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Flag of Argentina Argentina
230px-Afa logo.svg
Nickname(s) La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Association Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Flag of Argentina 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 Increase 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 Increase 4 (31 March 2022)
Highest Elo ranking 1 (July 2007, May – July 2017)
Lowest Elo ranking 26 (June 1990)
First international Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 0–6 Argentina Flag of Argentina
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902)
Biggest win Flag of Argentina Argentina 12–0 Ecuador Flag of Ecuador
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Biggest defeat Flag of Czech Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina Flag of Argentina
(Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958)
Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 6–1 Argentina Flag of Argentina
(La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)
Flag of Spain Spain 6–1 Argentina Flag of Argentina
(Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)
World Cup appearances 18 (First in 1930)
Best result Winners Gold medal icon.svg , 1978, 1986, 2022
Copa América appearances 43 (First in 1916)
Best result Winners Gold medal icon.svg , 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021
Argentina 2024 homeArgentina 2024 away

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

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
Flag of Argentina Gath & Chaves 1930–1934
Flag of Argentina Sportlandia 1966
Flag of West Germany Adidas 1973–1979
Flag of France Le Coq Sportif 1980–1989
Flag of Germany Adidas 1990–1998
Flag of United States Reebok 1999–2001
Flag of Germany 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
Flag of Uruguay 1930 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 9 Squad Qualified as invitees
Flag of Italy 1934 Round 1 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Squad Qualified automatically
Flag of France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Flag of Brazil 1950
Flag of Switzerland 1954
Flag of Sweden 1958 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 5 10 Squad 4 3 0 1 10 2
Flag of Chile 1962 10th 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 3
Flag of England 1966 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 2 Squad 4 3 1 0 9 2
Flag of Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 4 6
Flag of West Germany 1974 Round 2 8th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 9 2
Flag of Argentina 1978 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 15 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
Flag of Spain 1982 Round 2 11th 5 2 0 3 8 7 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Flag of Mexico 1986 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 5 Squad 6 4 1 1 12 6
Flag of Italy 1990 Runners-up 2nd 7 2 3 2 5 4 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Flag of United States 1994 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 6 Squad 8 4 2 2 9 10
Flag of France 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 10 4 Squad 16 8 6 2 23 13
Flag of South Korea Flag of Japan 2002 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 18 13 4 1 42 15
Flag of Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 11 3 Squad 18 10 4 4 29 17
Flag of South Africa 2010 5th 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad 18 8 4 6 23 20
Flag of Brazil 2014 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 8 4 Squad 16 9 5 2 35 15
Flag of Russia 2018 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 6 9 Squad 18 7 7 4 19 16
Flag of Qatar 2022 Champions 1st 7 4 2 1 15 8 Squad 17 11 6 0 27 8
Flag of Canada Flag of Mexico Flag of United States 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
Flag of Argentina 1916 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 7 2 Squad
Flag of Uruguay 1917 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 5 3 Squad
Flag of Brazil 1919 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 7 7 Squad
Flag of Chile 1920 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 4 2 Squad
Flag of Argentina 1921 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 0 Squad
Flag of Brazil 1922 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 6 3 Squad
Flag of Uruguay 1923 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 6 Squad
Flag of Uruguay 1924 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 2 0 Squad
Flag of Argentina 1925 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 11 4 Squad
Flag of Chile 1926 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 14 3 Squad
Flag of Peru 1927 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 15 4 Squad
Flag of Argentina 1929 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 9 1 Squad
Flag of Peru 1935 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 8 5 Squad
Flag of Argentina 1937 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5 Squad
Flag of Peru 1939 Withdrew
Flag of Chile 1941 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2 Squad
Flag of Uruguay 1942 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 6 Squad
Flag of Chile 1945 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 22 5 Squad
Flag of Argentina 1946 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 3 Squad
Flag of Ecuador 1947 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 28 4 Squad
Flag of Brazil 1949 Withdrew
Flag of Peru 1953
Flag of Chile 1955 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 18 6 Squad
Flag of Uruguay1956 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 5 3 Squad
Flag of Peru 1957 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 25 6 Squad
Flag of Argentina 1959 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 19 5 Squad
