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Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)[1] | ||
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Association | Argentine Football Association (AFA) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Lionel Scaloni | ||
Captain | Lionel Messi | ||
Most caps | Lionel Messi (160) | ||
Top scorer | Lionel Messi (81) | ||
Home stadium | Monumental Antonio V. Liberti | ||
FIFA code | ARG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 4 ![]() | ||
Highest | 1 (March 2007, October 2007–June 2008, July–October 2015, April 2016–April 2017) | ||
Lowest | 20 (August 1996) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) [3][4][5][6] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) ![]() ![]() (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)[7] ![]() ![]() (Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)[8] | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 17 (first in 1930) | ||
Best result | Champions (1978, 1986) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 43 (first in 1916) | ||
Best result | Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021) | ||
Panamerican Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1956) | ||
Best result | Champions (1960) | ||
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1993) | ||
Best result | Champions (1993) | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Champions (1992) | ||
The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.
La Selección (National Team), also known as La Albiceleste, has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost 4–2 to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands 3–1 at extra time. Argentina won again in 1986 with a 3–2 victory over West Germany, and a tournament campaign inspired by their captain Diego Maradona. They made the World Cup finals once more in 1990, and lost 1–0 to West Germany following a controversial penalty call in the 87th minute. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, made their fifth appearance in a World Cup final in 2014, again losing to Germany 1–0 during extra-time. Argentina's World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978 and Carlos Bilardo in 1986.
Argentina has also been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 15 times, most recently led by Lionel Messi in 2021, and are currently tied with Uruguay in most wins. The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions. Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, and Germany due to particular occurrences with one another throughout football history.[12][13]
The first match ever recorded for Argentina was against Uruguay, on 20 June 1902.[note 2] The game (which was the first international for both sides) was held in Montevideo and Argentina won 6–0.[3][6] During the first years of its existence, the Argentina national team only played friendly matches against other South American teams. The reasons for this varied, including long travel times between countries and the interruption of World War I.[15]
La Selección (national team), also known as the Albicelestes (sky blue and whites), has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost, 4–2, to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final in 1978, beating the Netherlands, 3–1. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. Argentina last reached the World Cup final in 2014, where it lost 1–0 to the Germany national football team. Previous to this their last World Cup final was in 1990, which is also lost, 1–0, to West Germany by a much-disputed penalty. Argentina's World Cup-winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, and Carlos Bilardo in 1986.
Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 15 times. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy, and the Nations' Cup in 1964. Argentina 'Olympic' team (with only three players of over 23 years of age included in the squad) won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.[16]
Argentina also won seven of the 18 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003 and 2019 .
In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time.[17]
Argentina play their most matches at River Plate stadium, Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti,[18][19] although the team has also played in other venues such as Rosario Central,[20] (during the 2010 World Cup qualification)[21][22] Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero,[23][24] Boca Juniors' stadium (La Bombonera)[24] Those venues were used in some matches of the 2022 World Cup qualification,[25] along with Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba and Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in the homonymous province.[26]
GEBA Stadium was the venue where Argentina played their first international matches as local team. The match held on September 13, 1908, for the Copa Newton v. Uruguay has a historic relevance for being the first time Argentine wore the light blue and white striped jersey, which would be the definitive uniform up to present days.[27] GEBA was also venue for the Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo, the first international South American competition organised in 1910. The Argentina national team played its last game at GEBA on October 19, 1919, when the squad won the Copa Premier Honor Argentino after thrashing Uruguay by 6–1,[28]
Other memorable venue for Argentina was Estadio Sportivo Barracas, which holds an important anecdotal fact in its history on October 2, 1924, when Argentina beat Uruguay 2–1 with a goal converted directly from a corner kick by forward Cesáreo Onzari. Since then, a goal like Onzari’s is referred as a Gol olímpico or Olympic goal.[29] Sportivo Barracas was the usual venue for Argentina from 1920 to 1932. The stadium would be later demolished in 1937.
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The kit first worn by Argentina in their official debut v Uruguay in 1902 was a light blue shirt.[30][31] On July 2, 1908, Argentina debuted the light blue vertical stripe on white jersey, when the squad played vs a team formed by Liga Paulista players at Velódromo Paulistano.[32] That striped jersey has remained as the official kit since then. The away kits usually have been in dark blue shades, varying the colors of shorts and socks.
Argentina has sported other kits until the blue strip on white kit was made official. On 3 June 1919 in Rio de Janeiro playing the "Roberto Chery Cup" against Brazil, Argentina wore a light blue kit, similar to Uruguay.[33] The trophy was established by Brazilian Football Confederation for the benefit of Roberto Chery's relatives. Chery was Uruguay's substitute goalkeeper and died during the 1919 South American Championship after collapsing in a game against Chile.[34]
At the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore the yellow jersey of Swedish club IFK Malmö in the match against West Germany, as the team arrived in Sweden without an away kit.
