ARGENTINA Best World Cup performance: Winners in 1978 and 1986Other notable performances: 15-time Copa America winners, including in 2021; FIFA Confederations Cup winners in 1992; Olympic gold medal in 2004 and 2008FIFA ranking: 3rdMain clubs: River Plate, Boca Juniors, Racing, Independiente, San Lorenzo, Velez Sarsfield, Newell’s Old BoysHow they qualified: Runners-up to Brazil in the single South American qualifying groupCoach: Lionel Scaloni, 44, was the assistant to Jorge Sampaoli during Argentina’s disappointing 2018 World Cup campaign. He then replaced Sampaoli, initially on an interim b…