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| First game = {{fb|URU}} 2–3 {{fb-rt|ARG}}<br>([[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]; 16 May 1901){{refn|group=note|name=albion}}<ref name = "First match">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/argurures.html |title=Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1902–2009 |publisher=RSSSF |first=Héctor Darío |last=Pelayes |date=24 September 2010 |accessdate= 7 November 2010 }}</ref> |
| First game = {{fb|URU}} 2–3 {{fb-rt|ARG}}<br>([[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]; 16 May 1901){{refn|group=note|name=albion}}<ref name = "First match">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/argurures.html |title=Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1902–2009 |publisher=RSSSF |first=Héctor Darío |last=Pelayes |date=24 September 2010 |accessdate= 7 November 2010 }}</ref> |
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| Largest win = {{fb|ARG}} 12–0 {{fb-rt|ECU}}<br>([[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]; 22 January 1942) |
| Largest win = {{fb|ARG}} 12–0 {{fb-rt|ECU}}<br>([[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]; 22 January 1942) |
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| Largest loss = {{fb|TCH}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|ARG}}<br>([[Helsingborg]], [[Sweden]]; 15 June 1958)<br>{{fb|BOL}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|ARG}}<br>([[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]]; 1 April 2009)<br>{{fb| |
| Largest loss = {{fb|TCH}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|ARG}} <br> ([[Helsingborg]], [[Sweden]]; 15 June 1958) <br> {{fb|URU}} 5–0 {{fb-rt|ARG}} <br> ([[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]; 6 December 1959) <br> {{fb|ARG}} [[Argentina v Colombia (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)|0–5]] {{fb-rt|COL}} <br> ([[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]; 5 September 1993) <br> {{fb|BOL}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|ARG}} <br> ([[La Paz]], [[Bolivia]]; 1 April 2009) <br> {{fb|ESP}} 6–1 {{fb-rt|ARG}} <br> ([[Madrid]], [[Spain]]; 27 March 2018) |
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Revision as of 22:32, 21 June 2018
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste (The Albiceleste) | ||
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Association | Argentine Football Association (AFA) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Jorge Sampaoli | ||
Captain | Lionel Messi | ||
Most caps | Javier Mascherano (145) | ||
Top scorer | Lionel Messi (64) | ||
Home stadium | Antonio Vespucio Liberti (El Monumental) | ||
FIFA code | ARG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 5 (7 June 2018) | ||
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][1] | |||
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; 6 December 1959) Argentina 0–5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993) 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 | Champion (1978, 1986) | ||
Copa América | |||
Appearances | 41 (first in 1916) | ||
Best result | Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993) | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1992 |
The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.
La Selección (national team), also known as the Albicelestes, 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, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. They again made the World Cup finals 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 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 and the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy. The Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.[3]
Argentina, Brazil, Germany[note 2] and France are the only national teams that have won the three most important men's titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament. They have also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina and Brazil, and UEFA European Championship for Germany and France).[5][6]
Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England and Germany due to historic occurrences with one another throughout football history.[7][8]
History
The first match ever recorded by 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 World War I.[11]
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. Their most recent World Cup final was in 2014, which they lost 1–0 to Germany. Previous to this their last World Cup final was in 1990, which they lost, 1–0, to 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 and also winning the "extra" South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. 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.[12]
Argentina also won six of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003.
In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time.[13]
Team image
Kits and crest
The first jersey worn by Argentina was a white shirt, when the national side officially debuted against Uruguay in 1902.[14] In September 1908, Argentina wore the white and light blue in vertical stripes jersey for the first time.[15] That kit would become the official kit since then. The away kits usually have been in dark blue tones, varying the colors of shorts and socks.
Nevertheless, Argentina wore other uniforms a few times. One of them was on 3 June 1919 in Rio de Janeiro playing the "Roberto Chery Cup" against Brazil. That time Argentina wore a light blue kit, similar to Uruguay.[16] 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.[17]
At the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore Swedish club IFK Malmö's yellow jersey in the match against West Germany, as the team did not take away uniforms to Sweden.[18]
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Argentina wore a black away kit for the first time in their history.
