Argentina national football team

Argentina
Nickname(s)La Albiceleste
(The White and Sky Blue)[1]
AssociationArgentine Football Association (AFA)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachLionel Scaloni
CaptainLionel Messi
Most capsLionel Messi (164)
Top scorerLionel Messi (90)
Home stadium
List
  • Antonio V. Liberti
    (Buenos Aires)
    Alberto J. Armando
    (Buenos Aires)
    Ciudad de La Plata
    (La Plata)
    Mario Alberto Kempes
    (Córdoba)
    Malvinas Argentinas
    (Mendoza)
    San Juan del Bicentenario
    (San Juan)
    Único Madre de Ciudades
    (Santiago del Estero)
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 3 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July–October 2015, April 2016 – April 2017)
Lowest20 (August 1996)
First international
 Uruguay 0–6 Argentina 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) [3][4][5][6]
Biggest win
 Argentina 12–0 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina 
(Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958)
 Bolivia 6–1 Argentina 
(La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)[7]
 Spain 6–1 Argentina 
(Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)[8]
World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1930)
Best resultChampions (1978, 1986)
Copa América
Appearances43 (first in 1916)
Best resultChampions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1956)
Best resultChampions (1960)
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Appearances2 (first in 1993)
Best resultChampions (1993, 2022)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1992)
Best resultChampions (1992)
Medal record
Olympic Games[9]
1928 AmsterdamTeam[note 1]
FIFA World Cup
1978 ArgentinaTeam
1986 MexicoTeam
1930 UruguayTeam
1990 ItalyTeam
2014 BrazilTeam
Copa América
1921 ArgentinaTeam
1925 ArgentinaTeam
1927 PeruTeam
1929 ArgentinaTeam
1937 ArgentinaTeam
1941 ChileTeam
1945 ChileTeam
1946 ArgentinaTeam
1947 EcuadorTeam
1955 ChileTeam
1957 PeruTeam
1959 ArgentinaTeam
1991 ChileTeam
1993 EcuadorTeam
2021 BrazilTeam
1916 ArgentinaTeam
1917 UruguayTeam
1920 ChileTeam
1923 UruguayTeam
1924 UruguayTeam
1926 ChileTeam
1935 PeruTeam
1942 UruguayTeam
1959 EcuadorTeam
1967 UruguayTeam
2004 PeruTeam
2007 VenezuelaTeam
2015 ChileTeam
2016 United StatesTeam
1919 BrazilTeam
1956 UruguayTeam
1963 BoliviaTeam
1989 BrazilTeam
2019 BrazilTeam

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. Argentina is the most successful team in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, having won it twice (1993 and 2022). Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, and Germany.[12][13]

History

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. 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 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions in 1993 and 2022, 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]

Home stadium
Estadio Monumental, frequent venue of Argentina

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.

Team image

Kit
The classic light blue and white striped jersey was first worn on 2 July 1908 in a friendly match at Sao Paulo
The blue shirt worn v England at the 1986 World Cup, when Diego Maradona scored "the goal of the century"
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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 suppliers
The AFA emblem that was added to playing kits in 1976
Kit supplier Period Notes
Gath & Chaves1930–1934[41]
Sportlandia1966[42]
Adidas1973–1979[41][43]
Le Coq Sportif1980–1989[41][44]
Adidas1990–1998[43][45]
Reebok1999–2001[46]
Adidas2001–present[43]

Crest

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]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021
12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Uruguay  0–1  Argentina Montevideo, Uruguay
20:00 UYT (UTC−3) Report
  • Di María 7'
 Stadium: Estadio Campeón del Siglo
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  0–0  Brazil San Juan, Argentina
20:30 ART (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

