Argentina national football team

Argentina
	Argentina
Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Lionel Scaloni
Captain	Lionel Messi
Most caps	Lionel Messi (160)
Top scorer	Lionel Messi (81)
Home Stadium	Estadio Monumental
FIFA code	ARG
FIFA ranking	1 1 (6 April 2023)
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July – October 2015, April 2016 – April 2017, April 2023 – current)
Lowest FIFA ranking	24 (August 1996)
Elo ranking	3 4 (31 March 2022)
Highest Elo ranking	1 (July 2007, May – July 2017)
Lowest Elo ranking	26 (June 1990)
First international	Uruguay 0–6 Argentina ; (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902)
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	18 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners , 1978, 1986, 2022
Copa América appearances	43 (First in 1916)
Best result	Winners , 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021

General

Kit history

The Argentina national football team (in 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. The Argentinian side are the reigning World Cup holders, having won the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 18 December 2022.

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 finally won their third World Cup in 2022 FIFA World Cup, under the captaincy of Messi, they beat the reigning champions France 4-3 on penalties, following a 3-3 draw after extra time. Argentina's World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, Carlos Bilardo in 1986 and Lionel Scaloni in 2022.

Argentina has also been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 15 times, most recently led by Lionel Messi in 2021, and are currently tied with Uruguay in most wins. The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 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.

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 on 20 June 1902. 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.

Kit sponsorship[]

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Gath & Chaves	1930–1934
Sportlandia	1966
Adidas	1973–1979
Le Coq Sportif	1980–1989
Adidas	1990–1998
Reebok	1999–2001
Adidas	2001–present

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	Group stage	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	Quarter-finals	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	Champions	1st	7	4	2	1	15	8	Squad	17	11	6	0	27	8
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	3 Titles	18/22	88	47	17	24	152	101	—	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
1916	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	7	2	Squad
1917	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	5	3	Squad
1919	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	7	7	Squad
1920	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	4	2	Squad
1921	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	5	0	Squad
1922	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	6	3	Squad
1923	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	6	6	Squad
1924	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	2	0	Squad
1925	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	11	4	Squad
1926	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	14	3	Squad
1927	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	15	4	Squad
1929	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	9	1	Squad
1935	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	8	5	Squad
1937	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	14	5	Squad
1939	Withdrew
1941	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	2	Squad
1942	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	21	6	Squad
1945	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	22	5	Squad
1946	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	17	3	Squad
1947	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	28	4	Squad
1949	Withdrew
1953	Withdrew
1955	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	18	6	Squad
1956	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	5	3	Squad
1957	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	25	6	Squad
1959	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	19	5	Squad
1959	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	9	9	Squad
1963	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	15	10	Squad
1967	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	12	3	Squad
1975	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	17	4	Squad
1979	Group stage	8th	4	1	1	2	7	6	Squad
1983	Group stage	6th	4	1	3	0	5	4	Squad
1987	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	5	4	Squad
1989	Third place	3rd	7	2	3	2	2	4	Squad
1991	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	16	6	Squad
1993	Champions	1st	6	2	4	0	6	4	Squad
1995	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	8	6	Squad
1997	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	4	3	Squad
1999	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	6	6	Squad
2001	Withdrew
2004	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	6	Squad
2007	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	16	6	Squad
2011	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	3	0	5	2	Squad
2015	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	3	0	10	3	Squad
2016	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	18	2	Squad
2019	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	7	6	Squad
2021	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	12	3	Squad
2024	Qualified
Total	15 Titles	43/47	202	127	42	33	474	182	—

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024[]

Friendly 22 March	Argentina	3–0	El Salvador	Philadelphia, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Romero 16' Fernández 42' Lo Celso 52'	Report		Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

Friendly 26 March	Argentina	3–1	Costa Rica	Los Angeles, United States
19:50 PDT (UTC−7)	Di María 52' Mac Allister 56' L. Martínez 77'	Report	Ugalde 34'	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Referee: Josef Mickelson (United States)

Friendly 9 June	Argentina	1–0	Ecuador	Chicago, United States
17:30 CDT (UTC−5)	Di María 40'	Report		Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 51,090 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Friendly 14 June	Argentina	4–1	Guatemala	Landover, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Messi 12', 77' La. Martinez 39' (pen.), 66'	Report	Li. Martinez 4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Commanders Field Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)

