Argentina were the first team to reach the World Cup final by winning their quarter final and semi final matches on penalties, which they achieved in 1990.

At 27 years and 267 days when he took charge of Argentina's first game in the 1930 World Cup, Juan Jose Tramutola is the youngest man ever to manage a team in the finals.

Argentina's Leandro Cufre was the first player ever to be sent off after a World Cup finals match, receiving a red card for his role in a scuffle following his team's 2006 penalty shoot-out defeat to Germany.