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).[19] Here is the complete list of managers:[20][21][22]
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Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2017
31 August 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Uruguay | 0–0 | Argentina | Montevideo, Uruguay |
20:00 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru) |
5 September 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Argentina | 1–1 | Venezuela | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
20:30 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
5 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Argentina | 0–0 | Peru | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
20:30 (UTC−3) | Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Attendance: 47,960 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
10 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ | Ecuador | 1–3 | Argentina | Quito, Ecuador |
18:30 (UTC−5) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
11 November 2017 Friendly | Russia | 0–1 | Argentina | Moscow, Russia |
16:00 (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,750 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
14 November 2017 Friendly | Argentina | 2–4 | Nigeria | Krasnodar, Russia |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
2018
23 March 2018 Friendly | Italy | 0–2 | Argentina | Manchester, England |
19:45 GMT (UTC±0) | Report | Banega 75' Lanzini 85' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
27 March 2018 Friendly | Spain | 6–1 | Argentina | Madrid, Spain |
21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Costa 12' Isco 27', 52', 74' Thiago 55' Aspas 73' |
Report | Otamendi 39' | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 65,541 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
29 May 2018 Friendly | Argentina | 4–0 | Haiti | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
20:00 (UTC–3) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Arnaldo Ariel Samaniego (Paraguay) |
16 June 2018 2018 World Cup | Argentina | 1–1 | Iceland | Moscow, Russia |
16:00 MSK (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Otkritie Arena Attendance: 44,190 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
21 June 2018 2018 World Cup | Argentina | 0–3 | Croatia | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
26 June 2018 2018 World Cup | Nigeria | v | Argentina | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
21:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Zenit Arena |
10 September 2018 2018 Superclásico de las Américas | Brazil | v | Argentina | Yokohama, Japan |
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama |
October 2018 Friendly | United States | v | Argentina | TBD |
Report |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and preceding warm-up matches.[24][25]
Caps and goals correct as of: 21 June 2018, after the match against Croatia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Nahuel Guzmán | 10 February 1986 | 6 | 0 | UANL |
12 | GK | Franco Armani | 16 October 1986 | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
23 | GK | Willy Caballero | 28 September 1981 | 5 | 0 | Chelsea |
2 | DF | Gabriel Mercado | 18 March 1987 | 20 | 3 | Sevilla |
3 | DF | Nicolás Tagliafico | 31 August 1992 | 6 | 0 | Ajax |
4 | DF | Cristian Ansaldi | 20 September 1986 | 5 | 1 | Torino |
6 | DF | Federico Fazio | 17 March 1987 | 9 | 1 | Roma |
8 | DF | Marcos Acuña | 28 October 1991 | 11 | 0 | Sporting CP |
16 | DF | Marcos Rojo | 20 March 1990 | 57 | 2 | Manchester United |
17 | DF | Nicolás Otamendi | 12 February 1988 | 56 | 4 | Manchester City |
5 | MF | Lucas Biglia | 30 January 1986 | 58 | 1 | Milan |
7 | MF | Éver Banega | 29 June 1988 | 63 | 6 | Sevilla |
11 | MF | Ángel Di María | 14 February 1988 | 95 | 19 | Paris Saint-Germain |
13 | MF | Maximiliano Meza | 15 January 1992 | 4 | 0 | Independiente |
14 | MF | Javier Mascherano | 8 June 1984 | 145 | 3 | Hebei China Fortune |
15 | MF | Enzo Pérez | 22 February 1986 | 24 | 1 | River Plate |
18 | MF | Eduardo Salvio | 13 July 1990 | 11 | 0 | Benfica |
20 | MF | Giovani Lo Celso | 9 April 1996 | 5 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
22 | MF | Cristian Pavón | 21 January 1996 | 7 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
9 | FW | Gonzalo Higuaín | 10 December 1987 | 73 | 31 | Juventus |
10 | FW | Lionel Messi (captain) | 24 June 1987 | 126 | 64 | Barcelona |
19 | FW | Sergio Agüero | 2 June 1988 | 87 | 38 | Manchester City |
21 | FW | Paulo Dybala | 15 November 1993 | 13 | 0 | Juventus |
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 |
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GK | Sergio Romero | 22 February 1987 | 94 | 0 | Manchester United | 2018 FIFA World Cup INJ |
GK | Agustín Marchesín | 16 March 1988 | 3 | 0 | América | v. Nigeria, 14 November 2017 |
GK | Gerónimo Rulli | 20 May 1992 | 0 | 0 | Real Sociedad | v. Venezuela, 5 September 2017 |
DF | Ramiro Funes Mori | 5 March 1991 | 19 | 1 | Everton | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Germán Pezzella | 27 June 1991 | 2 | 0 | Fiorentina | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
DF | Fabricio Bustos | 28 April 1996 | 2 | 0 | Independiente | v. Spain, 27 March 2018 |
