Argentina national football team

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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Argentina women's national football team.

Argentina

Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blues)
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 (70)
Home stadium	Antonio Vespucio Liberti (El Monumental)
FIFA code	ARG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	9 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest	1 (March 2007, October 2007–June 2008, July–October 2015, April 2016–April 2017)
Lowest	24 (August 1996)
First international
Uruguay 2–3 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[note 1][2]
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)  Spain 6-1 Argentina  (Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)
World Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1930)
Best result	Champions (1978, 1986)
Copa América
Appearances	42 (first in 1916)
Best result	Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 1956)
Best result	Champions (1960)
Intercontinental Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 1993)
Best result	Champions (1993)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1992)
Best result	Champions (1992)
Medal record Olympic medal record Men's football[3] 1928 Amsterdam Team
Website	afa.com.ar

La Selección (national team), also known as the 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 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 also been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times, second only to Uruguay. The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy. Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, and Germany due to particular occurrences with one another throughout football history.[4][5]

History

Main article: History of the Argentina national football team

Further information: Football in Argentina

The first match ever recorded for 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 the interruption of World War I.[8]

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 national football team. 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. 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.[9]

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.[10]

Home stadium

The River Plate stadium, Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a national stadium of Argentina national team that plays most qualifying and friendlies at that stadium.

They play their matches outside the stadium at Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, San Juan and Salta.

Team image

Uniform

The classic light blue and white striped jersey was first worn in the 1908 Copa Newton v. Uruguay

The blue shirt worn v England at the 1986 World Cup, when Diego Maradona scored "the goal of the century"

The kit first worn by Argentina was a white shirt, at the official debut of the national side against Uruguay in 1902.[11] In August 1908, Argentina debuted the light blue vertical stripe on white jersey.[12] That kit would become the official kit. 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.[13] 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.[14]

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 scour 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,[15] and silvery American football numbers ironed to the backs.[16] Argentina beat England with Diego Maradona's "goal of the century".[17][18] The shirt style became an emblem of the occasion and a collector's item.[19]

At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Argentina debuted a black away kit, a first in their history.[20]

Kit suppliers

The AFA emblem that was added to playing kits in 1976

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Gath & Chaves	1930–1934	[21]
Sportlandia	1966	[22]
Adidas	1973–1979	[21][23]
Le Coq Sportif	1980–1989	[21][24]
Adidas	1990–1998	[23][25]
Reebok	1999–2001	[26]
Adidas	2001–present	[23]

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.[27]

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,[28] that was added for the 1982 World Cup).[15]

In 2004, the two stars added above the crest symbolized the national team FIFA World championships of 1978 and 1986.[28]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Argentina at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	18	9		Qualified as invitees
1934	Round 1	9th	1	0	0	1	2	3		Qualified automatically
1938	Withdrew									Withdrew
1950
1954
1958	Group stage	13th	3	1	0	2	5	10		4	3	0	1	10	2
1962	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	3		2	2	0	0	11	3
1966	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	4	2		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		4	3	1	0	9	2
1978	Champions	1st	7	5	1	1	15	4		Qualified as hosts
1982	Round 2	11th	5	2	0	3	8	7		Qualified as defending champions
1986	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	14	5		6	4	1	1	12	6
1990	Runners-up	2nd	7	2	3	2	5	4		Qualified as defending champions
1994	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	8	6		8	4	2	2	9	10
1998	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	10	4		16	8	6	2	23	13
2002	Group stage	18th	3	1	1	1	2	2		18	13	4	1	42	15
2006	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	2	0	11	3		18	10	4	4	29	17
2010	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	10	6		18	8	4	6	23	20
2014	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	8	4		16	9	5	2	35	15
2018	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	6	9	18	7	7	4	19	16
2022	To be determined								To be determined
Total	2 Titles	17/21	81	43	15	23	137	93	136	75	36	25	235	127

