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Argentina
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Albiceleste
(The White and Sky Blues)
AssociationArgentine Football Association (AFA)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachLionel Scaloni
CaptainLionel Messi
Most capsJavier Mascherano (147)
Top scorerLionel Messi (70)
Home stadiumAntonio Vespucio Liberti
(El Monumental)
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 1 Steady (20 June 2024)[1]
Highest1 (March 2007, October 2007–June 2008, July–October 2015, April 2016–April 2017)
Lowest24 (August 1996)
First international
 Uruguay 2–3 Argentina 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[note 1][2]
Biggest win
 Argentina 12–0 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina 
(Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958)
 Bolivia 6–1 Argentina 
(La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)
 Spain 6-1 Argentina 
(Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)
World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1930)
Best resultChampions (1978, 1986)
Copa América
Appearances42 (first in 1916)
Best resultChampions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1956)
Best resultChampions (1960)
Intercontinental Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 1993)
Best resultChampions (1993)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1992)
Best resultChampions (1992)
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's football[3]
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Websiteafa.com.ar

The Argentina national football team (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.

La Selección (national team), also known as the 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 at extra time, 3–1. Argentina won again in 1986, through a 3–2 victory over West Germany, and a tournament campaign led by 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's World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978 and Carlos Bilardo in 1986.

Argentina has also been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times, second only to Uruguay. 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.[5][6]

History

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

The first match ever recorded for 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 the interruption of World War I.[9]

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. Argentina last reached the World Cup final in 2014, where it lost 1–0 to Germany national football team. Previous to this their last World Cup final was in 1990, which it also lost, 1–0, to West 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. 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.[10]

Argentina also won seven of the 18 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003 and 2019 .

In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time.[11]

Home stadium

The River Plate stadium, Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a national stadium of Argentina national team that plays most qualifying and friendlies at that stadium.

They play their matches outside the stadium at Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, San Juan and Salta.

Team image

Uniform

The classic light blue and white striped jersey was first worn in the 1908 Copa Newton v. Uruguay
The blue shirt worn v England at the 1986 World Cup, when Diego Maradona scored "the goal of the century"
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentina national football team kits.

The kit first worn by Argentina was a white shirt, at the official debut of the national side against Uruguay in 1902.[12] In August 1908, Argentina debuted the light blue vertical stripe on white jersey.[13] That kit would become the official kit. The away kits usually have been in dark blue shades, varying the colors of shorts and socks.

Argentina has sported other kits until the blue strip on white kit was made official. On 3 June 1919 in Rio de Janeiro playing the "Roberto Chery Cup" against Brazil, Argentina wore a light blue kit, similar to Uruguay.[14] 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.[15]

At the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore the yellow jersey of Swedish club IFK Malmö in the match against West Germany, as the team arrived in Sweden without an away kit.

A last moment jersey changed at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico is memorable. Then manager Carlos Bilardo asked the team kit supplier Le Coq Sportif for a lighter blue shirt for the quarter-final in three days against England, that could not be provided. A member of coaching staff scour the shops of Mexico City for 38 shirt plain shirts. They were transformed with an improvised version of the AFA emblem embroidered on to the shirts,[16] and silvery American football numbers ironed to the backs.[17] Argentina beat England with Diego Maradona's "goal of the century".[18][19] The shirt style became an emblem of the occasion and a collector's item.[20]

At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Argentina debuted a black away kit, a first in their history.[21]

Kit suppliers

The AFA emblem that was added to playing kits in 1976
Kit supplier Period Notes
Argentina Gath & Chaves 1930–1934 [22]
Argentina Sportlandia 1966 [23]
West Germany Adidas 1973–1979 [22][24]
France Le Coq Sportif 1980–1989 [22][25]
Germany Adidas 1990–1998 [24][26]
United Kingdom Reebok 1999–2001 [27]
Germany Adidas 2001–present [24]

Crest

The Argentine Football Association ("AFA") logo has been always used as the team emblem. It debuted in the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, when Argentina added the AFA logo to their jackets, but not to the shirts.[28]

Nevertheless, the AFA emblem was not used on jerseys until 16 November 1976, when Argentina played the Soviet Union at Estadio Monumental. The first emblem was a simplified version of the crest (without the laurel wreath,[29] that was added for the 1982 World Cup).[16]

In 2004, the two stars added above the crest symbolized the national team FIFA World championships of 1978 and 1986.[29]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
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 Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Round 1 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Qualified automatically
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
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-finals 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 Round 2 8th 6 1 2 3 9 12 4 3 1 0 9 2
Argentina 1978 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 15 4 Qualified as hosts
Spain 1982 Round 2 11th 5 2 0 3 8 7 Qualified as defending champions
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 Qualified as defending champions
United States 1994 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 6 8 4 2 2 9 10
France 1998 Quarter-finals 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-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 11 3 18 10 4 4 29 17
South Africa 2010 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 6 18 8 4 6 23 20
Brazil 2014 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 8 4 16 9 5 2 35 15
Russia 2018 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 6 9 18 7 7 4 19 16
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Total 2 Titles 17/21 81 43 15 23 137 93 136 75 36 25 235 127