2024 Copa América GS 20 June	Argentina	2–0	Canada	Atlanta, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Álvarez 49' La. Martinez 88'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,564 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

2024 Copa América GS 25 June	Chile	0–1	Argentina	East Rutherford, United States
21:00 EDT (UTC−4)		Report	La. Martinez 88'	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 81,106 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

2024 Copa América GS 29 June	Argentina	2–0	Peru	Miami Gardens, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	La. Martinez 47', 86'	Report		Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 64,972 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

2024 Copa América QF 4 July	Argentina	1–1 (4–2 pen)	Ecuador	Houston, United States
20:00 CDT (UTC−5)	Li. Martínez 35'	Report	Rodríguez 90+2'	Stadium: NRG Stadium Attendance: 69,456 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
		Penalties
	Messi Álvarez Mac Allister Montiel Otamendi		Mena Minda Yeboah J. Caicedo

2024 Copa América SF 9 July	Argentina	2–0	Canada	East Rutherford, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	Álvarez 22' Messi 51'	Report		Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 80,102 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2024 Copa América final 14 July	Argentina	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Colombia	Miami Gardens, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)	La. Martinez 112'	Report		Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 65,300 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 September	Argentina	3-0	Chile	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 ART (UTC−3)	Mac Allister 48' Álvarez 84' Dybala 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Más Monumental Attendance: 52,160 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 September	Colombia	2-1	Argentina	Barranquilla, Colombia
17:30 COT (UTC−5)	González 48'	Report	Mosquera 25' Rodríguez 60'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 October	Venezuela	1-1	Argentina	Maturín, Venezuela
17:00 VEN (UTC−4)	Otamendi 13'	Report	Rondón 65'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental de Maturín Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 October	Argentina	6-0	Bolivia	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 ARG (UTC−3)	Messi 19', 84', 86' L. Martínez 43' Álvarez 45+3' Almada 69'	Report		Stadium: Más Monumental Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 14 November	Paraguay	2-1	Argentina	Asunción, Paraguay
20:30 PAR (UTC−4)	Sanabria 19' Alderete 47'	Report	L. Martínez 11'	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 32,200 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 November	Argentina	1-0	Peru	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:45 ARG (UTC−3)	L. Martínez 55'			Stadium: La Bombonera Attendance: 64,972 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

2025[]

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 21 March	Uruguay	0-1	Argentina	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:30 URU (UTC−3)		Report	Almada 68'	Stadium: Estadio Centernario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 25 March	Argentina	4-1	Brazil	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 ARG (UTC−3)	Álvarez 4' Fernández 12' Mac Allister 37' [[\|Giuliano Simeone\|Simeone]] 71'	Report	Cunha 26'	Stadium: Más Monumental Attendance: 85,015 Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 September	Argentina	3-0	Venezuela	Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:30 ARG (UTC−3)	Messi 39' (76) L. Martínez 80'	Report		Stadium: Más Monumental Attendance: 87,000 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 September	Ecuador	1-0	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
18:00 ECU (UTC−5)	Valencia pen.' (45+13)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Attendance: — Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

2025 Finalissima TBD	Argentina	v	Spain	TBD

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 27 players were named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) against Venezuela and Ecuador on 4 and 9 September 2025, respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 9 September 2025, after the match against Ecuador.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Walter Benítez	19 January 1993 (1993-01-19) (age 33)	1	0	Crystal Palace
12	1GK	Gerónimo Rulli	20 May 1992 (1992-05-20) (age 33)	6	0	Marseille
23	1GK	Emiliano Martínez	2 September 1992 (1992-09-02) (age 33)	55	0	Aston Villa

2	2DF	Juan Foyth	12 January 1998 (1998-01-12) (age 28)	21	0	Villarreal
3	2DF	Nicolás Tagliafico	31 August 1992 (1992-08-31) (age 33)	72	1	Lyon
4	2DF	Gonzalo Montiel	1 January 1997 (1997-01-01) (age 29)	37	1	River Plate
6	2DF	Leonardo Balerdi	26 January 1999 (1999-01-26) (age 26)	9	0	Marseille
8	2DF	Marcos Acuña	28 October 1991 (1991-10-28) (age 34)	61	0	River Plate
16	2DF	Nahuel Molina	6 April 1998 (1998-04-06) (age 27)	54	1	Atlético Madrid
19	2DF	Nicolás Otamendi (vice-captain)	12 February 1988 (1988-02-12) (age 37)	128	7	Benfica
	2DF	Julio Soler	16 February 2005 (2005-02-16) (age 20)	0	0	Bournemouth