DF | Emiliano Insúa | 7 January 1989 | 5 | 0 | VfB Stuttgart | v. Nigeria, 14 November 2017 |
DF | Emanuel Mammana | 10 February 1996 | 3 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Nigeria, 14 November 2017 INJ |
DF | Milton Casco | 11 April 1988 | 2 | 0 | River Plate | v. Ecuador, 10 October 2017 |
DF | Nicolás Pareja | 19 January 1984 | 1 | 0 | Sevilla | v. Venezuela, 5 September 2017 |
DF | Javier Pinola | 24 February 1983 | 2 | 0 | River Plate | v. Uruguay, 31 August 2017 |
MF | Manuel Lanzini | 15 February 1993 | 4 | 1 | West Ham United | 2018 FIFA World Cup INJ |
MF | Leandro Paredes | 29 June 1994 | 3 | 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Guido Pizarro | 26 February 1990 | 3 | 0 | UANL | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Pablo Pérez | 8 October 1985 | 1 | 0 | Boca Juniors | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Rodrigo Battaglia | 12 July 1991 | 0 | 0 | Unattached | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Ricardo Centurión | 19 January 1993 | 0 | 0 | Racing | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Matías Kranevitter | 21 May 1993 | 9 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Nigeria, 14 November 2017 |
MF | Fernando Belluschi | 10 September 1983 | 5 | 0 | San Lorenzo | v. Nigeria, 14 November 2017 |
MF | Alejandro Gómez | 15 February 1988 | 4 | 1 | Atalanta | v. Nigeria, 14 November 2017 |
MF | Emiliano Rigoni | 4 February 1993 | 4 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Nigeria, 14 November 2017 |
MF | Fernando Gago | 10 April 1986 | 61 | 0 | Boca Juniors | v. Ecuador, 10 October 2017 INJ |
MF | Javier Pastore | 20 June 1989 | 29 | 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | v. Venezuela, 5 September 2017 |
MF | Augusto Fernández | 10 April 1986 | 16 | 1 | Beijing Renhe | v. Uruguay, 31 August 2017 |
FW | Diego Perotti | 26 July 1988 | 5 | 0 | Roma | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Mauro Icardi | 19 February 1993 | 4 | 0 | Internazionale | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Lautaro Martínez | 22 August 1997 | 1 | 0 | Internazionale | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
FW | Ángel Correa | 9 March 1995 | 8 | 1 | Atlético Madrid | v. Spain, 27 March 2018 |
FW | Darío Benedetto | 17 May 1990 | 3 | 0 | Boca Juniors | v. Ecuador, 10 October 2017 |
FW | Lautaro Acosta | 14 March 1988 | 2 | 0 | Lanús | v. Ecuador, 10 October 2017 INJ |
FW | Joaquín Correa | 13 August 1994 | 3 | 1 | Sevilla | v. Venezuela, 5 September 2017 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||
1934 | Round 1 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
1938 | 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*) | 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(1*) | 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 | Qualified | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||
2022 | To Be Determined | ||||||||||||||
2026 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 17/21 | 77 | 42 | 14 | 21 | 131 | 84 | 136 | 75 | 36 | 25 | 235 | 127 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1992 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Squad |
1995 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
1997 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
1999 | |||||||||
2001 | |||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2005 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Squad |
2009 | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
2021 | TBD | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 3/11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | - |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
South American Football Championship
South American Football Championship | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | 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 | Withdrew | |||||||
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 |
Total | 12 Titles | 26/29 | 113 | 81 | 15 | 17 | 314 | 107 |
Copa América
Copa América | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 | Qualified | |||||||
2023 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 15/16 | 76 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 141 | 66 |
Olympics record
Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1896 | No Football Tournament | |||||||
1900 | Did Not Participate | |||||||
1904 | ||||||||
1906 | ||||||||
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 and Withdrew | |||||||
1984 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1988 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
1992 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1996 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
2000 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2004 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2008 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
2012 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2016 | Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2020 | TBD | |||||||
Total | 2 Gold Medals 2 Silver Medal |
8/19 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 32 |
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an amateur tournament from 1908 to 1988.