2022
27 January 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  1–2  Argentina Calama, Chile
21:15 CLT (UTC−3)
  • Brereton 20'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
1 February 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  1–0  Colombia Córdoba, Argentina
20:30 ART (UTC−3)
  • La. Martínez 29'
 Report Stadium: Chateau Carreras
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  3–0  Venezuela Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:30 ART (UTC−3)
Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
29 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ecuador  1–1  Argentina Guayaquil, Ecuador
18:30 ECT (UTC−5)
  • Valencia 90+3'
 Report
  • Álvarez 24'
 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
1 June 2022 Finalissima Italy  0–3  Argentina London, England
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report
  • La. Martínez 28'
  • Di María 45+1'
  • Dybala 90+4'
 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,112
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
5 June Friendly Argentina  5–0  Estonia Pamplona, Spain
19:00 (UTC+2)
  • Messi 8' (pen.), 45', 47', 71', 76'
 Report Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 18,332
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
23 September Friendly Argentina  3–0  Honduras Miami Gardens, United States
20:00 (UTC-4)
  • La. Martínez 16'
  • Messi 45+2' (pen.), 69'
 Report Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Referee: Rubiel Vasquez (United States)
27 September Friendly Jamaica  0–3  Argentina Harrison, United States
20:00 (UTC-4) Report
  • Álvarez 13'
  • Messi 86', 89'
 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)
16 November Friendly United Arab Emirates  v  Argentina Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Report Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
22 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina  v  Saudi Arabia Lusail, Qatar
13:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium
26 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina  v  Mexico Lusail, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium
30 November 2022 FIFA World Cup Poland  v  Argentina Doha, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Stadium 974

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Lionel Scaloni
Assistant coach Pablo Aimar
Assistant coach Roberto Ayala
Assistant coach Walter Samuel
Assistant coach (analyst) Matías Manna
Fitness coach Luis Martín
Goalkeeping coach Martín Tocalli

Manager history
  • Ángel Vázquez (1924–25)
  • José Lago Millán (1927–28)
  • Francisco Olazar (1928–29)
  • Francisco Olazar & Juan J. Tramutola (1929–30)
  • Felipe Pascucci (1934)
  • Manuel Seoane (1934–37)
  • Ángel Fernández Roca (1937–39)
  • Guillermo Stábile (1939–58)
  • Victorio Spinetto (1959)
  • Guillermo Stábile (1960–61)
  • Juan Carlos Lorenzo (1962–63)
  • Alejandro Galán (1963)
  • Horacio Torres (1963–64)
  • José María Minella (1964–68)
  • Renato Cesarini (1968)
  • Humberto Maschio (1968–69)
  • Adolfo Pedernera (1969)
  • Juan José Pizzuti (1969–72)
  • Omar Sívori (1972–74)
  • Vladislao Cap (1974)
  • César Luis Menotti (1974–83)
  • Carlos Bilardo (1983–90)
  • Alfio Basile (1990–94)
  • Daniel Passarella (1994–98)
  • Marcelo Bielsa (1998–2004)
  • José Pékerman (2004–06)
  • Alfio Basile (2006–08)
  • Diego Maradona (2008–10)
  • Sergio Batista (2010–11)
  • Alejandro Sabella (2011–14)
  • Gerardo Martino (2014–16)
  • Edgardo Bauza (2016–17)
  • Jorge Sampaoli (2017–18)
  • Lionel Scaloni (2018–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 48 players were named in the preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[52]

Information correct as of 27 September 2022, after the match against Jamaica.[53]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Emiliano Martínez (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 18 0 Aston Villa
1GK Franco Armani (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 18 0 River Plate
1GK Agustín Marchesín (1988-03-16) 16 March 1988 8 0 Celta de Vigo
1GK Gerónimo Rulli (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 4 0 Villarreal
1GK Juan Musso (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 2 0 Atalanta
1GK Agustín Rossi (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 0 0 Boca Juniors
2DF Nicolás Otamendi (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 92 4 Benfica
2DF Marcos Acuña (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 42 0 Sevilla
2DF Nicolás Tagliafico (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 42 0 Lyon
2DF Germán Pezzella (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 31 2 Betis
2DF Nahuel Molina (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 19 0 Atlético Madrid
2DF Gonzalo Montiel (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 17 0 Sevilla
2DF Juan Foyth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 15 0 Villarreal
2DF Cristian Romero (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 12 1 Tottenham Hotspur
2DF Lucas Martínez Quarta (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 11 0 Fiorentina
2DF Lisandro Martínez (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 9 0 Manchester United
2DF Facundo Medina (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 2 0 Lens
2DF Marcos Senesi (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 1 0 Bournemouth
2DF Nehuén Pérez (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 1 0 Udinese
3MF Ángel Di María (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 123 25 Juventus
3MF Leandro Paredes (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 45 4 Juventus
3MF Rodrigo De Paul (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 43 2 Atlético Madrid
3MF Giovani Lo Celso (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 41 2 Villarreal
3MF Guido Rodríguez (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 25 1 Betis
3MF Nicolás González (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 21 3 Fiorentina
3MF Exequiel Palacios (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 20 0 Bayer Leverkusen
3MF Roberto Pereyra (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 19 2 Udinese
3MF Alejandro Gómez (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 15 3 Sevilla
3MF Nicolás Domínguez (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 11 1 Bologna
3MF Maximiliano Meza (1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 11 0 Monterrey
3MF Lucas Ocampos (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 10 2 Ajax
3MF Alexis Mac Allister (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 7 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
3MF Enzo Fernández (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 2 0 Benfica
3MF Emiliano Buendía (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 1 0 Aston Villa
3MF Thiago Almada (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 1 0 Atlanta United
3MF Matías Soulé (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 0 0 Juventus
3MF Nicolás Paz (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 0 0 Real Madrid B
3MF Luka Romero (2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 0 0 Lazio
3MF Valentín Carboni (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 0 0 Internazionale U19
4FW Lionel Messi (captain) (1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 164 90 Paris Saint-Germain
4FW Lautaro Martínez (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 40 21 Internazionale
4FW Paulo Dybala (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 34 3 Roma
4FW Ángel Correa (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 22 3 Atlético Madrid
4FW Joaquín Correa (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 18 3 Internazionale
4FW Julián Álvarez (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 11 2 Manchester City
4FW Lucas Alario (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 9 3 Eintracht Frankfurt
4FW Giovanni Simeone (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 5 1 Napoli
4FW Alejandro Garnacho (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 0 0 Manchester United