5	3MF	Leandro Paredes	29 June 1994 (1994-06-29) (age 31)	75	5	Boca Juniors
7	3MF	Rodrigo De Paul	24 May 1994 (1994-05-24) (age 31)	80	2	Inter Miami
10	3MF	Franco Mastantuono	14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) (age 18)	3	0	Real Madrid
11	3MF	Giovani Lo Celso	9 April 1996 (1996-04-09) (age 29)	62	3	Real Betis
14	3MF	Exequiel Palacios	5 October 1998 (1998-10-05) (age 27)	37	0	Bayer Leverkusen
18	3MF	Nico Paz	8 September 2004 (2004-09-08) (age 21)	4	0	Como
20	3MF	Alexis Mac Allister	24 December 1998 (1998-12-24) (age 27)	39	4	Liverpool
21	3MF	Alan Varela	4 July 2001 (2001-07-04) (age 24)	0	0	Porto
	3MF	Claudio Echeverri	2 January 2006 (2006-01-02) (age 20)	0	0	Bayer Leverkusen

9	4FW	Julián Alvarez	31 January 2000 (2000-01-31) (age 25)	48	13	Atlético Madrid
13	4FW	José Manuel López	6 December 2000 (2000-12-06) (age 25)	0	0	Palmeiras
15	4FW	Nicolás González	6 April 1998 (1998-04-06) (age 27)	45	6	Atlético Madrid
17	4FW	Giuliano Simeone	18 December 2002 (2002-12-18) (age 23)	7	1	Atlético Madrid
22	4FW	Lautaro Martínez	22 August 1997 (1997-08-22) (age 28)	72	33	Internazionale
	4FW	Valentín Carboni	5 March 2005 (2005-03-05) (age 20)	3	0	Genoa

Recent call-ups[]

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

Notes

^INJ = Withdrew due to injury.
^PRE = Preliminary squad.
^SUS = Suspended.
^RET = Retired from the national team.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Juan Musso	6 May 1994 (1994-05-06) (age 31)	2	0	Atlético Madrid	v. Bolivia, 15 October 2024

DF	Cristian Romero	27 April 1998 (1998-04-27) (age 27)	45	3	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Ecuador, 9 September 2025 ^SUS
DF	Facundo Medina	28 May 1999 (1999-05-28) (age 26)	7	0	Marseille	v. Venezuela, 4 September 2025 ^PRE
DF	Valentín Barco	23 July 2004 (2004-07-23) (age 21)	2	0	Strasbourg	v. Colombia, 10 June 2025
DF	Kevin Lomónaco	8 January 2002 (2002-01-08) (age 24)	0	0	Independiente	v. Chile, 5 June 2025
DF	Mariano Troilo	22 June 2003 (2003-06-22) (age 22)	0	0	Parma	v. Chile, 5 June 2025
DF	Germán Pezzella	27 June 1991 (1991-06-27) (age 34)	42	3	River Plate	v. Brazil, 25 March 2025
DF	Nehuén Pérez	24 June 2000 (2000-06-24) (age 25)	3	0	Porto	v. Peru, 19 November 2024
DF	Francisco Ortega	19 March 1999 (1999-03-19) (age 26)	0	0	Olympiacos	v. Peru, 19 November 2024
DF	Lisandro Martínez	18 January 1998 (1998-01-18) (age 28)	26	1	Manchester United	v. Paraguay, 14 November 2024 ^INJ

MF	Thiago Almada	26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) (age 24)	11	4	Atlético Madrid	v. Ecuador, 9 September 2025 ^INJ
MF	Enzo Fernández	17 January 2001 (2001-01-17) (age 25)	37	5	Chelsea	v. Colombia, 10 June 2025
MF	Emiliano Buendía	25 December 1996 (1996-12-25) (age 29)	1	0	Aston Villa	v. Chile, 5 June 2025
MF	Enzo Barrenechea	11 May 2001 (2001-05-11) (age 24)	0	0	Benfica	v. Chile, 5 June 2025
MF	Máximo Perrone	7 January 2003 (2003-01-07) (age 23)	0	0	Como	v. Brazil, 25 March 2025
MF	Alejandro Garnacho	1 July 2004 (2004-07-01) (age 21)	8	0	Chelsea	v. Peru, 19 November 2024
MF	Facundo Buonanotte	23 December 2004 (2004-12-23) (age 21)	2	0	Chelsea	v. Peru, 19 November 2024