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992 (with three players of over 23 years of age allowed in the squad).
Pan American Games
Argentina has won 6 of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003.
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1951 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
1955 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
1959 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
1967 | Round 1 | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
1971 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
1975 | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
1979 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1983 | Round 1 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
1987 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
1991 | Did not Qualify | |||||||
1995 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
1999 | Did not Qualify | |||||||
2003 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
2007 | Round 1 | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
2015 | Did not Enter | |||||||
2019 | TBD | |||||||
Total | 6 Titles | 14/16 | 60 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 134 | 43 |
Records and statistics
Most capped players
Rank. | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Javier Mascherano | 2003– | 145 | 3 |
2 | Javier Zanetti | 1994–2011 | 143 | 4 |
3 | Lionel Messi | 2005– | 126 | 64 |
4 | Roberto Ayala | 1994–2007 | 114 | 7 |
5 | Diego Simeone | 1988–2002 | 104 | 9 |
6 | Oscar Ruggeri | 1983–1994 | 97 | 7 |
7 | Ángel Di María | 2008– | 95 | 19 |
8 | Sergio Romero | 2009– | 94 | 0 |
9 | Diego Maradona | 1977–1994 | 91 | 34 |
10 | Ariel Ortega | 1993–2010 | 87 | 17 |
Top goalscorers
- As of 21 June 2018, the ten players with the most goals for Argentina are:[28]
Rank. | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Avg/Game | Official Match Goals |
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1 | Lionel Messi (list) | 2005– | 64 | 126 | 0.51 | 34 |
2 | Gabriel Batistuta (list)[note 3] | 1991–2002 | 54 | 77 | 0.7 | 38 |
3 | Sergio Agüero (list) | 2006– | 38 | 87 | 0.44 | 17 |
4 | Hernán Crespo (list) | 1995–2007 | 35 | 64 | 0.55 | 26 |
5 | Diego Maradona (list) | 1977–1994 | 34 | 91 | 0.37 | 15 |
6 | Gonzalo Higuaín (list) | 2009– | 31 | 73 | 0.42 | 23 |
7 | Luis Artime | 1961–1967 | 24 | 25 | 0.96 | ? |
8 | Daniel Passarella | 1976–1986 | 23 | 70 | 0.33 | ? |
9 | Leopoldo Luque (list) | 1975–1981 | 21 | 45 | 0.49 | 8 |
José Sanfilippo | 1956–1962 | 21 | 29 | 0.76 | ? |
World Cup winning captains
Year | Name | Caps | Goals |
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1978 | Daniel Passarella | 70 | 23 |
1986 | Diego Maradona | 91 | 34 |
Individual records
- Most goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 64 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[30]
- 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: 30 – 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[31]
- 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[32]
- Most goals scored from the penalty kick: 13 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[30]
- Most direct free kick goals scored in all international competitions, including friendlies: 6 – Lionel Messi, against Paraguay, Uruguay, Nigeria, Panama, USA, Colombia[citation needed]
- 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–[citation needed]
- Most assists provided in Copa América matches: 11 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[33]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in one FIFA World Cup: 4 – Lionel Messi, 2014[34]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in FIFA World Cup matches: 5 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[34][35]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in one Copa América: 4 – Lionel Messi, 2015[36]
- Most Man of the Match awards won in Copa América matches: 9 – Lionel Messi, 2005–[36][37]
- 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[38]
- 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[39]
- Youngest player to ever reach 100 caps: Lionel Messi, 27 years and 362 days old in 2015 against Jamaica[39]
- 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[40]
- 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[41]
- 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
Gallery
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Américo Tesoriere played for Argentina between 1919 and 1925.
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Guillermo Stábile was the 1930 World Cup topscorer, then managed the team from 1939 to 1960.
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José Manuel Moreno, won the Copa América in 1941 and 1947, being chosen best player of the latter.