Copa América

Main article: Argentina at the Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1916	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	7	2
1917	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	5	3
1919	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	7	7
1920	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	4	2
1921	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	5	0
1922	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	6	3
1923	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	6	6
1924	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	2	0
1925	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	11	4
1926	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	14	3
1927	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	15	4
1929	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	9	1
1935	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	8	5
1937	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	14	5
1939	Withdrew
1941	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	2
1942	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	21	6
1945	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	22	5
1946	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	17	3
1947	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	28	4
1949	Withdrew
1953
1955	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	18	6
1956	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	5	3
1957	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	25	6
1959	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	19	5
1959	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	9	9
1963	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	10
1967	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	12	3
1975	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	17	4
1979	Group stage	8th	4	1	1	2	7	6
1983	Group stage	6th	4	1	3	0	5	4
1987	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	5	4
1989	Third place	3rd	7	2	3	2	2	4
1991	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	16	6
1993	Champions	1st	6	2	4	0	6	4
1995	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	8	6
1997	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	4	3
1999	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	6	6
2001	Withdrew
2004	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	6
2007	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	16	6
2011	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	3	0	5	2
2015	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	3	0	10	3
2016	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	18	2
2019	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	7	6
2021	Qualified
2024	Qualified
Total	14 Titles	42/46	195	122	40	33	462	179

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	7	1
1995	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	5	3
1997	Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	10	10
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2017
Total	1 Title	3/10	10	5	3	2	22	14

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1896	No football tournament
1900	Did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928	Silver medal	2nd	5	3	1	1	25	7
1932	No football tournament
1936	Did not participate
1948
1952
1956
1960	Quarter-finals	7th	3	2	0	1	6	4
1964	Group stage	10th	2	0	1	1	3	4
1968	Did not qualify
1972
1976
1980	Qualified but withdrew
1984	Did not qualify
1988	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	5
Since 1992	See Argentina national under-23 football team
Total	1 Silver medal	4/19	14	6	3	5	38	20

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Gold medal	1st	4	4	0	0	16	2
1955	Gold medal	1st	6	5	1	0	23	7
1959	Gold medal	1st	6	5	1	0	20	4
1963	Silver medal	2nd	4	2	2	0	11	3
1967	Preliminary round	5th	3	1	1	1	7	3
1971	Gold medal	1st	8	6	2	0	13	4
1975	Bronze medal	3rd	6	5	1	0	19	1
1979	Bronze medal	3rd	5	4	1	0	9	0
1983	Preliminary round	5th	2	0	0	2	0	4
1987	Bronze medal	3rd	5	3	1	1	11	3
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Gold medal	1st	6	4	2	0	10	4
Since 1999	See Argentina national under-23 football team
Total	5 Gold medals	11/12	55	39	12	4	139	35

All-time head-to-head record

Main article: Argentina national football team head-to-head record

Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina have played against FIFA recognized teams.[29]

As of 18 November 2019

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albania	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.0%
Algeria	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.0%
Angola	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.0%
Australia	7	5	1	1	12	7	+5	71.4%
Austria	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	50.0%
Belarus	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Belgium	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8	80.0%
Bolivia	38	26	5	7	98	38	+60	68.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	100.0%
Brazil	107	39	26	41	161	165	–4	49.1%
Bulgaria	9	8	0	1	18	6	+12	88.8%
Cameroon	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1	0.0%
Canada	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.0%
Chile	91	60	25	6	192	71	+121	66.2%
China PR	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	0.0%
Colombia	37	19	9	9	68	36	+32	54.8%
Costa Rica	7	5	2	0	14	5	+9	72.4%
Croatia	5	2	1	2	5	7	–2	50.0%
Czech Republic[note 2]	6	2	3	1	7	10	–3	35.3%
Denmark	3	1	1	1	3	4	–1	50.0%
East Germany	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	50.0%
Ecuador	35	20	10	5	91	34	+57	58.9%
Egypt	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	100.0%
El Salvador	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	100.0%
England	15	3	6	5	18	22	–4	26.6%
France	12	6	3	3	15	11	+4	50.0%
Germany[note 3]	23	10	6	7	34	33	+1	45.4%
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.0%
Greece	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.0%
Guatemala	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	100.0%
Haiti	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	100.0%
Honduras	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.0%
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.0%
Hungary	7	5	1	1	15	6	+9	71.4%
Iceland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.0%
India	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.0%
Iran	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	50.0%
Iraq	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	50.0%
Israel	5	3	1	1	14	6	+8	60.0%
Italy	15	4	5	6	15	22	–7	26.6%
Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.0%
Jamaica	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	100.0%
Japan	8	7	0	1	18	4	+14	87.5%
Libya	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.0%
Lithuania	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Mexico	30	15	11	4	50	27	+23	50.0%
Morocco	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.0%
Netherlands	9	1	4	4	6	13	–7	11.1%
Nicaragua	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.0%
Nigeria	9	6	1	2	15	13	+2	62.5%
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.0%
Norway	2	0	0	2	1	3	–2	0.0%
Panama	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	100.0%
Paraguay	102	54	32	16	212	107	+105	59.0%
Peru	51	32	14	5	102	45	+57	62.7%
Poland	11	6	2	3	18	12	+6	58.3%
Portugal	8	5	1	2	13	7	+6	62.5%
Qatar	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.0%
Republic of Ireland	6	5	1	0	8	1	+7	100.0%
Romania	9	6	2	1	12	6	+6	80.0%
Russia[note 4]	13	4	7	2	13	11	+2	36.4%
Saudi Arabia	4	2	2	0	7	3	+4	50.0%
Serbia[note 5]	10	5	2	3	21	15	+6	44.4%
Scotland	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	50.0%
Singapore	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.0%
South Africa	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	50.0%
South Korea	4	3	1	0	10	4	+6	75.0%
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.0%
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.0%
Spain	14	6	2	6	18	19	–1	42.8%
Sweden	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	33.3%
Switzerland	7	5	2	0	15	3	+12	71.4%
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.0%
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.0%
United States	11	7	2	2	30	9	+21	62.0%
Uruguay	194	89	46	59	310	235	+75	47.8%
Venezuela	25	21	2	2	84	17	+67	87.0%
Wales	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	50.0%
Total (78)	1015	550	250	219	1919	1071	+848	54.7%