FW	Lionel Messi (captain)	24 June 1987 (1987-06-24) (age 38)	194	114	Inter Miami	v. Ecuador, 9 September 2025 ^SUS
FW	Ángel Correa	9 March 1995 (1995-03-09) (age 30)	28	3	UANL	v. Venezuela, 4 September 2025 ^PRE
FW	Santiago Castro	18 September 2004 (2004-09-18) (age 21)	0	0	Bologna	v. Brazil, 25 March 2025
FW	Benjamín Domínguez	19 September 2003 (2003-09-19) (age 22)	0	0	Bologna	v. Brazil, 25 March 2025
FW	Paulo Dybala	15 November 1993 (1993-11-15) (age 32)	40	4	Roma	v. Uruguay, 21 March 2025 ^INJ
FW	Valentín Castellanos	3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) (age 27)	2	0	Lazio	v. Peru, 19 November 2024

Current 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

Former players[]

Main article: List of Argentine international players

Managers[]

Main article: List of Argentina international managers

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)

Honours[]

Official[]

FIFA World Cup
- 1 ! Champions (3): 1978, 1986, 2022
- 2 ! Runners-up (3): 1930, 1990, 2014
South American Championship / Copa América
- 1 ! Champions (15): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021
- 2 ! Runners-up (14): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1967, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2016
- 3 ! Third Place (5): 1919, 1956, 1963, 1989, 2019
- Fourth Place (2): 1922, 1987
Panamerican Championship
- 1 ! Champions (1): 1960
- 2 ! Runners-up (1): 1956
FIFA Confederations Cup
- 1 ! Champions (1): 1992
- 2 ! Runners-up (2): 1995, 2005
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
- 1 ! Champions (2): 1993, 2022

Competition	1 !	2 !	3 !	Total
World Cup	2	3	0	5
Copa América	15	14	5	34
Confederations Cup	1	2	0	3
Olympic Games	0	1	0	1
Panamerican Championship	1	1	0	2
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions	1	0	0	1
Total	20	21	5	46

External links[]

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Football in Argentina

League competitions	The AFA	Cup competitions
Primera División	Argentina	Copa Argentina
Primera Nacional	(U-20) (U-17)	Supercopa Argentina
Primera B	Clubs	Copa de la Liga
Primera C	Stadiums	Trofeo de Campeones
Primera D	Leagues	Supercopa Internacional

FIFA World Cup winners
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Copa América Finals Champions
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FIFA Confederations Cup finals Champions
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FIFA World Cup hosts
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Argentina – 1982 FIFA World Cup – Group stage
1. Ardiles 2. Baley 3. Barbas 4. Bertoni 5. Calderón 6. R.Díaz 7. Fillol 8. Galván 9. Gallego 10. Maradona 11. Kempes 12. Hernández 13. Olarticoechea 14. Olguín 15. Passarella (c) 16. Pumpido 17. Santamaría 18. Tarantini 19. Trossero 20. Valdano 21. Valencia 22. Van Tuyne Manager: César Luis Menotti

Template:Argentina squad (1986 FIFA World Cup)

Argentina – 1990 FIFA World Cup – Runners-up
1. Comizzo 2. Batista 3. Balbo 4. Basualdo 5. Bauza 6. Calderón 7. Burruchaga 8. Caniggia 9. Dezotti 10. Maradona (c) 11. Fabbri 12. Goycochea 13. Lorenzo 14. Giusti 15. Monzón 16. Olarticoechea 17. Sensini 18. Serrizuela 19. Ruggeri 20. Simón 21. Troglio 22. Cancelarich Manager: Carlos Bilardo