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Norberto Méndez, all-time top scorer of the Copa América with 17 goals.
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Adolfo Pedernera was the best player in the 1946 Copa América.
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Alfredo Di Stefano was champion and top scorer at the Copa America in 1947.
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Omar Sivori, champion and best player at the Copa América in 1957.
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Silvio Marzolini played in the 1962 and 1966 World Cup.
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Daniel Passarella played 12 years for the national team.
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Mario Kempes was the top scorer in the 1978 World Cup.
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Ubaldo Fillol was the best goalkeper in the 1978 World Cup.
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Diego Maradona played four World Cups, winning the 1986 title with a memorable performance, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
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Jorge Burruchaga played 57 matches for Argentina and is famous for scoring the winning goal in the 1986 World Cup final.
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Oscar Ruggeri played three World Cups in 11 years with the team and won four international titles.
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Claudio Caniggia competed in three World Cups.
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Sergio Goycochea was the 1990 World Cup runner-up goalkeper and won three international titles.
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Diego Simeone played 106 matches and took part in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
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Roberto Ayala played in 10 tournaments from 1994 to 2007, also spent time as captain.
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Hernán Crespo scored 35 goals in 64 matches for Argentina.
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Gabriel Batistuta 2nd highest scorer for Argentina with 54 goals in 77 matches.
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Lionel Messi is the highest goalscorer in the history of Argentina with 64 goals, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Rivalries
Brazil
Argentina have a long and fierce rivalry with their South American neighbours.[citation needed]
England
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. Perhaps the most notable was the quarter-final match in 1986, where Diego Maradona scored two goals against England.
Germany
Argentina have played Germany in three FIFA World Cup finals. In 1986 and 1990 the two teams played each other in two consecutive World Cup finals. After that, in 2006, Argentina lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw and lost again in 2010, this time with a 4–0 victory for Germany. They played each other for the third consecutive World Cup when they met at the 2014 World Cup final match, where they were defeated by Germany in extra time by a score of 1–0.
Uruguay
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.[1] 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 4]
Italy
Italy and Argentina hold a strong long standing rivalry that came to a peak at the 1990 World Cup when Maradonas Argentina faced Italy in his “home” stadium in Naples. Historically many Southern Italians immigrated to Argentina after the South lost their own kingdom in 1860 to the Northern Italian Kingdom of Savoy. Before the 1990 match Maradona tried to win fans in when pointing out to the Neapolitans and other southern Italians that (the North of) Italy never liked nor needed the South. Argentina with five players from Italian descent in the team won the game and was consequently whistled away by Italian fans during playing of the Argentine national anthem during the final in Rome where Italian fans massively supported the West German side who won the World Cup final. Maradona answered the Italian whistles by shouting “hijos de puta” (sons of whores), during the anthem as could be seen by television spectators all over the world.
Honours
Official
- FIFA World Cup: 1978, 1986
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992
- South American Championship / Copa América (14): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946,[note 5] 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
- Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1993
- Olympic Gold Medals: 2004, 2008
- Panamerican Championship: 1960
Friendly
- Copa Newton[note 6] (17) 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976
- Copa Lipton[note 6] (18): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992
- Copa Julio A. Roca[note 7] (4): 1923, 1939–40, 1940, 1971[42]
- Nations' Cup[note 8]: 1964[note 5]
- Kirin Cup[note 9]: 1992
See also
- Argentina national football team head to head
- Argentina national under-17 football team
- Argentina national under-20 football team
- Argentina national under-23 football team
- Vamos, vamos, Argentina
Notes
- ^ a b Some versions state that the team that faced Argentina was Albion F.C. based on the initial line-up had nine players from that club. In fact, it was the first match disputed by an Uruguayan national team.[9][10]
- ^ Includes Olympic Gold won by East Germany in 1976.[4]
- ^ 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.[29]
- ^ 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.[citation needed]
- ^ a b Extra edition
- ^ a b Organised by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations
- ^ Organised by Brazilian and Argentine Associations
- ^ Organised by the Brazilian Confederation
- ^ Organised by Japanese Kirin Company
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- ^ a b Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1902–2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
- ^ "Football gold for Argentina". BBC News. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Montreal 1976". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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