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019

Chile  v  Argentina

5 September Friendly	Chile	0–0	Argentina	Los Angeles, United States
19:00 PST (UTC-8)		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Argentina  v  Mexico

10 September Friendly	Argentina	4–0	Mexico	San Antonio, United States
20:30 CDT (UTC-5)	Martínez  17', 22', 39' Paredes  33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Alamodome Attendance: 56,511[30] Referee: Héctor Said Martínez (Honduras)

Germany  v  Argentina

9 October Friendly	Germany	2–2	Argentina	Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Gnabry  15' Havertz  22'	Report	Alario  66' Ocampos  85'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 45,197[31] Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Ecuador  v  Argentina

13 October Friendly	Ecuador	1–6	Argentina	Alicante, Spain
	Mena  49'	Report	Alario  20' Espinoza  27' (o.g.) Paredes  32' (pen.) Pezzella  66' Domínguez  82' Ocampos  86'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)

Brazil  v  Argentina

15 November 2019 Superclásico de las Américas	Brazil	0–1	Argentina	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Messi  13'	Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 22,451 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Argentina  v  Uruguay

18 November Friendly	Argentina	2–2	Uruguay	Tel Aviv, Israel
21:00 (UTC+2)	Agüero  63' Messi  90+1' (pen.)	Report	Cavani  34' Suárez  68'	Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

2020

Argentina  v  Ecuador

27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Argentina	Postponed	Ecuador	Argentina
				Stadium: TBD

Bolivia  v  Argentina

31 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	Postponed	Argentina	Bolivia
				Stadium: TBD

Argentina  v  Paraguay

3 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Argentina	v	Paraguay	Argentina
				Stadium: TBD

Peru  v  Argentina

8 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Peru	v	Argentina	Peru
				Stadium: TBD

Argentina  v  Uruguay

8 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Argentina	v	Uruguay	Argentina
				Stadium: TBD

Brazil  v  Argentina

13 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	v	Argentina	Brazil
				Stadium: TBD

Argentina  v  Chile

12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Argentina	v	Chile	Argentina
				Stadium: TBD

Colombia  v  Argentina

17 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Colombia	v	Argentina	Colombia
				Stadium: TBD

2021

Argentina  v  Chile

11 June 2021 Copa América Group A	Argentina	v	Chile	Buenos Aires, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Argentina  v  Uruguay

TBA 2021 Copa América Group A	Argentina	v	Uruguay	Córdoba, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes

Argentina  v  Paraguay

TBA 2021 Copa América Group A	Argentina	v	Paraguay	Buenos Aires, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Australia  v  Argentina