Copa América

Main article: Argentina at the Copa América
South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1916 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 7 2
Uruguay 1917 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 5 3
Brazil 1919 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 7 7
Chile 1920 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 4 2
Argentina 1921 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 0
Brazil 1922 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 6 3
Uruguay 1923 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 6
Uruguay 1924 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 2 0
Argentina 1925 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 11 4
Chile 1926 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 14 3
Peru 1927 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 15 4
Argentina 1929 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 9 1
Peru 1935 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 8 5
Argentina 1937 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5
Peru 1939 Withdrew
Chile 1941 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2
Uruguay 1942 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 6
Chile 1945 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 22 5
Argentina 1946 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 3
Ecuador 1947 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 28 4
Brazil 1949 Withdrew
Peru 1953
Chile 1955 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 18 6
Uruguay1956 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 5 3
Peru 1957 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 25 6
Argentina 1959 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 19 5
Ecuador 1959 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 9 9
Bolivia 1963 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 10
Uruguay 1967 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 12 3
Template:Country data South America 1975 Group stage 5th 4 2 0 2 17 4
Template:Country data South America 1979 Group stage 8th 4 1 1 2 7 6
Template:Country data South America 1983 Group stage 6th 4 1 3 0 5 4
Argentina 1987 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 5 4
Brazil 1989 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 2 4
Chile 1991 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 16 6
Ecuador 1993 Champions 1st 6 2 4 0 6 4
Uruguay 1995 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 6
Bolivia 1997 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 4 3
Paraguay 1999 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 6
Colombia 2001 Withdrew
Peru 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 6
Venezuela 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 16 6
Argentina 2011 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 3 0 5 2
Chile 2015 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 10 3
United States 2016 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 18 2
Brazil 2019 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 6
Argentina Colombia 2021 Qualified
Ecuador 2024 Qualified
Total 14 Titles 42/46 195 122 40 33 462 179

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 7 1
Saudi Arabia 1995 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 5 3
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
South Africa 2009 Did not qualify
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total 1 Title 3/10 10 5 3 2 22 14

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
Greece 1896 No football tournament
France 1900 Did not participate
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928 Silver medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 25 7
United States 1932 No football tournament
Nazi Germany 1936 Did not participate
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960 Quarter-finals 7th 3 2 0 1 6 4
Japan 1964 Group stage 10th 2 0 1 1 3 4
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Qualified but withdrew
United States 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea 1988 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 5
Since 1992 See Argentina national under-23 football team
Total 1 Silver medal 4/19 14 6 3 5 38 20

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA
Argentina 1951 Gold medal 1st 4 4 0 0 16 2
Mexico 1955 Gold medal 1st 6 5 1 0 23 7
United States 1959 Gold medal 1st 6 5 1 0 20 4
Brazil 1963 Silver medal 2nd 4 2 2 0 11 3
Canada 1967 Preliminary round 5th 3 1 1 1 7 3
Colombia 1971 Gold medal 1st 8 6 2 0 13 4
Mexico 1975 Bronze medal 3rd 6 5 1 0 19 1
Puerto Rico 1979 Bronze medal 3rd 5 4 1 0 9 0
Venezuela 1983 Preliminary round 5th 2 0 0 2 0 4
United States 1987 Bronze medal 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 3
Cuba 1991 Did not qualify
Argentina 1995 Gold medal 1st 6 4 2 0 10 4
Since 1999 See Argentina national under-23 football team
Total 5 Gold medals 11/12 55 39 12 4 139 35

All-time head-to-head record

Main article: Argentina national football team head-to-head record

Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina have played against FIFA recognized teams.[30]

As of 18 November 2019

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019

5 September Friendly Chile  0–0  Argentina Los Angeles, United States
19:00 PST (UTC-8) Report Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
10 September Friendly Argentina  4–0  Mexico San Antonio, United States
20:30 CDT (UTC-5) Martínez 17', 22', 39'
Paredes 33' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Alamodome
Attendance: 56,511[31]
Referee: Héctor Said Martínez (Honduras)
9 October Friendly Germany  2–2  Argentina Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Gnabry 15'
Havertz 22'		 Report Alario 66'
Ocampos 85'		 Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 45,197[32]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
13 October Friendly Ecuador  1–6  Argentina Alicante, Spain
Mena 49' Report Alario 20'
Espinoza 27' (o.g.)
Paredes 32' (pen.)
Pezzella 66'
Domínguez 82'
Ocampos 86'		 Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)
15 November 2019 Superclásico de las Américas Brazil  0–1  Argentina Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 (UTC+3) Report Messi 13' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,451
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
18 November Friendly Argentina  2–2  Uruguay Tel Aviv, Israel
21:00 (UTC+2) Agüero 63'
Messi 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Cavani 34'
Suárez 68'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