Recent call-ups

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
GK Esteban Andrada (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 4 0 Monterrey v.  Venezuela, 24 March 2022 PRE
GK Federico Gomes Gerth (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 0 0 Tigre v.  Uruguay, 12 November 2021
DF Franco Carboni (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 0 0 Cagliari v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2022
DF Gastón Ávila (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 0 0 Royal Antwerp v.  Uruguay, 12 November 2021
MF Manuel Lanzini (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 5 1 West Ham United v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2022
MF Tiago Geralnik (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 0 0 Villarreal B v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2022
MF Cristian Medina (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 0 0 Boca Juniors v.  Uruguay, 12 November 2021
MF Santiago Simón (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002 0 0 River Plate v.  Uruguay, 12 November 2021
FW Lucas Boyé (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 1 0 Elche v.  Ecuador, 29 March 2022
FW Exequiel Zeballos (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 0 0 Boca Juniors v.  Uruguay, 12 November 2021

COV Withdrew from the squad due to quarantine or infection by COVID-19
INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Suspended

Individual records
As of 28 September 2022[54]
Players in bold are still active with Argentina.

Most capped players
Lionel Messi is Argentina's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Lionel Messi 164 90 2005–present
2 Javier Mascherano 147 3 2003–2018
3 Javier Zanetti 145 5 1994–2011
4 Ángel Di María 123 25 2008–present
5 Roberto Ayala 115 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 Nicolás Otamendi 92 4 2009–present

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Lionel Messi (list) 90 164 0.55 2005–present
2 Gabriel Batistuta (list) 56 78 0.72 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 Ángel Di María 25 123 0.2 2008–present
8 Luis Artime 24 25 0.96 1961–1967
9 Leopoldo Luque 22 45 0.49 1975–1981
Daniel Passarella 22 70 0.31 1976–1986

World Cup winning captains
World Cup winning captains of Argentina
Daniel Passarella in 1978
Diego Maradona in 1986
Year Player Caps Goals
1978 Daniel Passarella 70 22
1986 Diego Maradona 91 34

Goals
  • Most goals scored: 90, Lionel Messi, 2005–[55]
  • Oldest goalscorer: Martín Palermo, 36 years and 7 months old in 2010 against Greece
  • Youngest goalscorer: Diego Maradona, 18 years, 7 months and 4 days old in 1979 against Scotland[56]
  • Youngest player to score in a FIFA World Cup match: Lionel Messi, 18 years and 357 days, against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006[57]
  • Most goals scored in a single match: 5 – Manuel Seoane in 1925, Juan Marvezzi in 1941, Lionel Messi in 2022[58]
  • Most goals scored in a calendar year: 12 – Gabriel Batistuta (1998) and Lionel Messi (2012)[59]

