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Argentina
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)[La Albiceleste] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The White and Sky Blue)
Association[[[Argentine Football Association|Asociación del Fútbol Argentino]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (AFA)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachAlejandro Sabella
CaptainLionel Messi
Most capsJavier Zanetti (145)
Top scorerGabriel Batistuta (56)
Home stadiumEl Monumental,

Mario A. Kempes,

Estadio Único
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current4
Highest1 (March 2007)
Lowest24 (August 1996)
First international
 Uruguay 0–6 Argentina Argentina
(Montevideo, Uruguay; Jul 20, 1902)[1][1]
Biggest win
Argentina Argentina 12–0 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; January 22, 1942)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina Argentina
(Helsingborg, Sweden; June 15, 1958)

 Uruguay 5–0 Argentina Argentina
(Guayaquil, Ecuador; December 16, 1959)
Argentina Argentina 0–5 Colombia 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 5, 1993)

 Bolivia 6–1 Argentina Argentina
(La Paz, Bolivia; April 1, 2009)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1930)
Best resultWinners, 1978 and 1986
Copa América
Appearances39 (first in 1916)
Best resultWinners, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1992)
Best resultWinners, 1992
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's football[2]
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team

The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro Sabella. The team is currently third in the FIFA World Rankings.[3]

La Selección (national team), also known as the Albicelestes (sky blue and whites), has appeared in four 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 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 fourteen 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 an Argentine 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.[4]

Argentina and France are the only two 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 both also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina, and UEFA European Football Championship for France).[5][6]

Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, Germany and England due to historic occurrences with one another throughout Football history.[7][8]

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.[9]

Argentina are the current Unofficial Football World Champions, having defeated the previous titleholders, Sweden, in a friendly on 6 February 2013.

History

Main article: History of the Argentina national football team
Further information: Football in Argentina

The first match ever recorded by Argentina was against Uruguay.[a] The game was held in Montevideo on May 16, 1901 and Argentina won 3-2. During the first years of existence, friendly matches were against South American teams only. The reasons varied from the long time that took the trips to another countries by then to the World War I.[12]

La Selección (national team), also known as the Albicelestes (sky blue and whites), has appeared in four 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 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 fourteen 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 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.[13]

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.[14]

Kit history

Argentina has been wearing white and light blue in vertical stripes jersey, black shorts and white/black socks. The away kits usually are 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.[15] 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.[16]

In the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore the yellow IFK Malmo's jersey in the match against West Germany as the team didn't bring away uniforms to Sweden.[17]

Home

1901
1911–1974
1930 (World Cup)
1975
1978
1986
1990
1994
1998
1999
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2011

Away and rare kits

1919 [15]
1958 [17]
1978
1982
1986
1994
1998
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2011

Managers

From 19241 to present days:

Argentina national team Managers
Period Name
1924-25 Angel Vázquez
1926-27 Jorge Valderrama
1927-28 José Lago Millán
1928-29 Francisco Olazar
1929-30 Olazar &
Juan José Tramutola
1934 Felipe Pascucchi
1934-37 Manuel Seoane
1937-39 Ángel Fernández Roca
1939-60 Guillermo Stábile
1960-61 Victorio Spinetto
1962-63 Juan Carlos Lorenzo
1963 Alejandro Galán
1963-64 Horacio Amable Torres
1964-68 José María Minella
1968 Renato Cesarini
1968-69 Humberto Maschio
1969 Adolfo Pedernera
1969-72 Juan José Pizzuti
1972-74 Enrique Omar Sívori
1974 Vladislao Cap
1974-83 César Luis Menotti
1983-90 Carlos Bilardo
1990-94 Alfio Basile
1994-98 Daniel Passarella
1998-2004 Marcelo Bielsa
2004-06 José Pekerman
2006-08 Alfio Basile
2008-10 Diego Maradona
2010-11 Sergio Batista
2011–present Alejandro Sabella

Notes:

  • 1 There is no recorded information about who were managers in 1901-24 and 1930-35 (with the exception of Pascucci, credited just for one match played on May 27, 1934.[18]

Current coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Alejandro Sabella
Assistant managers Julián Camino, Claudio Gugnali
Fitness coach Pablo Blanco
Goalkeeping coach Juan José Romero
Physicians Dr. Daniel Martínez, Dr. Alejandro Rolón
Physical therapists Luis García, Rubén Araguas

Last updated: August 30, 2011
Source: AFA

Results and Fixtures

The following are Argentina's results and fixtures since Alejandro Sabella took over on July 2011, after the 2011 Copa America.[19]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

