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| Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) |
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| Association | Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Head coach | Lionel Scaloni
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| Captain | Lionel Messi |
| Most caps | Javier Mascherano (147) |
| Top scorer | Lionel Messi (65) |
| Ground | El Monumental Mario Alberto Kempes |
| FIFA code | ARG |
| FIFA ranking | 5  (7 June 2018)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July – October 2015, April 2016 – April 2017) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 24 (August 1996) |
| Elo ranking | 13  2 (30 June 2018)
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| Highest Elo ranking | 1 (July 2007, May – July 2017) |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 26 (June 1990) |
| First international |  Uruguay 2-3 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) |
| Biggest win | Argentina 12–0 Ecuador  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) |
| Biggest defeat |  Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) Uruguay 5–0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959)  Bolivia 6–1 Argentina (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)  Spain 6–1 Argentina (Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)  Colombia 5–0 Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993) |
| World Cup appearances | 17 (First in 1930) |
| Best result | Winners  , 1978 and 1986
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| Copa América appearances | 41 (First in 1916) |
| Best result | Winners , 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
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The Argentina national football team is the national association football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association, the government body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires and their current manager is Jorge Sampaoli.
La Selección (national team), also known as the Albicelestes, has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930. Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands at extra time, 3–1. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times and also winning the 'extra' South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Contents
History
- Main article: History of the Argentina national football team
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Copa América
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2017
| 2018 FIFA WCQ 31 August 2017 | Uruguay
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0–0 | Argentina
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Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 20:00 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru) |
| 2018 FIFA WCQ 5 September 2017 | Argentina
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1–1 |  Venezuela
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 20:30 (UTC−3) | Feltscher  54' (o.g.)
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Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Murillo 51'
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
| 2018 FIFA WCQ 5 October 2017 | Argentina
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0–0 |  Peru
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 20:30 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Attendance: 47,960 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
| 2018 FIFA WCQ 10 October 2017 | Ecuador
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1–3 | Argentina
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Quito, Ecuador | |
| 18:30 (UTC−5) | R. Ibarra 1'
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Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Messi 11', 19', 62'
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
| Friendly 11 November 2017 | Russia 
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0–1 | Argentina
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Moscow, Russia | |
| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Agüero 86'
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Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,750 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| Friendly 14 November 2017 | Argentina
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2–4 |  Nigeria
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Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 19:30 (UTC+3) | Banega 27' Agüero 36'
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Report | Iheanacho 44' Iwobi 52', 73'Idowu 54'
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Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
2018
| Friendly 23 March 2018 | Italy 
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0–2 | Argentina
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Manchester, England | |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Report | Banega 75' Lanzini 85'
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Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
| Friendly 27 March 2018 | Spain
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6–1 | Argentina
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Madrid, Spain | |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Costa 12' Isco 27', 52', 74'Thiago 55'Aspas 73'
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Report | Otamendi 39'
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Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 65,541 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| Friendly 29 May 2018 | Argentina
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4–0 |  Haiti
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 20:00 (UTC–3) | Messi 17' (pen.), 58', 66' Agüero 69'
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Arnaldo Ariel Samaniego (Paraguay) |
| 2018 World Cup 16 June 2018 | Argentina
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1–1 |  Iceland
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Moscow, Russia | |
| 16:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Agüero 19'
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Report (FIFA) Report (BBC) |
Finnbogason 23'
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Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 2018 World Cup 21 June 2018 | Argentina
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0–3 |  Croatia
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Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) Report (BBC) |
Rebić 53' Modrić 80'Rakitić 90+1'
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Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 43,319 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 2018 World Cup 26 June 2018 | Nigeria
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1–2 | Argentina
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Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Moses 51' (pen.)
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Report (FIFA) Report (BBC) |
Messi 14' Rojo 86'
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Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 64,468 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 2018 World Cup 30 June 2018 | France 
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4–3 | Argentina
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Kazan, Russia | |
| 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Griezmann 13' (pen.) Pavard 57'Mbappé 64', 68'
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Report (FIFA) Report (BBC) |
Di María 41' Mercado 48'Agüero 90+3'
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Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 42,873 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
| Friendly 7 September 2018 | Argentina
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v |  Guatemala
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Los Angeles, United States | |
| 20:00 (PST) | Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum |
| Friendly 11 September 2018 | Colombia
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v | Argentina
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East Rutherford, United States | |
| 20:00 (EST) | Stadium: MetLife Stadium |
| Friendly October 2018 | United States 
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v | Argentina
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TBD | |
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Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and preceding warm-up matches.
Caps and goals correct as of: 30 June 2018, after the match against France
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