TBA 2021 Copa América Group A	Australia	v	Argentina	Buenos Aires, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

Bolivia  v  Argentina

TBA 2021 Copa América Group A	Bolivia	v	Argentina	La Plata, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Bolivia on 27 and 31 March 2020, respectively. A complementary list including Argentine Primera División players will be released at a further date.[32]

On 12 March 2020, the FIFA announced that the matches originally scheduled to take place during the international window of 23–31 March 2020 are postponed to later dates. Details of the postponed matches will be discussed and announced soon.[33]
Caps and goals correct as of: 18 November 2019, after the match against Uruguay.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Juan Musso	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994	1	0	Udinese
19	2DF	Nicolás Otamendi	(1988-02-12) 12 February 1988	70	4	Manchester City
3	2DF	Nicolás Tagliafico	(1992-08-31) 31 August 1992	25	0	Ajax
6	2DF	Germán Pezzella	(1991-06-27) 27 June 1991	16	2	Fiorentina
4	2DF	Renzo Saravia	(1993-07-16) 16 July 1993	9	0	Internacional
14	2DF	Leonardo Balerdi	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999	2	0	Marseille
2	2DF	Nehuén Pérez	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000	0	0	Famalicão
8	3MF	Marcos Acuña	(1991-10-28) 28 October 1991	27	0	Sporting CP
5	3MF	Leandro Paredes	(1994-06-29) 29 June 1994	24	3	Paris Saint-Germain
20	3MF	Giovani Lo Celso	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996	21	2	Tottenham Hotspur
7	3MF	Roberto Pereyra	(1991-01-07) 7 January 1991	19	2	Watford
16	3MF	Rodrigo De Paul	(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994	17	0	Udinese
18	3MF	Guido Rodríguez	(1994-04-12) 12 April 1994	9	0	Betis
17	3MF	Nicolás Domínguez	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998	5	1	Bologna
15	3MF	Exequiel Palacios	(1998-10-05) 5 October 1998	4	0	Bayer Leverkusen
11	3MF	Lucas Ocampos	(1994-07-11) 11 July 1994	3	2	Sevilla
	3MF	Alexis Mac Allister	(1998-12-24) 24 December 1998	2	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
10	4FW	Lionel Messi (Captain)	(1987-06-24) 24 June 1987	138	70	Barcelona
9	4FW	Sergio Agüero	(1988-06-02) 2 June 1988	97	41	Manchester City
21	4FW	Paulo Dybala	(1993-11-15) 15 November 1993	29	2	Juventus
22	4FW	Lautaro Martínez	(1997-08-22) 22 August 1997	17	9	Internazionale
13	4FW	Lucas Alario	(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992	7	3	Bayer Leverkusen
	4FW	Nicolás González	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998	3	0	VfB Stuttgart

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Agustín Marchesín	(1988-03-16) 16 March 1988	7	0	Porto	v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
GK	Esteban Andrada	(1991-01-26) 26 January 1991	4	0	Boca Juniors	v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
GK	Emiliano Martínez	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992	0	0	Arsenal	v.  Brazil, 15 November 2019
GK	Franco Armani	(1986-10-16) 16 October 1986	11	0	River Plate	v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
DF	Juan Foyth	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998	10	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
DF	Walter Kannemann	(1991-03-14) 14 March 1991	6	0	Grêmio	v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
DF	Marcos Rojo	(1990-03-20) 20 March 1990	61	3	Estudiantes LP	v.  Brazil, 15 November 2019 ^INJ
DF	Gonzalo Montiel	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997	4	0	River Plate	v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
DF	Lucas Martínez Quarta	(1996-05-10) 10 May 1996	2	0	River Plate	v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
DF	Nicolás Figal	(1994-04-03) 3 April 1994	0	0	Inter Miami	v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
MF	Erik Lamela	(1992-03-04) 4 March 1992	25	3	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Ecuador, 13 October 2019
MF	Matías Zaracho	(1998-03-10) 10 March 1998	1	0	Racing	v.  Germany, 9 October 2019 ^INJ
MF	Manuel Lanzini	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993	5	1	West Ham United	v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
FW	Ángel Correa	(1995-03-09) 9 March 1995	12	2	Atlético Madrid	v.  Ecuador, 13 October 2019
FW	Matías Vargas	(1997-05-08) 8 May 1997	1	0	Espanyol	v.  Ecuador, 13 October 2019
FW	Joaquín Correa	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994	4	1	Lazio	v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
FW	Adolfo Gaich	(1999-02-26) 26 February 1999	1	0	CSKA Moscow	v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Suspended