Manager records
Most appearances
Guillermo Stábile: 127[60] Guillermo coached Argentina in 123 matches which made him among the few coaches who were in charge of more than 100 international matches. While still with the national team, he led them to victories in the South American Championship in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, and 1957.[61]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 9 Squad Qualified as invitees
1934 Round 1 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Squad Qualified automatically
1938 Withdrew Withdrew
1950
1954
1958 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 5 10 Squad 4 3 0 1 10 2
1962 10th 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 3
1966 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 2 Squad 4 3 1 0 9 2
1970 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 4 6
1974 Round 2 8th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 9 2
1978 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 15 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
1982 Round 2 11th 5 2 0 3 8 7 Squad Qualified as defending champions
1986 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 5 Squad 6 4 1 1 12 6
1990 Runners-up 2nd 7 2 3 2 5 4 Squad Qualified as defending champions
1994 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 6 Squad 8 4 2 2 9 10
1998 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 10 4 Squad 16 8 6 2 23 13
2002 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 18 13 4 1 42 15
2006 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 11 3 Squad 18 10 4 4 29 17
2010 5th 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad 18 8 4 6 23 20
2014 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 8 4 Squad 16 9 5 2 35 15
2018 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 6 9 Squad 18 7 7 4 19 16
2022 Qualified 17 11 6 0 27 8
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 2 Titles 18/22 81 43 15 23 137 93 — 153 86 42 25 262 135
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Copa América
South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1916Runners-up2nd312072 Squad
1917Runners-up2nd320153 Squad
1919Third place3rd310277 Squad
1920Runners-up2nd312042 Squad
1921Champions1st330050 Squad
1922Fourth place4th420263 Squad
1923Runners-up2nd320166 Squad
1924Runners-up2nd312020 Squad
1925Champions1st4310114 Squad
1926Runners-up2nd4211143 Squad
1927Champions1st3300154 Squad
1929Champions1st330091 Squad
1935Runners-up2nd320185 Squad
1937Champions1st6501145 Squad
1939Withdrew
1941Champions1st4400102 Squad
1942Runners-up2nd6411216 Squad
1945Champions1st6510225 Squad
1946Champions1st5500173 Squad
1947Champions1st7610284 Squad
1949Withdrew
1953
1955Champions1st5410186 Squad
1956Third place3rd530253 Squad
1957Champions1st6501256 Squad
1959Champions1st6510195 Squad
1959Runners-up2nd421199 Squad
1963Third place3rd63121510 Squad
1967Runners-up2nd5401123 Squad
1975Group stage5th4202174 Squad
1979Group stage8th411276 Squad
1983Group stage6th413054 Squad
1987Fourth place4th411254 Squad
1989Third place3rd723224 Squad
1991Champions1st7610166 Squad
1993Champions1st624064 Squad
1995Quarter-finals5th421186 Squad
1997Quarter-finals6th412143 Squad
1999Quarter-finals8th420266 Squad
2001Withdrew
2004Runners-up2nd6411166 Squad
2007Runners-up2nd6501166 Squad
2011Quarter-finals7th413052 Squad
2015Runners-up2nd6330103 Squad
2016Runners-up2nd6510182 Squad
2019Third place3rd631276 Squad
2021Champions1st7520123 Squad
2024Qualified
Total15 Titles43/472021274233474182—

FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1992 Champions1st220071 Squad
1995 Runners-up2nd311153 Squad
1997 Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005 Runners-up2nd52211010 Squad
2009 Did not qualify
2013
2017
Total 1 Title 3/10 10 5 3 2 22 14 —

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1985 Did not qualify
1993 Champions1st101011
2022 Champions1st110030
Total 2 Titles 2/3 2 1 1 0 4 1
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Notes
  • 1928: Senior squad [note 3]
  • 1928–1988: Amateur (youth) players [10]
  • 1992–present: u-23 players [11][10]
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1896 No football tournament
1900 Did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928Silver medal2nd5311257 Squad
1932 No football tournament
1936 Did not participate
1948
1952
1956
1960Quarter-finals7th320164 Squad
1964Group stage10th201134 Squad
1968 Did not qualify
1972
1976
1980 Qualified but withdrew
1984 Did not qualify
1988Quarter-finals8th411245 Squad
Total4/190–1–0146353820—

Head-to-head record

Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina have played against FIFA recognized teams.[62]

As of 27 September 2022

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

  1. Includes matches against  West Germany.
  2. Includes matches against  Soviet Union.
  3. Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

Rivalries

Brazil

Argentina have a long and fierce rivalry with their South American neighbours Brazil.[63]

England

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.