Argentina – 1994 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
1. Goycochea 2. Vázquez 3. Chamot 4. Sensini 5. Redondo 6. Ruggeri 7. Caniggia 8. Basualdo 9. Batistuta 10. Maradona (c) 11. Medina Bello 12. Islas 13. Cáceres 14. Simeone 15. Borelli 16. Díaz 17. Ortega 18. Pérez 19. Balbo 20. Rodríguez 21. Mancuso 22. Scoponi Manager: Alfio Basile

Argentina – 1998 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals
1. Roa 2. Ayala 3. Chamot 4. Pineda 5. Almeyda 6. Sensini 7. C. López 8. Simeone (c) 9. Batistuta 10. Ortega 11. Verón 12. Burgos 13. Paz 14. Vivas 15. Astrada 16. Berti 17. Cavallero 18. Balbo 19. Crespo 20. Gallardo 21. Delgado 22. Zanetti Manager: Daniel Passarella

Argentina – 1999 Copa América – Quarter-finals
1. Burgos 2. Ayala 3. Sorín 4. Ibarra 5. Simeone (c) 6. Samuel 7. Barros Schelotto 8. Zanetti 9. Palermo 10. Ortega 11. López 12. Bizzarri 13. Vivas 14. Pochettino 15. Berizzo 16. Guglielminpietro 17. Husaín 18. Cagna 19. Calderón 20. Aimar 21. González 22. Riquelme Manager: Alfio Basile

Argentina – 2002 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Burgos
2. Ayala
3. Sorín
4. Pochettino
5. Almeyda
6. Samuel
7. C. López
8. Zanetti
9. Batistuta
10. Ortega
11. Verón (c)
12. Cavallero
13. Placente
14. Simeone
15. Husaín
16. Aimar
17. G. López
18. K. González
19. Crespo
20. Gallardo
21. Caniggia
22. Chamot
23. Bonano

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Argentina – 2004 Copa América – Runners-up
1. Abbondanzieri 2. Ayala (c) 3. Sorín 4. Quiroga 5. Mascherano 6. Heinze 7. Saviola 8. Zanetti 9. Figueroa 10. D'Alessandro 11. Tevez 12. Cavallero 13. Placente 14. Rodriguez 15. Fernández 16. L. González 17. M. González 18. K. González 19. Delgado 20. Medina 21. Rosales 22. Coloccini Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Argentina – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup – Runners-up
1. Franco 2. Samuel 3. Sorín (c) 4. Zanetti 5. Cambiasso 6. Heinze 7. Tevez 8. Riquelme 9. Saviola 10. Aimar 11. Delgado 12. Lux 13. G. Rodríguez 14. Milito 15. Placente 16. Coloccini 17. Bernardi 18. Santana 19. M. Rodríguez 20. Demichelis 21. Figueroa 22. Galletti 23. Caballero Manager: José Pékerman

Argentina – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals
1. Abbondanzieri 2. Ayala 3. Sorín (c) 4. Coloccini 5. Cambiasso 6. Heinze 7. Saviola 8. Mascherano 9. Crespo 10. Riquelme 11. Tevez 12. Franco 13. Scaloni 14. Palacio 15. Milito 16. Aimar 17. Cufré 18. Rodríguez 19. Messi 20. Cruz 21. Burdisso 22. González 23. Ustari Manager: José Pékerman

Argentina – 2007 Copa América – Runners-up
1. Abbondanzieri 2. Ayala (c) 3. Díaz 4. Ibarra 5. Gago 6. Heinze 7. Palacio 8. Zanetti 9. Crespo 10. Riquelme 11. Tevez 12. Carrizo 13. González 14. Mascherano 15. G. Milito 16. Aimar 17. Burdisso 18. Messi 19. Cambiasso 20. Verón 21. D. Milito 22. Orión Manager: Alfio Basile

Argentina – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals
1. Pozo 2. Demichelis 3. C. Rodríguez 4. Burdisso 5. Bolatti 6. Heinze 7. Di María 8. Verón 9. Higuaín 10. Messi 11. Tévez 12. Garcé 13. Samuel 14. Mascherano 15. Otamendi 16. Kun Agüero 17. Jonás 18. Palermo 19. Milito 20. M. Rodríguez 21. Andújar 22. Romero 23. Pastore Manager: Diego Maradona

