermo Stábile 8 1930 ( 8 ) Diego Maradona 8 1982 ( 2 ), 1986 ( 5 ) and 1994 ( 1 ) Mario Kempes 6 1978 ( 6 ) 5 Lionel Messi 5 2006 ( 1 ) and 2014 ( 4 ) Gonzalo Higuaín 5 2010 ( 4 ) and 2014 ( 1 ) 6 Seven players References External links Official website, at the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino 's website FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930 -- 2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930 -- 2002 Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). Have been member of multiple confederations. Team and national federation no longer exist. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argentina_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup&oldid=810380473 '' Categories : Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Argentina national football team Countries at the FIFA World Cup Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 14 November 2017, at 22 : 15. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when is the last time argentina did not qualify for the world cup
Answer: 1970