Germany
Action from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Germany

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.[64] In 1966 both again faced each other in the group stage which ended in a scoreless draw.[65] In 2006 they met in the quarter-finals; Argentina lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw, which was followed by a brawl on the pitch involving several players.[66][67] 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.

Uruguay

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]

Nigeria

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.[68][69][70][71][72][73] 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,[74] 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[75] and 2018[76] World Cup fixtures.

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.[69]

Honours

Official
  • FIFA World Cup
  • South American Championship / Copa América
    • Champions (15): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021
    • Runners-up (14): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1967, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016
    • Third place (5): 1919, 1956, 1963, 1989, 2019
    • Fourth place (2): 1922, 1987
  • Panamerican Championship
    • Champions (1): 1960
    • Runners-up (1): 1956
  • FIFA Confederations Cup
    • Champions (1): 1992
    • Runners-up (2): 1995, 2005
  • CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
    • Champions (2): 1993, 2022

Olympic team

Friendly
  • Newton Cup[note 6] (17): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976 (record)
  • Lipton Cup[note 6] (18): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992 (record)
  • Copa Premier Honor Argentino (7): 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914,1918, 1919, 1980 (record)
  • Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo[note 7] (1): 1910
  • Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo (5): 1915, 1916, 1917, 1923, 1924
  • Copa Juan Mignaburu[note 6] (5): 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1943 (record)
  • Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez[note 6] (3): 1935, 1936, 1943 (record)
  • Roca Cup[note 8] (4): 1923, 1939, 1940, 1971 (shared) [77]
  • Superclásico de las Américas[note 8] (2): 2017, 2019
  • Nations' Cup[note 9] (1): 1964
  • Kirin Cup[note 10] (2): 1992, 2003
  • Copa Times of India (1): 2011[78]
  • San Juan Cup (1): 2019[79]

Chronology of Titles
Headquarters Tournament Year N.º
ArgentinaCopa América19211º
ArgentinaCopa América19252º
PeruCopa América19273º
ArgentinaCopa América19294º
ArgentinaCopa América19375º
ChileCopa América19416º
ChileCopa América19457º
ArgentinaCopa América19468º
EcuadorCopa América19479º
ChileCopa América195510º
PeruCopa América195711º
ArgentinaCopa América195912º
Costa RicaPanamerican Championship196013º
ArgentinaWorld Cup197814º
MexicoWorld Cup198615º
ChileCopa América199116º
Saudi ArabiaConfederations Cup199217º
ArgentinaCONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions199318º
EcuadorCopa América199319º
BrazilCopa América202120º
EnglandCONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions202221º

Summary
Senior CompetitionTotal
World Cup 2305
Copa América 1514534
Confederations Cup 1203
Olympic Games 0101
Panamerican Championship 1102
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions 2002
Total2121547
Notes
  1. Senior squad participations include the 1928–1936 period so only amateur players were allowed from the 1948 Games, and only U-23 players starting in 1992. For further information, see Argentina national under-23 football team.

See also
  • List of Argentina international footballers
  • Argentina national under-23 football team
  • Argentina national under-20 football team
  • Argentina national under-17 football team
  • Vamos, vamos, Argentina

Notes and references

Notes
  1. From 1992 on, medals won by Argentina were with the U-23 team, not the senior squad, as ruled by the IOC.[10][11]
  2. There is a precedent of a match played between an Argentine representative v an Uruguayan side on 16 May 1901 in Paso del Molino. Nevertheless, most historians discard this match as the first, stating that match was not organised by the AUF but by the Albion F.C.. In fact, the initial lineup featured nine players from Albion and two from Nacional.[5][14][4]
  3. Rules of IOC stated that only amateur players could participate but football in South America was not professional in those years, Argentina compete with its senior squad.
  4. A match against England on 17 May 1953 was abandoned, and the result declared void, hence the number of matches played is greater than the total of wins/draws/losses.
  5. Although Canada and the United States played two internationals in 1885 and 1886, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1904 and the United States did not play one until 1916.
  6. Organised by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations
  7. Organised as part of the celebrations for the Argentine Centennial.
  8. Organised by Brazilian and Argentine Associations
  9. Organised by the Brazilian Confederation
  10. Organised by Japanese Kirin Company

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