Previous squads

World Cup 1930 FIFA World Cup squad 1934 FIFA World Cup squad 1958 FIFA World Cup squad 1962 FIFA World Cup squad 1966 FIFA World Cup squad 1974 FIFA World Cup squad 1978 FIFA World Cup squad 1982 FIFA World Cup squad 1986 FIFA World Cup squad 1990 FIFA World Cup squad 1994 FIFA World Cup squad 1998 FIFA World Cup squad 2002 FIFA World Cup squad 2006 FIFA World Cup squad 2010 FIFA World Cup squad 2014 FIFA World Cup squad 2018 FIFA World Cup squad Confederations Cup 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squad

South American Championship / Copa América 1916 South American Championship squad 1917 South American Championship squad 1919 South American Championship squad 1920 South American Championship squad 1921 South American Championship squad 1922 South American Championship squad 1923 South American Championship squad 1924 South American Championship squad 1925 South American Championship squad 1926 South American Championship squad 1927 South American Championship squad 1929 South American Championship squad 1935 South American Championship squad 1937 South American Championship squad 1941 South American Championship squad 1942 South American Championship squad 1945 South American Championship squad 1946 South American Championship squad 1947 South American Championship squad 1955 South American Championship squad 1956 South American Championship squad 1957 South American Championship squad 1959 South American Championship (Argentina) squad 1959 South American Championship (Ecuador) squad 1963 South American Championship squad 1967 South American Championship squad 1975 Copa América squad 1979 Copa América squad 1983 Copa América squad 1987 Copa América squad 1989 Copa América squad 1991 Copa América squad 1993 Copa América squad 1995 Copa América squad 1997 Copa América squad 1999 Copa América squad 2004 Copa América squad 2007 Copa América squad 2011 Copa América squad 2015 Copa América squad Copa América Centenario squad 2019 Copa América squad

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

Statistics

Most capped players

As of 18 November 2019, the ten players with the most appearances for Argentina are:[34][35]

Javier Mascherano is the most capped player in the history of Argentina with 147 caps.

Rank.	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Javier Mascherano	2003–2018	147	3
2	Javier Zanetti	1994–2011	143	4
3	Lionel Messi	2005–	138	70
4	Roberto Ayala	1994–2007	114	7
5	Diego Simeone	1988–2002	106	9
6	Ángel Di María	2008–	102	20
7	Sergio Agüero	2006–	97	41
	Oscar Ruggeri	1983–1994	97	7
9	Sergio Romero	2009–	96	0
10	Diego Maradona	1977–1994	91	34

Top goalscorers

As of 18 November 2019, the ten players with the most goals for Argentina are:[36]

Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup. He is the highest goalscorer in the history of Argentina with 70 goals.

Rank.	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Avg/Game	Official Match Goals
1	Lionel Messi	2005–	70	138	0.51	36
2	Gabriel Batistuta[note 6]	1991–2002	54	77	0.7	38
3	Sergio Agüero	2006–	41	97	0.42	20
4	Hernán Crespo	1995–2007	35	64	0.55	26
5	Diego Maradona	1977–1994	34	91	0.37	15
6	Gonzalo Higuaín	2009–2018	31	75	0.41	23
7	Luis Artime	1961–1967	24	25	0.96	?
8	Daniel Passarella	1976–1986	23	70	0.33	6
9	Leopoldo Luque	1975–1981	21	45	0.49	8
	José Sanfilippo	1956–1962	21	29	0.76	?