Flag of Ecuador 1959 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 9 9 Squad
Flag of Bolivia 1963 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 10 Squad
Flag of Uruguay 1967 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 12 3 Squad
Flag of South America 1975 Group stage 5th 4 2 0 2 17 4 Squad
Flag of South America 1979 Group stage 8th 4 1 1 2 7 6 Squad
Flag of South America 1983 Group stage 6th 4 1 3 0 5 4 Squad
Flag of Argentina 1987 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 5 4 Squad
Flag of Brazil 1989 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 2 4 Squad
Flag of Chile 1991 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 16 6 Squad
Flag of Ecuador 1993 Champions 1st 6 2 4 0 6 4 Squad
Flag of Uruguay 1995 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 6 Squad
Flag of Bolivia 1997 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 4 3 Squad
Flag of Paraguay 1999 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 6 Squad
Flag of Colombia 2001 Withdrew
Flag of Peru 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 6 Squad
Flag of Venezuela 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 16 6 Squad
Flag of Argentina 2011 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 3 0 5 2 Squad
Flag of Chile 2015 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 10 3 Squad
Flag of United States 2016 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 18 2 Squad
Flag of Brazil 2019 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 6 Squad
Flag of Brazil 2021 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 12 3 Squad
Flag of United States 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 Flag of Argentina 3–0 El Salvador El Salvador Philadelphia, United States  
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) Romero Goal 16'
Fernández Goal 42'
Lo Celso Goal 52'
Report Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
Friendly 26 March Argentina Flag of Argentina 3–1 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica Los Angeles, United States  
19:50 PDT (UTC−7) Di María Goal 52'
Mac Allister Goal 56'
L. Martínez Goal 77'
Report Ugalde Goal 34' Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Referee: Josef Mickelson (United States)
Friendly 9 June Argentina Flag of Argentina 1–0 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador Chicago, United States  
17:30 CDT (UTC−5) Di María Goal 40' Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 51,090
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Friendly 14 June Argentina Flag of Argentina 4–1 Flag of Guatemala Guatemala Landover, United States  
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) Messi Goal 12'77'
La. Martinez Goal 39' (pen.)66'
Report Li. Martinez Goal 4' (o.g.) Stadium: Commanders Field
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)
2024 Copa América GS 20 June Argentina Flag of Argentina 2–0 Flag of Canada Canada Atlanta, United States  
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) Álvarez Goal 49'
La. Martinez Goal 88'
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 70,564
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
2024 Copa América GS 25 June Chile Flag of CHI 0–1 Flag of Argentina Argentina East Rutherford, United States  
21:00 EDT (UTC−4) Report La. Martinez Goal 88' Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 81,106
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
2024 Copa América GS 29 June Argentina Flag of Argentina 2–0 Flag of Peru Peru Miami Gardens, United States  
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) La. Martinez Goal 47'86' Report Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Attendance: 64,972
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
2024 Copa América QF 4 July Argentina Flag of Argentina 1–1
(4–2 pen)
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador Houston, United States  
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Li. Martínez Goal 35' Report Rodríguez Goal 90+2' Stadium: NRG Stadium
Attendance: 69,456
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
    Penalties  
Messi Missed
Álvarez Soccerball shad check
Mac Allister Soccerball shad check
Montiel Soccerball shad check
Otamendi Soccerball shad check
  Missed Mena
Missed Minda
Soccerball shad check Yeboah
Soccerball shad check J. Caicedo
2024 Copa América SF 9 July Argentina Flag of Argentina 2–0 Flag of Canada Canada East Rutherford, United States  
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) Álvarez Goal 22'
Messi Goal 51'
Report Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 80,102
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
2024 Copa América final 14 July Argentina Flag of Argentina 1–0 Flag of Colombia Colombia Miami Gardens, United States  
20:00 EDT (UTC−4) La. Martinez Goal 112' Report Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
Attendance: 65,300
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 September Argentina Flag of Argentina v Flag of CHI Chile Buenos Aires, Argentina  
21:00 ART (UTC−3) Stadium: Más Monumental
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 September Colombia Flag of Colombia v Flag of Argentina Argentina Barranquilla, Colombia  
17:30 COT (UTC−5) Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 October Venezuela Flag of Venezuela v Flag of Argentina Argentina Venezuela  
--:-- VEN (UTC−4)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 October Argentina Flag of Argentina v Flag of Bolivia Bolivia Argentina  
--:-- ARG (UTC−3)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 14 November Paraguay Flag of Paraguay v Flag of Argentina Argentina Asunción, Paraguay  
--:-- PAR (UTC−4) Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 November Argentina Flag of Argentina v Flag of Peru Peru Argentina  
--:-- ARG (UTC−3)