September 2, 2011 Venezuela  0 – 1  Argentina Kolkata, India
19:00 UTC+5:30 Report Otamendi 70' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 94,000
Referee: Dinesh Nair (India)
September 6, 2011 Argentina  3 – 1  Nigeria Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 UTC+06:00 Higuaín 24'
di María 26'
Elderson 66' (o.g.)		 Report Obasi 47' Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran)
September 14, 2011 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Argentina  0 – 0  Brazil Córdoba, Argentina
21:50 UTC−03:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Attendance: 26,897
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
September 28, 2011 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Brazil  2 – 0  Argentina Belém, Brazil
21:50 UTC−03:00 Lucas 53'
Neymar 75'		 Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão)
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
February 29, 2012 Switzerland  1 – 3  Argentina Bern, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+01:00 Shaqiri 49' Messi 20', 88', 90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
June 9, 2012 Brazil  3 – 4  Argentina New Jersey, United States
21:00 UTC+01:00 Rômulo 23'
Oscar 56'
Hulk 72'		 Messi 32', 34', 84'
Fernández 75'		 Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 81,000
August 15, 2012 Germany  1 – 3  Argentina Frankfurt, Germany
20:45 UTC+02:00 Zieler Red card 30'
Höwedes 82'		 Zabaleta Yellow card 26'
Messi soccer ball with red X 32' 52'
Khedira 45' (o.g.)
di María 73'		 Stadium: Commerzbank Arena
Referee: Jonas Eriksson
September 19, 2012 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Brazil  2 – 1  Argentina Goiânia, Brazil
Paulinho 26' Yellow card 80'
Neymar 90+4' (pen.) Yellow card 88'		 Juan Manuel Martínez 20'
Desábato Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
November 14, 2012 Saudi Arabia  0 – 0  Argentina Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Yellow card 90+3' Zabaleta Yellow card 62' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
November 21, 2012 2012 Superclásico
de las Américas		 Argentina  2 – 1
(3 – 4 p)		  Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scocco 81' (pen.) 89' Fred 83' Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando "La Bombonera"
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Penalties
Martínez soccer ball with red X
Montillo soccer ball with check mark
Domínguez soccer ball with check mark
Scocco soccer ball with red X
Orión soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Neves
soccer ball with check mark Jean
soccer ball with red X Carlinhos
soccer ball with check mark Fred
soccer ball with check mark Neymar
February 6, 2013 Sweden  2 – 3  Argentina Solna, Sweden
20:30 UTC+01:00 J. Olsson 17'
Elm 90+5'		 Report Higuaín 3'
Agüero 19'
Higuaín 23'		 Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 49,646
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)
June 14, 2013 Guatemala  0 – 4  Argentina Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−06:00 Report Messi 15', 40', 49'
Fernández 36'		 Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
August 14, 2013 Italy  v  Argentina Rome, Italy
March 5, 2014 Romania  v  Argentina Bucharest, Romania
Stadium: Arena Națională
June 1, 2014 Argentina  v  Italy Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

