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Nickname(s) | Albicelestes (White and Sky blue) |
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Association | Argentine Football Association |
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
Head coach | ![]() |
Captain | Agustín Almendra |
FIFA code | ARG |
First international | ![]() ![]() (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 February 1951) |
Biggest win | ![]() ![]() (São Paulo, Brazil; 4 May 1963) |
Biggest defeat | ![]() ![]() (Ibadan, Nigeria; 15 April 1999) |
FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances | 15 (First in 1979) |
Best result | Winners, 1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007 |
South American Youth Championship appearances | 26 (First in 1958) |
Best result | Winners, 1967, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2015 |
The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.
Argentina is the most successful nation in the FIFA World Youth Championship, winning the competition a record six times. The team has participated in 14 of the 20 World Championship events, since the 1979 edition, which they won. Argentina has also won five South American Youth Championships.
Current squad[]
The following players will take part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Manuel Roffo | 4 April 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
2 | DF | Nehuén Pérez (Captain) | 24 June 2000 (aged 18) | ![]() |
3 | DF | Francisco Ortega | 19 March 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
4 | DF | Facundo Mura | 23 March 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
5 | MF | Santiago Sosa (Sub-Captain) | 3 May 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
6 | DF | Maximiliano Centurión | 20 February 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
7 | FW | Julián Álvarez | 31 January 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
8 | MF | Agustín Almendra | 11 February 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
9 | FW | Adolfo Gaich | 26 February 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
10 | MF | Gonzalo Maroni | 18 March 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
11 | MF | Aníbal Moreno | 13 May 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
12 | GK | Jerónimo Pourtau | 23 January 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
13 | DF | Marcelo Weigandt | 11 January 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
14 | DF | Facundo Medina | 28 May 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
15 | MF | Fausto Vera | 26 March 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
16 | FW | Agustín Urzi | 4 May 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
17 | FW | Tomás Chancalay | 1 January 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
18 | MF | Cristian Ferreira | 12 September 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
19 | FW | Pedro De la Vega | 7 February 2001 (aged 18) | ![]() |
20 | MF | Ezequiel Barco | 29 March 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
21 | GK | Joaquín Blázquez | 28 January 2001 (aged 18) | ![]() |
Competitive record[]
FIFA U-20 World Cup Record[]
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
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First round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
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Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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First round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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Disqualified | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |
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Second round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
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Fourth Place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
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Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
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Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
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Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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First Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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First Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
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Qualified | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 16/22 | 78 | 53 | 8 | 17 | 153 | 62 |
Honours[]
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (6):
- 1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007
- South American Youth U-20 (5):
- 1967, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2015
External links[]
- Argentina national teams on AFA website
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