A last moment jersey changed at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico is memorable. Then manager Carlos Bilardo asked the team kit supplier Le Coq Sportif for a lighter blue shirt for the quarter-final in three days against England, that could not be provided. A member of coaching staff scoured the shops of Mexico City for 38 shirt plain shirts. They were transformed with an improvised version of the AFA emblem embroidered on to the shirts,[35] and silvery American football numbers ironed to the backs.[36] Argentina beat England with Diego Maradona's "goal of the century".[37][38] The shirt style became an emblem of the occasion and a collector's item.[39]
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Argentina debuted a black away kit, a first in their history.[40]
Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
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![]() | 1930–1934 | [41] |
![]() | 1966 | [42] |
![]() | 1973–1979 | [41][43] |
![]() | 1980–1989 | [41][44] |
![]() | 1990–1998 | [43][45] |
![]() | 1999–2001 | [46] |
![]() | 2001–present | [43] |
The Argentine Football Association ("AFA") logo has been always used as the team emblem. It debuted in the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, when Argentina added the AFA logo to their jackets, but not to the shirts.[35]
Nevertheless, the AFA emblem was not used on jerseys until 16 November 1976, when Argentina played the Soviet Union at Estadio Monumental. The first emblem was a simplified version of the crest (without the laurel wreath,[47] that was added for the 1982 World Cup).[35]
In 2004, the two stars added above the crest symbolized the national team FIFA World championships of 1978 and 1986.[47]
Win Draw Loss
3 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
21:00 ART (UTC−3) |
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Stadium: Estadio Único Attendance: 0 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
8 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Colombia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Barranquilla, Colombia |
18:00 COT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Attendance: 0 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
14 June 2021 Copa América | Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
18:00 BRT (UTC−3) |
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Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
18 June 2021 Copa América | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Brasília, Brazil |
21:00 BRT (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
21 June 2021 Copa América | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Brasília, Brazil |
21:00 BRT (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 0 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
28 June 2021 Copa América | Bolivia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Cuiabá, Brazil |
20:00 BRT (UTC−4) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Pantanal Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia) |
3 July 2021 Copa América | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Goiânia, Brazil |
22:00 BRT (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
6 July 2021 Copa América | Argentina ![]() | 1–1 (3–2 p) | ![]() | Brasília, Brazil |
22:00 BRT (UTC−3) |
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Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 0 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
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10 July 2021 Copa América Final | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
21:00 BRT (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay) |
2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Venezuela ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Caracas, Venezuela |
20:00 VET (UTC−4) |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) |
9 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
21:30 ART (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
7 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Paraguay ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Asunción, Paraguay |
20:00 PYST (UTC−3) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
10 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
20:30 ART (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
14 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
20:30 ART (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Uruguay ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Montevideo, Uruguay |
20:00 UYT (UTC−3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Campeón del Siglo Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | San Juan, Argentina |
20:30 ART (UTC−3) | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) |
27 January 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Chile ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Calama, Chile |
21:15 CLT (UTC−3) |
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Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
1 February 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Córdoba, Argentina |
20:30 ART (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: Chateau Carreras Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Argentina ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
20:30 ART (UTC−3) | Report | Stadium: El Monumental Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
29 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Ecuador ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
18:30 ECT (UTC−5) |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
1 June Finalissima | Italy ![]() | v | ![]() | London, England |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | BBC report CONMEBOL report |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
22 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Brazil ![]() | [48] | ![]() | TBD, Brazil |
--:-- BRT (UTC−3) | Report | Stadium: TBD |
22 November 2022 FIFA World Cup | Argentina ![]() | v | ![]() | Lusail, Qatar |
13:00 AST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium |
26 November 2022 FIFA World Cup | Argentina ![]() | v | ![]() | Lusail, Qatar |
22:00 AST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium |
30 November 2022 FIFA World Cup | Poland ![]() | v | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
22:00 AST (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadium 974 |
The following 29 players were called up to the squad for the 2022 Finalissima against Italy on 1 June 2022.[49]
Information correct as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Ecuador.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Franco Armani | (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 35) | 17 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Emiliano Martínez | (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 29) | 16 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Gerónimo Rulli | (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 30) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Juan Musso | (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Nicolás Otamendi | (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 34) | 90 | 4 | ![]() | |
2DF | Marcos Acuña | (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 30) | 41 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Nicolás Tagliafico | (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 29) | 39 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Germán Pezzella | (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 30) | 28 | 2 | ![]() | |
