<P> In 1929, Argentina hosted a new edition of the South American championship, winning its second consecutive title . Argentina finished unbeaten once more, defeating all its rivals in the group: Peru (3--0), Paraguay (4--1) and Uruguay in the last match played in the Estadio Gasómetro of Buenos Aires . Most of players that took part of the team would play for Argentina in the first World Cup organized by FIFA one year later . </P> <P> Argentina was one of the 13 national teams attending to the inaugural FIFA World Cup hosted by Uruguay . </P> <P> In the inaugural match of the World Cup, Argentina defeated France 1--0 . The national team then beat Mexico 6--3 and finished its run in the first stage by defeating Chile 3--1 . Argentina qualified to the semi-finals where the squad widely beat the United States 6--1 . On July 30, Argentina played its first World Cup final against Uruguay, but lost 4--2 . </P> <P> Argentina played only one game at the next World Cup in Italy in 1934 . The tournament format was a knockout tournament, and Argentina lost its only match 3--2 to Sweden . Argentina would not participate in the 1938 World Cup in France, the last before World War II . The first World Cup after the War was the 1950 World Cup held in Brazil, but Argentina did not enter the competition due to a conflict with the Brazilian Football Confederation . For the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, Argentina refused to participate . </P>

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