2014 World Cup qualifiers

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
October 7, 2011 Round 1 Argentina  4 – 1  Chile Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:10 UTC-3 Higuaín 7', 51', 62'
Messi 25'
Banega Yellow card 44'
Rojo Yellow card 58'		 Report Beausejour Yellow card 38'
M. Fernández 59'
Jara Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 26,161
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
October 11, 2011 Round 2 Venezuela  1 – 0  Argentina Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
20:20 UTC−04:30 Amorebieta 61' Report Mascherano Yellow card 58'
Rojo Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
November 11, 2011 Round 3 Argentina  1 – 1  Bolivia Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 UTC-3 Lavezzi 60'
Rodríguez Yellow card 68'		 Report Moreno 55', Yellow card 56'
Robles Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 27,592
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
November 15, 2011 Round 4 Colombia  1 – 2  Argentina Barranquilla, Colombia
16:00 UTC-5 Armero Yellow card 31'
Pabón 45'		 Report Burdisso Yellow card 37'
Braña Yellow card 46'
Messi 61'
Agüero 84', Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 49,600
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)
June 2, 2012 Round 5 Argentina  4 – 0  Ecuador Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC-3 Agüero 20', Yellow card 51'
Higuaín 30', Yellow card 66'
Messi 32'
Fernández Yellow card 33'
Di María 76'
Mascherano Yellow card 86'		 Report Ayoví Yellow card 55' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru)
September 7, 2012 Round 7 Argentina  3 – 1  Paraguay Córdoba, Argentina
20:10 UTC-3 Di María 2'
Higuaín 31'
Messi 63'
Palacio Yellow card 80'
Braña Yellow card 82'		 Report Fabbro 17' (pen.)
Ortiz Yellow card 21'
Piris Yellow card 32'
V. Cáceres Yellow card 63'
Valdez Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Wilson Seneme (Brazil)
September 11, 2012 Round 8 Peru  1 – 1  Argentina Lima, Peru
20:25 UTC-5 Advíncula Yellow card 8'
Zambrano 22'
Lobatón Yellow card 34'
Pizarro Yellow card 40'
Ramírez Yellow card 80'		 Report Higuaín 38'
Campagnaro Yellow card 88'
Di María Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 34,111
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
October 12, 2012 Round 9 Argentina  3 – 0  Uruguay Mendoza, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3 Messi 65', 79'
Agüero 75'		 Report Cáceres Yellow card 30'
Lugano Yellow card 50'
Godín Yellow card 78'
Pereira Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Attendance: 31,997
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)
October 16, 2012 Round 10 Chile  1 − 2  Argentina Santiago, Chile
21:05 UTC-3 Beausejour Yellow card 50'
Díaz Yellow card 51'
Vargas Yellow card 76'
Gutiérrez 90'		 Report Messi 28'
Higuaín 31'
Di María Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
March 22, 2013 Round 11 Argentina  3 – 0  Venezuela Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00UTC-3 Higuain 29', 59', Yellow card 75'
Messi 45' (pen.)
Zabaleta Yellow card 86'		 Report González Yellow card 31'
Rincón Yellow card 37'
Lucena Yellow card 39'
Miku Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Victor Carillo (Peru)
March 26, 2013 Round 12 Bolivia  1 − 1  Argentina La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC-4 Martins 25'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 66'
Raldes Yellow card 76'		 [Report] Banega 44', Yellow card 47'
Mascherano Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
June 7, 2013 Round 13 Argentina  0 − 0  Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina
--:-- Higuain Red card 30'
Biglia Yellow card 40'
Garay Yellow card 71'
Zabaleta Yellow card 75'		 Report Aguilar Yellow card 66'
Zapata Red card 30'
Yepes Yellow card 44'
Ramírez Yellow card 73'
Zúñiga Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Attendance: 44,807
Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)
June 11, 2013 Round 14 Ecuador  1 − 1  Argentina Quito, Ecuador
--:-- Domínguez Yellow card 2'
Castillo 17'
Caicedo Yellow card 58'
Saritama Yellow card 90'		 Report Agüero 4' (pen.)
Di María Yellow card 56'
Fernández Yellow card 59'
Garay Yellow card 67'
Mascherano Red card 88'
Basanta Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Quito, Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Recent and forthcoming matches

see also 2010–11 Argentina national team results.
see also 2011–12 Argentina national team results.
see also 2012–13 Argentina national team results.

Players

See also: Argentina international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Colombia on June 7, and Ecuador on June 11, and Friendly Match against Guatemala on June 14, 2013.[20]