2DF | Nahuel Molina | (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 24) | 15 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Gonzalo Montiel | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 25) | 15 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Juan Foyth | (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 24) | 14 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Cristian Romero | (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 24) | 10 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Lisandro Martínez | (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Nehuén Pérez | (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Marcos Senesi | (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Ángel Di María | (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 34) | 121 | 24 | ![]() | |
3MF | Rodrigo De Paul | (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 27) | 39 | 2 | ![]() | |
3MF | Giovani Lo Celso | (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 26) | 38 | 2 | ![]() | |
3MF | Guido Rodríguez | (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 28) | 23 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Nicolás González | (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 24) | 19 | 3 | ![]() | |
3MF | Exequiel Palacios | (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 23) | 18 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Alejandro Gómez | (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 34) | 13 | 3 | ![]() | |
3MF | Alexis Mac Allister | (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Lionel Messi (captain) | (1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 (age 34) | 160 | 81 | ![]() | |
4FW | Lautaro Martínez | (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 24) | 37 | 19 | ![]() | |
4FW | Paulo Dybala | (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 28) | 32 | 2 | ![]() | |
4FW | Ángel Correa | (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 27) | 21 | 3 | ![]() | |
4FW | Joaquín Correa | (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 27) | 16 | 3 | ![]() | |
4FW | Julián Álvarez | (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 22) | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Esteban Andrada | (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 31) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Federico Gomes Gerth | (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Agustín Rossi | (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Agustín Marchesín | (1988-03-16) 16 March 1988 (age 34) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Lucas Martínez Quarta | (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 26) | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
2022 Finalissima PRE |
DF | Franco Carboni | (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Gastón Ávila | (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Facundo Medina | (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | José Luis Palomino | (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 32) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Leandro Paredes | (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 27) | 44 | 4 | ![]() |
2022 Finalissima PRE |
MF | Nicolás Domínguez | (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 23) | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
2022 Finalissima PRE |
MF | Lucas Ocampos | (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 27) | 10 | 2 | ![]() |
2022 Finalissima PRE |
MF | Emiliano Buendía | (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2022 Finalissima PRE |
MF | Manuel Lanzini | (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 29) | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Valentín Carboni | (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Alejandro Garnacho | (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Luka Romero | (2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Matías Soulé | (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Roberto Pereyra | (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 31) | 19 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Maximiliano Meza | (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 29) | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Thiago Almada | (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Enzo Fernández | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Cristian Medina | (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Santiago Simón | (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Exequiel Zeballos | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Lucas Alario | (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 29) | 9 | 3 | ![]() |
2022 Finalissima PRE |
FW | Lucas Boyé | (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Tiago Geralnik | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Nicolás Paz | (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Giovanni Simeone | (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 26) | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Sergio Agüero | (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 33) | 101 | 41 | Retired | v. ![]() |
COV Withdrew from the squad due to quarantine or infection by COVID-19 |
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Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Lionel Messi | 160 | 81 | 2005–present |
2 | Javier Mascherano | 147 | 3 | 2003–2018 |
3 | Javier Zanetti[lower-alpha 1] | 143 | 4 | 1994–2011 |
4 | Ángel Di María | 121 | 24 | 2008–present |
5 | Roberto Ayala[lower-alpha 2] | 114 | 7 | 1994–2007 |
6 | Diego Simeone | 104 | 11 | 1988–2002 |
7 | Sergio Agüero | 101 | 41 | 2006–2021 |
8 | Oscar Ruggeri | 97 | 7 | 1983–1994 |
9 | Sergio Romero | 96 | 0 | 2009–2018 |
10 | Diego Maradona | 91 | 34 | 1977–1994 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Lionel Messi (list) | 81 | 160 | 0.51 | 2005–present |
2 | Gabriel Batistuta[lower-alpha 3] (list) | 54 | 77 | 0.7 | 1991–2002 |
3 | Sergio Agüero | 41 | 101 | 0.41 | 2006–2021 |
4 | Hernán Crespo | 35 | 64 | 0.55 | 1995–2007 |
5 | Diego Maradona (list) | 34 | 91 | 0.37 | 1977–1994 |
6 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 31 | 75 | 0.41 | 2009–2018 |
7 | Luis Artime | 24 | 25 | 0.96 | 1961–1967 |
Ángel Di María | 24 | 121 | 0.2 | 2008–present | |
9 | Leopoldo Luque | 22 | 45 | 0.49 | 1975–1981 |
Daniel Passarella | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 1976–1986 |
Year | Player | Caps | Goals |
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1978 | Daniel Passarella | 70 | 22 |
1986 | Diego Maradona | 91 | 34 |
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Squad |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
![]() | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
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![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
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Total | 15 Titles | 43/47 | 202 | 127 | 42 | 33 | 474 | 182 | — |
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Squad |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Squad |
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Total | 1 Title | 3/10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | — |
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![]() | Silver medal | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | Squad |
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![]() | Quarter-finals | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
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![]() | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
Total | 4/19 | 0-1-0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 20 | — |
Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina have played against FIFA recognized teams.[61]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 71.4% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 80% |
![]() | 41 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 107 | 36 | +71 | 70.7% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100% |
![]() | 109 | 40 | 26 | 43 | 162 | 166 | –4 | 36.7% |
![]() | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 88.8% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
![]() | 94 | 61 | 27 | 6 | 196 | 74 | +122 | 64.9% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0% |
![]() | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 50% |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 71.4% |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 40% |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | –3 | 33.3% |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 33.3% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
![]() | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 96 | 35 | +61 | 57.9% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
![]() | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | –4 | 28.5% |
![]() | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 50% |
![]() | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43.4% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100% |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 71.4% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50% |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 60% |
![]() | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | –7 | 26.6% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 85.7% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 48.3% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100% |
![]() | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | –7 | 11.1% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100% |
![]() | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 66.6% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100% |
![]() | 106 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 217 | 111 | +106 | 51.8% |
![]() | 53 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 105 | 45 | +60 | 64.1% |
![]() | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 54.5% |
![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 62.5% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 83.3% |
![]() | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 66.6% |
![]() | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 30.7% |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50% |
![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 50% |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 75% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | –1 | 42.8% |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 71.4% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
![]() | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 63.6% |
![]() | 202 | 94 | 49 | 59 | 325 | 234 | +91 | 46.5% |
![]() | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 18 | +72 | 85.1% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
Total (78) | 1052 | 571 | 260 | 220 | 1971 | 1082 | +889 | 54.3% |
Argentina have a long and fierce rivalry with their South American neighbours.[62]
With a rivalry stemming from the 1966 World Cup and intensified by the Falklands War of 1982, Argentina and England have had numerous confrontations in World Cup tournaments. Among them was the quarter-final match in 1986, where Diego Maradona scored two goals against England. The first was a handball, but was ruled legal by the referee. The second, scored minutes later, saw Maradona passing five England outfield players before scoring, and is often described as one of the greatest goals in football history.
The nations were paired together in the Round of 16 at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, won by Argentina on penalties, and again at the group stage in 2002, England winning 1–0 through a penalty by David Beckham who had been sent off in the tie four years earlier.
Argentina have played Germany in seven FIFA World Cup matches including three FIFA World Cup finals: In 1986 Argentina won 3–2, but in 1990 it was the Germans who were the victors by a 1–0 scoreline.
In 1958 they met for the first time in the group stage, where Argentina suffered a 1–3 loss to defending champions West Germany.[63] In 1966 both again faced each other in the group stage which ended in a scoreless draw.[64] 2006 they met in the quarter-finals; Argentina lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They met again at the same stage in 2010, this time ending with a 4–0 victory for Germany. They played each other for the third consecutive World Cup in the Brazil 2014 event's final, where Argentina was defeated in extra time by a score of 1–0.
Argentina have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbours, that came into existence from the early South American Championships, the 1928 Summer Olympics and the first World Cup final, held in 1930.
Argentina and Uruguay hold the record for most international matches played between two countries.[3] The two teams have faced each other 197 times since 1902. The first match between Argentina and Uruguay was also the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom.[note 5]
A minor rivalry developed from the 1990s between Argentina and Nigeria, based not on geographical proximity, long-term battles for honours or factors outside football, but due to the frequency of significant matches between them.[65][66][67][68][69][70] This has included five World Cup group games, all won by Argentina by a single goal margin: 2–1 in 1994, 1–0 in 2002, 1–0 in 2010, 3–2 in 2014 and 2–1 in 2018. The fixture is the most common in the competition's history involving an African nation,[71] and has occurred in five of the six tournaments for which Nigeria has qualified. The sides also met in the 1995 King Fahd Cup (the predecessor to the Confederations Cup) as champions of their respective continents, drawing 0–0.
Below full international level, their Olympic teams also faced off in the gold medal match in 1996 (3–2 to Nigeria), and 2008 (1–0 to Argentina). The final of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was also played between them; both Argentina goals in their 2–1 win were scored by Lionel Messi, who would go on to find the net for the senior team in the 2014[72] and 2018[73] World Cup fixtures. On 6 September 2011, Bangabandhu National Stadium hosted an international friendly football match between the full-strength Argentina and Nigeria teams, featuring Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Javier Mascherano and John Obi Mikel among the other star players of both nations. Argentina won 3–1 with goals from then-Real Madrid teammates Gonzalo Higuaín and Ángel Di María, and an own goal from Nigeria's Elderson Echiéjilé with Chinedu Obasi scoring Nigeria's lone goal.
The sense of rivalry is more keenly felt on the Nigerian side, as Argentina have won almost all of their encounters and have much bigger rivalries with Brazil, England, Germany and Uruguay in contrast to the West Africans who remain keen to finally overcome a more illustrious foe.[66]
Competition | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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World Cup | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Copa América | 15 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
Confederations Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Panamerican Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 20 | 21 | 5 | 46 |
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