2025[]

2025 Finalissima TBD Argentina Flag of Argentina v Flag of Spain Spain TBD  

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 27 players were named in the squad for friendlies against Australia and Indonesia on 15 and 19 June 2023, respectively.

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 June 2023, after the match against Indonesia.

# Pos Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Walter Benítez 19 January 1993 (1993-01-19) (age 32) 0 0 Flag of Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
12 1GK Gerónimo Rulli 20 May 1992 (1992-05-20) (age 32) 4 0 Flag of Netherlands Ajax
23 1GK Emiliano Martínez 2 September 1992 (1992-09-02) (age 32) 30 0 Flag of England Aston Villa
2 2DF Facundo Medina 28 May 1999 (1999-05-28) (age 25) 3 0 Flag of France Lens
3 2DF Nicolás Tagliafico 31 August 1992 (1992-08-31) (age 32) 49 0 Flag of France Lyon
6 2DF Germán Pezzella 27 June 1991 (1991-06-27) (age 33) 38 3 Flag of Spain Real Betis
8 2DF Marcos Acuña 28 October 1991 (1991-10-28) (age 33) 53 0 Flag of Spain Sevilla
13 2DF Cristian Romero 27 April 1998 (1998-04-27) (age 26) 22 2 Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur
19 2DF Nicolás Otamendi 12 February 1988 (1988-02-12) (age 36) 103 4 Flag of Portugal Benfica
25 2DF Leonardo Balerdi 26 January 1999 (1999-01-26) (age 25) 2 0 Flag of France Marseille
26 2DF Nahuel Molina 6 April 1998 (1998-04-06) (age 26) 30 1 Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid
4 2DF Gonzalo Montiel 1 January 1997 (1997-01-01) (age 28) 23 1 Flag of Spain Sevilla
5 3MF Leandro Paredes 29 June 1994 (1994-06-29) (age 30) 53 5 Flag of Italy Juventus
7 3MF Rodrigo De Paul 24 May 1994 (1994-05-24) (age 30) 54 2 Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid
14 3MF Exequiel Palacios 5 October 1998 (1998-10-05) (age 26) 25 0 Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen
16 3MF Thiago Almada 26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) (age 23) 4 1 Flag of United States Atlanta United
17 3MF Lucas Ocampos 11 July 1994 (1994-07-11) (age 30) 11 2 Flag of Spain Sevilla
18 3MF Guido Rodríguez 12 April 1994 (1994-04-12) (age 30) 29 1 Flag of Spain Real Betis
20 3MF Alexis Mac Allister 24 December 1998 (1998-12-24) (age 26) 17 1 Flag of England Liverpool
21 3MF Giovani Lo Celso 9 April 1996 (1996-04-09) (age 28) 44 2 Flag of Spain Villarreal
24 3MF Enzo Fernández 17 January 2001 (2001-01-17) (age 24) 13 2 Flag of England Chelsea
27 3MF Facundo Buonanotte 23 December 2004 (2004-12-23) (age 20) 1 0 Flag of England Brighton & Hove Albion
9 4FW Julián Álvarez 31 January 2000 (2000-01-31) (age 24) 22 7 Flag of England Manchester City
10 4FW Lionel Messi (captain) 24 June 1987 (1987-06-24) (age 37) 175 103 Flag of France Paris Saint-Germain
11 4FW Ángel Di María 14 February 1988 (1988-02-14) (age 36) 132 29 Flag of Italy Juventus
15 4FW Nicolás González 6 April 1998 (1998-04-06) (age 26) 24 4 Flag of Italy Fiorentina
22 4FW Giovanni Simeone 5 July 1995 (1995-07-05) (age 29) 6 1 Flag of Italy Napoli
28 4FW Alejandro Garnacho 1 July 2004 (2004-07-01) (age 20) 2 0 Flag of England Manchester United