Caps and goals updated as June 14, 2013.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sergio Romero (1987-02-22) February 22, 1987 (age 37) 39 0 Italy Sampdoria
12 1GK Mariano Andújar (1983-07-30) July 30, 1983 (age 40) 9 0 Italy Catania
22 1GK Agustín Orión (1981-07-26) July 26, 1981 (age 42) 3 0 Argentina Boca Juniors
6 2DF Fabricio Coloccini (1982-01-22) January 22, 1982 (age 42) 37 1 England Newcastle United
4 2DF Pablo Zabaleta (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985 (age 39) 31 0 England Manchester City
13 2DF Clemente Rodríguez (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981 (age 42) 18 1 Brazil Sao Paulo
5 2DF Federico Fernández (1989-02-21) February 21, 1989 (age 35) 18 3 Italy Napoli
15 2DF Marcos Rojo (1990-03-20) March 20, 1990 (age 34) 17 0 Portugal Sporting Lisbon
2 2DF Ezequiel Garay (1986-10-10) October 10, 1986 (age 37) 15 0 Portugal Benfica
17 2DF Hugo Campagnaro (1980-06-27) June 27, 1980 (age 43) 10 0 Italy Internazionale
23 2DF Gino Peruzzi (1992-06-09) June 9, 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
20 2DF José María Basanta (1984-04-03) April 3, 1984 (age 40) 3 0 Mexico Monterrey
14 3MF Javier Mascherano (1984-06-08) June 8, 1984 (age 40) 92 2 Spain Barcelona
7 3MF Ángel di María (1988-02-14) February 14, 1988 (age 36) 39 8 Spain Real Madrid
8 3MF Éver Banega (1988-06-29) June 29, 1988 (age 35) 19 1 Spain Valencia
21 3MF José Ernesto Sosa (1985-06-19) June 19, 1985 (age 39) 18 1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
19 3MF Pablo Guiñazú (1978-08-26) August 26, 1978 (age 45) 16 0 Paraguay Libertad
16 3MF Lucas Biglia (1986-01-30) January 30, 1986 (age 38) 10 0 Italy Lazio
17 3MF Rodrigo Braña (1979-03-07) March 7, 1979 (age 45) 9 0 Argentina Estudiantes
3 3MF Walter Montillo (1984-04-14) April 14, 1984 (age 40) 6 0 Brazil Santos
3MF Augusto Fernández (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 38) 5 1 Spain Celta Vigo
18 3MF Érik Lamela (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992 (age 32) 2 0 Italy Roma
10 4FW Lionel Messi (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 36) 82 35 Spain Barcelona
16 4FW Sergio Agüero (1988-06-02) June 2, 1988 (age 36) 45 18 England Manchester City
9 4FW Gonzalo Higuaín (1987-12-10) December 10, 1987 (age 36) 33 20 Spain Real Madrid
11 4FW Ezequiel Lavezzi (1985-05-03) May 3, 1985 (age 39) 24 2 France Paris Saint-Germain
12 4FW Rodrigo Palacio (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 42) 14 1 Italy Internazionale

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
GK Cristian Álvarez (1985-11-13) November 13, 1985 (age 38) 0 0 Spain Espanyol v.  Sweden, February 6, 2013
GK Óscar Ustari (1986-07-03) July 3, 1986 (age 37) 2 0 Spain Almería v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
GK Esteban Andrada (1991-01-26) January 26, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Argentina Lanús v.  Brazil, October 3, 2012
GK Marcelo Barovero (1984-02-12) February 12, 1984 (age 40) 0 0 Argentina River Plate v.  Brazil, October 3, 2012
GK Cristian Campestrini (1980-06-16) June 16, 1980 (age 44) 2 0 Argentina Arsenal v.  Brazil, September 19, 2012
DF Sebastián Domínguez (1981-07-29) July 29, 1981 (age 42) 7 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield v.  Bolivia, March 26, 2013
DF Cristian Ansaldi (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 37) 3 0 Russia Rubin Kazan v.  Sweden, February 6, 2013
DF Leandro Desábato (1979-01-24) January 24, 1979 (age 45) 5 0 Argentina Estudiantes v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
DF Lisandro E. López (1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 (age 34) 4 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
DF Santiago Vergini (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988 (age 35) 1 0 Argentina Newell's Old Boys v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
DF Maximiliano Caire (1988-07-12) July 12, 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Argentina Colón v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
DF Luciano Monzón (1987-04-13) April 13, 1987 (age 37) 7 0 Italy Catania v.  Chile, October 16, 2012
DF Germán Ré (1981-11-02) November 2, 1981 (age 42) 0 0 Argentina Estudiantes v.  Brazil, October 3, 201
MF Fernando Gago (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 38) 45 0 Argentina Vélez Sársfield v.  Colombia, June 7, 2013
MF José Ernesto Sosa (1985-06-19) June 19, 1985 (age 39) 18 1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv v.  Colombia, June 7, 2013
MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02) January 2, 1981 (age 43) 46 12 Argentina Newell's Old Boys v.  Bolivia, March 26, 2013
MF Leonardo Ponzio (1982-01-29) January 29, 1982 (age 42) 8 0 Argentina River Plate v.  Bolivia, March 26, 2013
MF Nicolás Gaitán (1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 (age 36) 6 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Sweden, February 6, 2013
MF Fabián Rinaudo (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 37) 4 0 Portugal Sporting Lisbon v.  Sweden, February 6, 2013
MF Leonel Vangioni (1987-05-05) May 5, 1987 (age 37) 3 0 Argentina River Plate v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
MF Óscar Ahumada (1982-08-31) August 31, 1982 (age 41) 1 0 Argentina All Boys v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
MF Francisco Cerro (1988-02-09) February 9, 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
MF Iván Bella (1989-09-13) September 13, 1989 (age 34) 0 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
MF Pablo Pérez (1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 (age 38) 0 0 Argentina Newell's Old Boys v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
MF Eduardo Salvio (1990-07-13) July 13, 1990 (age 33) 6 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2012
MF Ricardo Álvarez (1988-04-12) April 12, 1988 (age 36) 4 0 Italy Internazionale v.  Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2012
MF Tino Costa (1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 (age 39) 2 0 Spain Valencia v.  Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2012
MF Cristian Chávez (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 (age 38) 4 1 Argentina Lanús v.  Brazil, October 3, 2012
MF Leandro Somoza (1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 (age 43) 2 0 Argentina Lanús v.  Brazil, October 3, 2012
MF Juan Sánchez Miño (1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Argentina Boca Juniors v.  Brazil, October 3, 2012
MF Julio Buffarini (1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Argentina San Lorenzo v.  Brazil, September 19, 2012
MF Adrián Centurión (1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Argentina Racing v.  Brazil, September 19, 2012
FW Franco Di Santo (1989-04-07) April 7, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 England Wigan Athletic v.  Bolivia, March 26, 2013
FW Juan Manuel Martínez (1985-10-25) October 25, 1985 (age 38) 4 1 Argentina Boca Juniors v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
FW Hernán Barcos (1984-04-11) April 11, 1984 (age 40) 4 0 Brazil Grêmio v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
FW Ignacio Scocco (1985-05-29) May 29, 1985 (age 39) 1 2 Brazil Internacional v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
FW Emanuel Gigliotti (1987-05-20) May 20, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Argentina Boca Juniors v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
FW Lucas Mugni (1992-01-12) January 12, 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Argentina Colón v.  Brazil, November 21, 2012
FW Lucas Viatri (1987-03-29) March 29, 1987 (age 37) 3 0 Argentina Boca Juniors v.  Brazil, September 19, 2012
FW Rogelio Funes Mori (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Argentina River Plate v.  Brazil, September 19, 2012

