Argentina national football team
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| Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste (The White and Sky-Blues) | ||
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| Association | Argentine Football Association (AFA) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Lionel Scaloni | ||
| Captain | Lionel Messi | ||
| Most caps | Javier Mascherano (147) | ||
| Top scorer | Lionel Messi (65) | ||
| Home stadium |
Antonio Vespucio Liberti (El Monumental) | ||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current |
11  | ||
| Highest | 1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July – October 2015, April 2016 – April 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 24 (August 1996) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current |
13  | ||
| Highest | 1 (July 2007, May – July 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 26 (June 1990) | ||
| First international | |||
  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[note 1][1] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959)  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993) .svg.png){kind=small} (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)  (Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Champion (1978, 1986) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 41 (first in 1916) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993) | ||
| 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 football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), 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 the Albicelestes, 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 at extra time, 3–1. Argentina won again in 1986, through a 3–2 victory over West Germany, and a tournament campaign led by 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 been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times, being second only to Uruguay in Copa América victories. Argentina have also won the 'extra' South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy. The Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.[2]
Argentina, Brazil, Germany[note 2] and France are the only national teams that have won the three most important men's titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament. They have also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina and Brazil, and UEFA European Championship for Germany and France).[4][5]
Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, and Germany due to historic occurrences with one another throughout football history.[6][7]
History
The first match ever recorded by Argentina was against Uruguay.[note 1] The game was held in Montevideo on 16 May 1901 and Argentina won 3–2. 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 World War I.[10]
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 Germany. Previous to this their last World Cup final was in 1990, which it 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 14 times and also winning the "extra" South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy. An Argentina 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.[11]
Argentina also won six of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003.
In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time.[12]
Team image
Kits and crest
The first jersey worn by Argentina was a white shirt, when the national side officially debuted against Uruguay in 1902.[13] In August 1908, Argentina wore the white and light blue in vertical stripes jersey for the first time.[14] That kit would become the official kit since then. The away kits usually have been in dark blue tones, varying the colors of shorts and socks.
Nevertheless, Argentina wore other uniforms a few times. One of them was on 3 June 1919 in Rio de Janeiro playing the "Roberto Chery Cup" against Brazil. That time Argentina wore a light blue kit, similar to Uruguay.[15] 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.[16]
At the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore Swedish club IFK Malmö's yellow jersey in the match against West Germany, as the team did not take away uniforms to Sweden.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Argentina wore a black away kit for the first time in their history.[17]
Kit suppliers
| Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
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 | 1930–1934 | [18] |
 | 1973–1979 | [18][19] |
 | 1980–1989 | [18][20] |
| 1990–1998 | [19][21] |
 | 1999–2001 | [22] |
| 2001–present | [19] |
Managers
The first Argentina national team manager was Ángel Vázquez, appointed in 1924. Guillermo Stábile is the manager with the most matches coaching the team (127).[23] Here is the complete list of managers:[24][25][26]
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Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2017
| 31 August 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Uruguay |
0–0 | |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| 20:00 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru) |
| 5 September 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Argentina |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| 20:30 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
| 5 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Argentina |
0–0 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| 20:30 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Attendance: 47,960 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
| 10 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Ecuador |
1–3 | |
Quito, Ecuador |
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| 18:30 (UTC−5) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
| 11 November 2017 Friendly | Russia  |
0–1 | |
Moscow, Russia |
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| 16:00 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,750 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