Recent call-ups[]

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Franco Armani 16 October 1986 (1986-10-16) (age 38) 19 0 Flag of Argentina River Plate v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
GK Agustín Marchesín 16 March 1988 (1988-03-16) (age 36) 8 0 Flag of Spain Celta 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
GK Juan Musso 6 May 1994 (1994-05-06) (age 30) 2 0 Flag of Italy Atalanta 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
GK Agustín Rossi 21 August 1995 (1995-08-21) (age 29) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Juan Foyth 12 January 1998 (1998-01-12) (age 27) 18 0 Flag of Spain Villarreal v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
DF Lisandro Martínez 18 January 1998 (1998-01-18) (age 27) 16 0 Flag of England Manchester United v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
DF Nehuén Pérez 24 June 2000 (2000-06-24) (age 24) 1 0 Flag of Italy Udinese v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
DF Lautaro Blanco 19 February 1999 (1999-02-19) (age 25) 0 0 Flag of Spain Elche v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
DF Lucas Martínez Quarta 10 May 1996 (1996-05-10) (age 28) 11 0 Flag of Italy Fiorentina 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Walter Kannemann 14 March 1991 (1991-03-14) (age 33) 6 0 Flag of Brazil Grêmio 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Marcos Senesi 10 May 1997 (1997-05-10) (age 27) 1 0 Flag of England Bournemouth 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Nicolás Fernández 11 January 2000 (2000-01-11) (age 25) 0 0 Flag of Spain Elche 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Emiliano Buendía 25 December 1996 (1996-12-25) (age 28) 1 0 Flag of England Aston Villa v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
MF Máximo Perrone 7 January 2003 (2003-01-07) (age 22) 0 0 Flag of England Manchester City v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
MF Valentín Carboni 5 March 2005 (2005-03-05) (age 19) 0 0 Flag of Italy Internazionale v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
MF Alejandro Gómez 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) (age 36) 17 3 Flag of Spain Sevilla v. Panama Panama, 23 March 2023 INJ
MF Roberto Pereyra 7 January 1991 (1991-01-07) (age 34) 19 2 Flag of Italy Udinese 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Maximiliano Meza 15 December 1992 (1992-12-15) (age 32) 11 0 Flag of Mexico Monterrey 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Nicolás Domínguez 28 June 1998 (1998-06-28) (age 26) 11 1 Flag of Italy Bologna 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Matías Soulé 15 April 2003 (2003-04-15) (age 21) 0 0 Flag of Italy Juventus 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Nicolás Paz 8 September 2004 (2004-09-08) (age 20) 0 0 Flag of Spain Real Madrid 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Luka Romero 18 November 2004 (2004-11-18) (age 20) 0 0 Flag of Italy Lazio 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW Lautaro Martínez 22 August 1997 (1997-08-22) (age 27) 48 21 Flag of Italy Internazionale v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
FW Paulo Dybala 15 November 1993 (1993-11-15) (age 31) 38 3 Flag of Italy Roma v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
FW Ángel Correa 9 March 1995 (1995-03-09) (age 29) 23 3 Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid v. Flag of Curacao Curaçao, 28 March 2023
FW Joaquín Correa 13 August 1994 (1994-08-13) (age 30) 19 4 Flag of Italy Internazionale 2022 FIFA World Cup INJ
FW Lucas Alario 8 October 1992 (1992-10-08) (age 32) 9 3 Flag of Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2022 FIFA World Cup PRE

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

Current coaching staff[]