World Cup winning captains

Daniel Passarella 1986

Argentina national football team 2018

Year	Name	Caps	Goals
1978	Daniel Passarella	70	23
1986	Diego Maradona	91	34

Individual records

• Most goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 70 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[38]
• 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: 34 – 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[39]
• 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[40]
• Most goals scored from the penalty kick: 13 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[38]
• Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6 – Lionel Messi, against Paraguay, Uruguay, Nigeria, Panama, United States, 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–[41]
• Most Man of the Match awards won in one FIFA World Cup: 4 – Lionel Messi, 2014[42]
• Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 5 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[42][43]
• Most Man of the Match awards won in one Copa América: 4 – Lionel Messi, 2015[44]
• Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América matches: 9 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[44][45]
• 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[46]
• 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[47]
• Youngest player to ever reach 100 caps: Lionel Messi, 27 years and 362 days old in 2015 against Jamaica[47]
• 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[48]
• 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[49]
• 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

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).[50] Here is the complete list of managers:[51][52][53][54]

Period Name 1924–1925 Ángel Vázquez 1927–1928 José Lago Millán 1928–1929 Francisco Olazar 1929–1930 Francisco Olazar and Juan J. Tramutola 1934 Felipe Pascucci 1934–1937 Manuel Seoane 1937–1939 Ángel Fernández Roca 1939–1958 Guillermo Stábile

Period Name 1959 Victorio Spinetto 1960–1961 Guillermo Stábile 1962–1963 Juan Carlos Lorenzo 1963 Alejandro Galán 1963–1964 Horacio Torres 1964–1968 José María Minella 1968 Renato Cesarini 1968–1969 Humberto Maschio 1969 Adolfo Pedernera

Period Name 1969–1972 Juan José Pizzuti 1972–1974 Omar Sívori 1974 Vladislao Cap 1974–1983 César Luis Menotti 1983–1990 Carlos Bilardo 1990–1994 Alfio Basile 1994–1998 Daniel Passarella 1998–2004 Marcelo Bielsa 2004–2006 José Pékerman

Period Name 2006–2008 Alfio Basile 2008–2010 Diego Maradona 2010–2011 Sergio Batista 2011–2014 Alejandro Sabella 2014–2016 Gerardo Martino 2016–2017 Edgardo Bauza 2017–2018 Jorge Sampaoli 2018– Lionel Scaloni

Rivalries

Brazil

Main article: Argentina–Brazil football rivalry

Argentina have a long and fierce rivalry with their South American neighbours.[55]

England

Main article: Argentina–England football rivalry

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.[56] In 1966 both again faced each other in the group stage which ended in a scoreless draw.[57] 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

Main article: Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry

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.[2] 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 7]

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.[58][59][60][61][62][63] 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,[64] 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[65] and 2018[66] 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 more important traditional opponents to concentrate on, in contrast to the West Africans who remain keen to finally overcome a more illustrious foe.[59]

Honours

Competitive

FIFA World Cup

• Champions (2): 1978, 1986
• Runners-up (3): 1930, 1990, 2014

South American Championship / Copa América

• Champions (14): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (Argentina), 1991, 1993
• Runners-up (14): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959 (Ecuador), 1967, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016
• Third place (5): 1919, 1956, 1963, 1989, 2019
• Fourth place (2): 1922, 1987

FIFA Confederations Cup

• Champions (1): 1992
• Runners-up (2): 1995, 2005

Intercontinental Cup of Nations

• Champions (1): 1993

Panamerican Championship

• Champions (1): 1960
• Runners-up (1): 1956

Summer Olympics

• Silver medal (1): 1928

Pan American Games

• Gold medal (5): 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995
• Silver medal (1): 1963
• Bronze medal (3): 1975, 1979, 1987

Friendly

• Newton Cup[note 8] (17): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976
• Lipton Cup[note 8] (18): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992
• Roca Cup[note 9] (4): 1923, 1939–40, 1940, 1971[67]
• Superclásico de las Américas[note 9] (2): 2017, 2019
• Nations´ Cup[note 10] (1): 1964
• Kirin Cup[note 11] (2): 1992, 2003

See also

• List of Argentina international footballers
• Argentina national football team head to head
• 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. Some versions state that the team that faced Argentina was Albion F.C. based on that the initial line-up had nine players from that club. It was the first match disputed by an Uruguayan national team.[6][7]
2. Includes matches against former Czechoslovakia
3. Includes matches against former West Germany
4. Includes matches against former Soviet Union
5. Includes matches against former Yugoslavia
6. 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.[37]
7. 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.
8. Organised by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations
9. Organised by Brazilian and Argentine Associations
10. Organised by the Brazilian Confederation
11. Organised by Japanese Kirin Company

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External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Argentina FIFA profile