2018
| 23 March 2018 Friendly | Italy  |
0–2 | |
Manchester, England |
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| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Report | Banega  Lanzini |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
| 27 March 2018 Friendly | Spain |
6–1 | |
Madrid, Spain |
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| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Costa Isco Thiago Aspas |
Report | Otamendi |
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 65,541 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 29 May 2018 Friendly | Argentina |
4–0 |  |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| 20:00 (UTC–3) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Arnaldo Ariel Samaniego (Paraguay) |
| 16 June 2018 2018 World Cup | Argentina |
1–1 |  |
Moscow, Russia |
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| 16:00 MSK (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 21 June 2018 2018 World Cup | Argentina |
0–3 |  |
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
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| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 43,319 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 26 June 2018 2018 World Cup | Nigeria  |
1–2 | |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
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| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 64,468 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 30 June 2018 2018 World Cup | France |
4–3 | |
Kazan, Russia |
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| 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 42,873 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
| 7 September 2018 Friendly | Argentina |
3–0 |  |
Los Angeles, United States |
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| 20:00 (PST) | Report | Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) |
| 11 September 2018 Friendly | Colombia |
0–0 | |
East Rutherford, United States |
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| 20:00 (EST) | Report | Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 35,624 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) |
| 11 October 2018 Friendly | Iraq  |
0–4 | |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| 21:00 (AST) | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia) |
| 16 October 2018 Friendly | Brazil  |
v | |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
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| Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 17 November 2018 Friendly | Argentina |
v |  |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando |
| 21 November 2018 Friendly | Argentina |
v | |
San Juan, Argentina |
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| Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
| Fitness Coach | Vacant |
Players
Current squad
The following 28 players were called up for the two friendly matches against Iraq and Brazil on 11 and 15 October 2018 respectively.[27]
Caps and goals correct as of: 11 October 2018, after the match against Iraq.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | |||||||
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Round 1 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
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Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
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Did Not Qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
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Round 2 | 8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
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Round 2 | 11th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
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Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | |
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Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | |
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 15 | |
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |
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| Total | 2 Titles | 17/21 | 81 | 43 | 15 | 23 | 137 | 93 | 136 | 75 | 36 | 25 | 235 | 127 | |
FIFA Confederations Cup
| FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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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 | - |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
South American Football Championship
| South American Football Championship | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| Withdrew | |||||||
| Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
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| Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 12 Titles | 26/29 | 113 | 81 | 15 | 17 | 314 | 107 |
Copa América
| Copa América | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 | Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| Group Stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Group Stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Fourth Place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
 | Quarter-Finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Withdrew | |||||||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Quarter-Finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
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| Total | 2 Titles | 15/16 | 76 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 141 | 66 |
Olympics record
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| Quarter-Finals | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Group Stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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| Silver Medal | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
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| Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