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

Former players[]

Main article:List of Argentine international players

Managers[]

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

Honours[]

Official[]

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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Flag of Argentina Argentina
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

1930: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1934: Flag of Italy Italy · 1938: Flag of Italy Italy · 1950: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1954: Flag of Germany West Germany · 1958: Brazil Brazil · 1962: Brazil Brazil · 1966: England England · 1970: Brazil Brazil · 1974: Flag of Germany West Germany · 1978: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1982: Flag of Italy Italy · 1986: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1990: Flag of Germany West Germany · 1994: Brazil Brazil · 1998: Flag of France France · 2002: Brazil Brazil · 2006: Flag of Italy Italy · 2010: Flag of Spain Spain · 2014: Germany Germany · 2018: Flag of France France · 2022: Flag of Argentina Argentina ·

Copa América Finals Champions

1916: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1917: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1919: Brazil Brazil · 1920: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1921: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1922: Brazil Brazil · 1923: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1924: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1925: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1926: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1927: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1929: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1935: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1937: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1939: Flag of Peru Peru · 1941: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1942: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1945: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1946: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1947: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1949: Brazil Brazil · 1953: Flag of Paraguay Paraguay · 1955: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1956: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1957: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1959: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1959: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1963: Flag of Bolivia Bolivia · 1967: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1975: Flag of Peru Peru · 1979: Flag of Paraguay Paraguay · 1983: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1987: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1989: Brazil Brazil · 1991: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1993: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1995: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1997: Brazil Brazil · 1999: Brazil Brazil · 2001: Flag of Colombia Colombia · 2004: Brazil Brazil · 2007: Brazil Brazil · 2011: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 2015: Flag of Chile Chile · 2016: Flag of Chile Chile · 2019: Brazil Brazil · 2021: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 2023: TBD

FIFA Confederations Cup finals Champions

1992: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1995: Flag of Denmark Denmark · 1997: Brazil Brazil · 1999: Flag of Mexico Mexico · 2001: Flag of France France · 2003: Flag of France France · 2005: Brazil Brazil · 2009: Brazil Brazil · 2013: Brazil Brazil · 2017: Germany Germany ·

FIFA World Cup hosts

1930: Flag of Uruguay Uruguay · 1934: Flag of Italy Italy · 1938: Flag of France France · 1950: Brazil Brazil · 1954: Switzerland rectangle Switzerland · 1958: Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden · 1962: Flag of CHI Chile · 1966: England England · 1970: Flag of Mexico Mexico · 1974: Flag of Germany West Germany · 1978: Flag of Argentina Argentina · 1982: Flag of Spain Spain · 1986: Flag of Mexico Mexico · 1990: Flag of Italy Italy · 1994: Flag of the United States United States · 1998: Flag of France France · 2002: South Korea South Korea & Flag of Japan Japan · 2006: Germany Germany · 2010: Flag of South Africa South Africa · 2014: Brazil Brazil · 2018: Flag of Russia Good One Russia · 2022: Flag of Qatar Qatar


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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:  Flag of Argentina César Luis Menotti

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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:  Flag of Argentina Carlos Bilardo

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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:  Flag of Argentina Alfio Basile

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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:  Flag of Argentina Daniel Passarella

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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:  Flag of Argentina Alfio Basile

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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:  Flag of Argentina Marcelo Bielsa

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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:  Flag of Argentina Marcelo Bielsa

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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:  Flag of Argentina José Pékerman

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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:  Flag of Argentina José Pékerman

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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:  Flag of Argentina Alfio Basile

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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:  Flag of Argentina Diego Maradona

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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:  Flag of Argentina Alejandro Sabella

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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:  Flag of Argentina Gerardo Martino

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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:  Flag of Argentina Gerardo Martino

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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:  Flag of Argentina Jorge Sampaoli

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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:  Flag of Argentina Lionel Scaloni

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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:  Flag of Argentina Lionel Scaloni

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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:  Flag of Argentina Lionel Scaloni

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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:  Flag of Argentina Lionel Scaloni

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