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World Cup Highlights

11 appearances in World Cup finals
Winner of 1978 World Cup in Argentina
Winner of 1986 World Cup in Mexico
14-time winners of the Copa America

First-Round Schedule

Day, Time (EDT) Opponent Site TV Sunday, June 14, 8:30 a.m. Japan Toulouse ESPN Sunday, June 21, 11:30 a.m. Jamaica Paris ESPN2 Friday, June 26, 10 a.m. Croatia Bordeaux ESPN2

Complete First-Round Schedule

Roster

Pos. Name Age Club GK Carlos Roa 28 Mallorca GK Pablo Cavallero 24 Velez Sarsfield GK German Burgos 29 River Plate D Roberto Ayala 24 Napoli D Roberto Sensini 31 Parma D Nelson Vivas 28 Boca Juniors D Jose Chamot 28 Lazio D Pablo Paz 25 Tenerife D Javier Zanetti 24 Inter Milan D Hector Pineda 30 Udinese M Diego Simeone 28 Inter Milan M Matias Almeyda 24 Lazio M Leonardo Astrada 28 River Plate M Juan Veron 23 Sampdoria M Marcelo Gallardo 23 River Plate M Sergio Berti 29 River Plate M Ariel Ortega 24 Valencia F Gabriel Batistuta 29 Fiorentina F Hernan Crespo 22 Parma F Claudio Lopez 23 Valencia F Abel Balbo 31 AS Roma F Marcelo Delgado 25 Racing Club

Road to France

Won Lost Tied GF GA 8 2 6 23 13 How Qualified: First in CONMEBOL

Date Result Nov. 16, 1997 Argentina 1, Colombia 1 Oct. 12, 1997 Argentina 0, Uruguay 0 Sept. 10, 1997 Chile 1, Argentina 2 July 20, 1997 Argentina 2, Venezuela 0 July 6, 1997 Paraguay 1, Argentina 2 June 8, 1997 Argentina 2, Peru 0 April 30, 1997 Argentina 2, Ecuador 1 April 2, 1997 Bolivia 2, Argentina 1 Feb. 12, 1997 Colombia 0, Argentina 1 Jan. 12, 1997 Uruguay 0, Argentina 0 Dec. 15, 1996 Argentina 1, Chile 1 Oct. 9, 1996 Venezuela 2, Argentina 5 Sept. 2, 1996 Argentina 1, Paraguay 1 July 7, 1996 Peru 0, Argentina 0 June 2, 1996 Ecuador 2, Argentina 0 April 24, 1996 Argentina 3, Bolivia 1

Facts and Figures

Knight-Ridder/Tribune
Location: Southern South America, bordering the south Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Population: 34.3 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Buenos Aires
Comparative area: Slightly less than three-tenths the size of the United States
Religions: Nominally Roman Catholic 90 percent (less than 20 percent practicing), Protestant 2 percent, Jewish 2 percent, other 6 percent
Landscape: Second-largest country in South America; rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border