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| Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| Total | 2 Gold Medals 2 Silver Medal | 8/19 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 32 |
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an amateur tournament from 1908 to 1988.
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992 (with three players of over 23 years of age allowed in the squad).
Pan American Games
Argentina has won 6 of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003.
| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Round 1 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Round 1 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
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| Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
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 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Round 1 | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
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| Total | 6 Titles | 14/16 | 60 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 134 | 43 |
Records and statistics
Most capped players
| Rank. | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Javier Mascherano | 2003–2018 | 147 | 3 |
| 2 | Javier Zanetti | 1994–2011 | 143 | 4 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | 2005– | 128 | 65 |
| 4 | Roberto Ayala | 1994–2007 | 114 | 7 |
| 5 | Diego Simeone | 1988–2002 | 104 | 9 |
| 6 | Ángel Di María | 2008– | 97 | 20 |
| Oscar Ruggeri | 1983–1994 | 97 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sergio Romero | 2009– | 94 | 0 |
| 9 | Diego Maradona | 1977–1994 | 91 | 34 |
| 10 | Sergio Agüero | 2006– | 89 | 39 |
Top goalscorers
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- As of 30 June 2018, the ten players with the most goals for Argentina are:[30]
| Rank. | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Avg/Game | Official Match Goals |
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| 1 | Lionel Messi (list) | 2005– | 65 | 128 | 0.51 | 47 |
| 2 | Gabriel Batistuta (list)[note 3] | 1991–2002 | 54 | 77 | 0.7 | 38 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero (list) | 2006– | 39 | 89 | 0.44 | 34 |
| 4 | Hernán Crespo (list) | 1995–2007 | 35 | 64 | 0.55 | 26 |
| 5 | Diego Maradona (list) | 1977–1994 | 34 | 91 | 0.37 | 26 |
| 6 | Gonzalo Higuaín (list) | 2009– | 31 | 75 | 0.41 | 23 |
| 7 | Luis Artime | 1961–1967 | 24 | 25 | 0.96 | ? |
| 8 | Daniel Passarella | 1976–1986 | 23 | 70 | 0.33 | ? |
| 9 | Leopoldo Luque (list) | 1975–1981 | 21 | 45 | 0.49 | 8 |
| José Sanfilippo | 1956–1962 | 21 | 29 | 0.76 | ? |
World Cup winning captains
| Year | Name | Caps | Goals |
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| 1978 | Daniel Passarella | 70 | 23 |
| 1986 | Diego Maradona | 91 | 34 |
Individual records
- Most goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 65 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[32]
- Most goals scored in official international competitions, including FIFA World Cup qualification and FIFA Confederations Cup: 38 – Gabriel Batistuta, 1991–2002
- Most goals scored in all major international tournaments, not including FIFA World Cup qualification and FIFA Confederations Cup: 23 – Gabriel Batistuta, 1991–2002
- Most goals scored in international friendlies: 30 – Lionel Messi, 2005–
- Most goals scored in one calendar year, including friendlies: 12 – Lionel Messi, 2012; Gabriel Batistuta, 1998
- Most goals scored in one FIFA World Cup qualification: 10 – Lionel Messi, 2014
- Most goals scored in all FIFA World Cup qualifications: 21 – Lionel Messi, 2005–
- Most goals scored in one FIFA World Cup tournament: 8 – Guillermo Stábile, 1930
- Most goals scored in all FIFA World Cup tournaments: 10 – Gabriel Batistuta, 1991–2001
- Most goals scored in one FIFA Confederations Cup: 4 – Luciano Figueroa, 2005
- Most goals scored in all FIFA Confederations Cup: 4 – Gabriel Batistuta, 1991–2002, Luciano Figueroa, 2004–2005
- Most goals scored in one Copa América: 6 – Gabriel Batistuta, 1991
- Most goals scored in all Copas América: 13 – Gabriel Batistuta, 1991–2002
- Most goals scored in one South American Championship: 9 – Humberto Maschio, 1957
- Most goals scored in all South American Championships: 17 – Norberto Méndez, 1945–1956
- Most goals scored in one Football Summer Olympics: 9 – Domingo Tarasconi, 1928
- Most goals scored in all Football Summer Olympics: 9 – Domingo Tarasconi, 1922–1929
- Most goals scored in all U-20 international competitions, including friendlies: 18 – Lionel Messi, 2005[33]
- Most goals scored in official U-20 international competitions: 11 – Lionel Messi, 2005; Javier Saviola, 2001
- Most goals scored in one FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament: 11 – Javier Saviola, 2001
- Most goals scored in all FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments: 11 – Javier Saviola, 2001
- Most goals scored in one South American Youth Football Championship: 9 – Luciano Galletti, 1999; Giovanni Simeone, 2015[34]
- Most goals scored from the penalty kick: 13 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[32]
- Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6 – Lionel Messi, against Paraguay, Uruguay, Nigeria, Panama, USA, Colombia
- Most hat-tricks scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6 – Lionel Messi, against Switzerland, Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Haiti
- Most assists provided in all international competitions, including friendlies: 38 – Lionel Messi, 2005–
- Most assists provided in Copa América matches: 11 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[35]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in one FIFA World Cup: 4 – Lionel Messi, 2014[36]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 5 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[36][37]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in one Copa América: 4 – Lionel Messi, 2015[38]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América matches: 9 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[38][39]