Previous squads

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

File:Maradona Estadio Azteca.jpg
Maradona celebrating the 1986 FIFA World Cup won by Argentina team
Argentina Team , many of the players were present during the 2010 World Cup, where Argentina reached the quarterfinals and was placed fifth in the final board
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 9
Italy 1934 First round 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3
1938 to 1950 Withdrew
Switzerland 1954 Did Not Enter
Sweden 1958 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 5 10 4 3 0 1 10 2
Chile 1962 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 11 3
England 1966 Quarter-final 5th 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 3 1 0 9 2
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 4 6
West Germany 1974 Second group stage 8th 6 1 2 3 9 12 4 3 1 0 9 2
Argentina 1978 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 15 4 – – – – – –
Spain 1982 Second group stage 11th 5 2 0 3 8 7 – – – – – –
Mexico 1986 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 5 6 4 1 1 12 6
Italy 1990 Runners-up 2nd 7 2 3 2 5 4 – – – – – –
United States 1994 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 6 8 4 2 2 9 10
France 1998 Quarter-final 6th 5 3 1 1 10 4 16 8 6 2 23 13
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 18 13 4 1 42 15
Germany 2006 Quarter-final 6th 5 3 2 0 11 3 18 10 4 4 29 17
South Africa 2010 Quarter-final 5th 5 4 0 1 10 6 18 8 4 6 23 20
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined 11 7 3 1 24 8
Total 2 Titles 15/19 70 37 13 20 123 80 113 66 27 20 184 104
*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.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 7 1 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1995 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 5 3 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not qualify
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 10 10 Squad
South Africa 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2013
Total 1 Title 3/9 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.

Copa América

Copa América
Total: 14 Titles
Year Position Year Position Year Position
1916 Second place 1939 Withdrew 1967 Second place
1917 Second place 1941 Champions 1975 Round 1
1919 Third place 1942 Second place 1979 Round 1
1920 Second place 1945 Champions 1983 Round 1
1921 Champions 1946 Champions 1987 Fourth place
1922 Fourth place 1947 Champions 1989 Third place
1923 Second place 1949 Withdrew 1991 Champions
1924 Second place 1953 Withdrew 1993 Champions
1925 Champions 1955 Champions 1995 Quarter-finals
1926 Second place 1956 Third place 1997 Quarter-finals
1927 Champions 1957 Champions 1999 Quarter-finals
1929 Champions 1959 Champions 2001 Withdrew
1935 Second place 1959 Second place 2004 Second place
1937 Champions 1963 Third place 2007 Second place
2011 Quarter-finals
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