Argentina – 2011 Copa América – Quarter-finals
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Argentina – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Runner up
1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Campagnaro 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pérez 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Rodríguez 12. Orión 13. A. Fernández 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. F. Fernández 18. Palacio 19. Álvarez 20. Agüero 21. Andújar 22. Lavezzi 23. Basanta Manager: Alejandro Sabella

Argentina – 2015 Copa América – Runners-up
1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Roncaglia 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pereyra 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Agüero 12. Guzmán 13. Casco 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Tevez 19. Banega 20. Lamela 21. Pastore 22. Lavezzi 23. Andújar (Marchesín) Manager: Gerardo Martino

Argentina – Copa América Centenario – Runners-up
1. Romero 2. Maidana 3. Roncaglia 4. Mercado 5. Kranevitter 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Fernández 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Agüero 12. Guzmán 13. Funes Mori 14. Mascherano 15. Cuesta 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Lamela 19. Banega 20. Gaitán 21. Pastore 22. Lavezzi 23. Andújar Manager: Gerardo Martino

Argentina – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16
1. Guzmán 2. Mercado 3. Tagliafico 4. Ansaldi 5. Biglia 6. Fazio 7. Banega 8. Acuña 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Di María 12. Armani 13. Meza 14. Mascherano 15. Lanzini* 15. Pérez* 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Salvio 19. Agüero 20. Lo Celso 21. Dybala 22. Pavón 23. Caballero Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

Argentina – 2019 Copa América – Third place
1. Armani 2. Foyth 3. Tagliafico 4. Saravia 5. Paredes 6. Pezzella 7. Pereyra 8. Acuña 9. Agüero 10. Messi (c) 11. Di María 12. Marchesín 13. Funes Mori 14. Casco 15. Pizarro 16. De Paul 17. Otamendi 18. Rodríguez 19. Suárez 20. Lo Celso 21. Dybala 22. Martínez 23. Musso Manager: Lionel Scaloni

Argentina – 2021 Copa América – Winners (15th title)
1. Armani 2. Martínez Quarta 3. Tagliafico 4. Montiel 5. Paredes 6. Pezzella 7. De Paul 8. Acuña 9. Agüero 10. Messi (c) 11. Di María 12. Marchesín 13. Romero 14. Palacios 15. González 16. J. Correa 17. Domínguez 18. Rodríguez 19. Otamendi 20. Lo Celso 21. Á. Correa 22. La. Martínez 23. E. Martínez 24. Gómez 25. Li. Martínez 26. Molina 27. Álvarez 28. Musso Manager: Lionel Scaloni

Argentina – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Winners (3rd title)
1. Armani 2. Foyth 3. Tagliafico 4. Montiel 5. Paredes 6. Pezzella 7. De Paul 8. Acuña 9. Álvarez 10. Messi (c) 11. Di María 12. Rulli 13. Romero 14. Palacios 15. Correa 16. Almada 17. Gómez 18. Rodríguez 19. Otamendi 20. Mac Allister 21. Dybala 22. La. Martínez 23. E. Martínez 24. Fernández 25. Li. Martínez 26. Molina Manager: Lionel Scaloni

Argentina – 2024 Copa América – Winners (16th title)
1. Armani 2. Martínez Quarta 3. Tagliafico 4. Montiel 5. Paredes 6. Pezzella 7. De Paul 8. Acuña 9. Álvarez 10. Messi (c) 11. Di María 12. Rulli 13. Romero 14. Palacios 15. González 16. Lo Celso 17. Garnacho 18. Rodríguez 19. Otamendi 20. Mac Allister 21. Carboni 22. La. Martínez 23. E. Martínez 24. Fernández 25. Li. Martínez 26. Molina Manager: Lionel Scaloni

Argentina

Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Lionel Scaloni
Captain	Lionel Messi
Most caps	Lionel Messi (160)
Top scorer	Lionel Messi (81)
Home Stadium	Estadio Monumental
FIFA code	ARG
FIFA ranking	1 1 (6 April 2023)
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July – October 2015, April 2016 – April 2017, April 2023 – current)
Lowest FIFA ranking	24 (August 1996)
Elo ranking	3 4 (31 March 2022)
Highest Elo ranking	1 (July 2007, May – July 2017)
Lowest Elo ranking	26 (June 1990)
First international	Uruguay 0–6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902)
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	18 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners , 1978, 1986, 2022
Copa América appearances	43 (First in 1916)
Best result	Winners , 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021