- Oldest player that have ever scored a goal: Martín Palermo, 36 years and 7 months old in 2010 against Greece
- Oldest player that have scored a goal at FIFA World Cup tournament: Martín Palermo, 36 years and 7 months old in 2010 against Greece
- Youngest player that have ever scored a goal: Diego Maradona, 18 years, 7 months and 4 days old in 1979 against Scotland[40]
- Youngest player that have ever scored a goal at FIFA World Cup tournament: Lionel Messi, 18 years and 357 days old in 2006 against Serbia and Montenegro
- Youngest player that have ever captained the team at FIFA World Cup tournament: Lionel Messi, 22 years and 363 days old in 2010 against Greece[41]
- Youngest player to ever reach 100 caps: Lionel Messi, 27 years and 362 days old in 2015 against Jamaica[41]
- Youngest player that have scored a goal at South American Championship/Copa America: Diego Maradona 18 years and 10 months old in 1979 against Brazil
- Only player that have scored against all 9 South American Nations: Lionel Messi, against Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela[42]
- Players that have scored the most goals in a match at any competition: 5 – Manuel Seoane, in 1925; Juan Marvezzi, in 1941
- Players that have scored in all 3 matches of the group stage in one FIFA World Cup: Oreste Corbatta, in 1958; Lionel Messi, in 2014[43]
- Players that have scored the most goals in a match at FIFA World Cup: 3 – Guillermo Stábile, in 1930; Gabriel Batistuta, in 1994 & 1998; Gonzalo Higuaín, in 2010
- Players that have scored the most goals in a match at South American Championship/Copa América: 5 – Manuel Seoane, in 1925; Juan Marvezzi, in 1941
- Players that have won the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: Diego Maradona, in 1986; Lionel Messi, in 2014
- Players that have won the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: Guillermo Stábile, 8 goals in 1930; Mario Kempes, 6 goals in 1978
- Players that have won the Copa América era Golden Shoe: Leopoldo Luque, 4 goals in 1975; Jorge Burruchaga, 3 goals in 1983; Gabriel Batistuta, 6 goals in 1991, 4 goals in 1995
- Players that have won the South American Championship Golden Shoe: Julio Libonatti, 3 goals in 1921; Juan Francia, 4 goals in 1922; Vicente Aguirre, 3 goals in 1923; Manuel Seoane, 6 goals in 1925; Alfredo Carricaberry & Segundo Luna, 7 goals in 1927; Herminio Masantonio, 4 goals in 1935; Juan Marvezzi, 5 goals in 1941; Herminio Masantonio & José Manuel Moreno, 7 goals in 1942; Norberto Méndez, 6 goals in 1945; Rodolfo Micheli, 8 goals in 1955; Humberto Maschio, 9 goals in 1957; José Sanfilippo, 5 goals in 1959; Luis Artime, 5 goals in 1967
- Players that have won the Football Summer Olympics Golden Shoe: Domingo Tarasconi, 9 goals in 1928; Hernán Crespo, 6 goals in 1996; Carlos Tevez, 8 goals in 2004
Rivalries
Brazil
Argentina have a long and fierce rivalry with their South American neighbours.[44]
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.
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Germany
Argentina have played Germany in 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 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 were defeated in extra time by a score of 1–0.
Uruguay
Argentina have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbors, 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.[1] The two teams have faced each other 198 times since 1901. The first match between Argentina and Uruguay was also the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom.[note 4]
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.[45][46][47][48][49][50] 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,[51] 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[52] and 2018[53] 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 more important traditional opponents to concentrate on, in contrast to the West Africans who remain keen to finally overcome a more illustrious foe.[46]
Honours
Official
- FIFA World Cup: 1978, 1986
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 1978
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992
- South American Championship / Copa América (14): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946,[note 5] 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
- Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1993
- Olympic Gold Medals: 2004, 2008
- Panamerican Championship: 1960
Friendly
- Copa Newton[note 6] (17) 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976
- Copa Lipton[note 6] (18): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992
- Copa Julio A. Roca[note 7] (4): 1923, 1939–40, 1940, 1971[54]
- Nations' Cup[note 8]: 1964[note 5]
- Kirin Cup[note 9]: 1992
See also
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Notes
- 1 2 Some versions state that the team that faced Argentina was Albion F.C. based on the initial line-up had nine players from that club. In fact, it was the first match disputed by an Uruguayan national team.[8][9]
- ↑ Includes Olympic Gold won by East Germany in 1976.[3]
- ↑ Although FIFA recognises two goals Batistuta scored in a 6–0 home win against the Slovakia national youth side on 22 June 1995, the Argentine Football Association does not recognise these goals.[31]
- ↑ 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 USA did not play one until 1916.
- 1 2 Extra edition
- 1 2 Organised by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations
- ↑ Organised by Brazilian and Argentine Associations
- ↑ Organised by the Brazilian Confederation
- ↑ Organised by Japanese Kirin Company
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- ↑ "Nigeria, un viejo conocido de Argentina" [Nigeria, an old acquaintance of Argentina] (in Spanish). Diario Publicable. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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