2020

27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  Postponed  Ecuador Argentina
Stadium: TBD
31 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  Postponed  Argentina Bolivia
Stadium: TBD
3 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  v  Paraguay Argentina
Stadium: TBD
8 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Peru  v  Argentina Peru
Stadium: TBD
8 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  v  Uruguay Argentina
Stadium: TBD
13 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Brazil  v  Argentina Brazil
Stadium: TBD
12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  v  Chile Argentina
Stadium: TBD
17 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Colombia  v  Argentina Colombia
Stadium: TBD

2021

11 June 2021 Copa América Group A Argentina  v  Chile Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
TBA 2021 Copa América Group A Argentina  v  Uruguay Córdoba, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
TBA 2021 Copa América Group A Argentina  v  Paraguay Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
TBA 2021 Copa América Group A Australia  v  Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
TBA 2021 Copa América Group A Bolivia  v  Argentina La Plata, Argentina
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata

Players

See also: Argentina international footballers

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Bolivia on 27 and 31 March 2020, respectively. A complementary list including Argentine Primera División players will be released at a further date.[33]

On 12 March 2020, the FIFA announced that the matches originally scheduled to take place during the international window of 23–31 March 2020 are postponed to later dates. Details of the postponed matches will be discussed and announced soon.[34]
Caps and goals correct as of: 18 November 2019, after the match against Uruguay.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Juan Musso (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Italy Udinese
19 2DF Nicolás Otamendi (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36) 70 4 England Manchester City
3 2DF Nicolás Tagliafico (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 31) 25 0 Netherlands Ajax
6 2DF Germán Pezzella (1991-06-27) 27 June 1991 (age 33) 16 2 Italy Fiorentina
4 2DF Renzo Saravia (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 30) 9 0 Brazil Internacional
14 2DF Leonardo Balerdi (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 25) 2 0 France Marseille
2 2DF Nehuén Pérez (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Portugal Famalicão
8 3MF Marcos Acuña (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 32) 27 0 Portugal Sporting CP
5 3MF Leandro Paredes (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30) 24 3 France Paris Saint-Germain
20 3MF Giovani Lo Celso (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28) 21 2 England Tottenham Hotspur
7 3MF Roberto Pereyra (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33) 19 2 England Watford
16 3MF Rodrigo De Paul (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30) 17 0 Italy Udinese
18 3MF Guido Rodríguez (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) 9 0 Spain Betis
17 3MF Nicolás Domínguez (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) 5 1 Italy Bologna
15 3MF Exequiel Palacios (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
11 3MF Lucas Ocampos (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 29) 3 2 Spain Sevilla
3MF Alexis Mac Allister (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 25) 2 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
10 4FW Lionel Messi (Captain) (1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 (age 37) 138 70 Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Sergio Agüero (1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 36) 97 41 England Manchester City
21 4FW Paulo Dybala (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993 (age 30) 29 2 Italy Juventus
22 4FW Lautaro Martínez (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 26) 17 9 Italy Internazionale
13 4FW Lucas Alario (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 31) 7 3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
4FW Nicolás González (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart

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 Agustín Marchesín (1988-03-16) 16 March 1988 (age 36) 7 0 Portugal Porto v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
GK Esteban Andrada (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) 4 0 Argentina Boca Juniors v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
GK Emiliano Martínez (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 31) 0 0 England Arsenal v.  Brazil, 15 November 2019
GK Franco Armani (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 37) 11 0 Argentina River Plate v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
DF Juan Foyth (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) 10 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
DF Walter Kannemann (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) 6 0 Brazil Grêmio v.  Uruguay, 18 November 2019
DF Marcos Rojo (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34) 61 3 Argentina Estudiantes LP v.  Brazil, 15 November 2019 INJ
DF Gonzalo Montiel (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Argentina River Plate v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
DF Lucas Martínez Quarta (1996-05-10) 10 May 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Argentina River Plate v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
DF Nicolás Figal (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30) 0 0 United States Inter Miami v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
MF Erik Lamela (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) 25 3 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Ecuador, 13 October 2019
MF Matías Zaracho (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Argentina Racing v.  Germany, 9 October 2019 INJ
MF Manuel Lanzini (1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 31) 5 1 England West Ham United v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
FW Ángel Correa (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29) 12 2 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  Ecuador, 13 October 2019
FW Matías Vargas (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Spain Espanyol v.  Ecuador, 13 October 2019
FW Joaquín Correa (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29) 4 1 Italy Lazio v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019
FW Adolfo Gaich (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Mexico, 10 September 2019

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Suspended

Previous squads

Coaching staff

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

Statistics

Most capped players

As of 18 November 2019, the ten players with the most appearances for Argentina are:[35][36]
Javier Mascherano is the most capped player in the history of Argentina with 147 caps.
Rank. Name Career Caps Goals
1 Javier Mascherano 2003–2018 147 3
2 Javier Zanetti 1994–2011 143 4
3 Lionel Messi 2005– 138 70
4 Roberto Ayala 1994–2007 114 7
5 Diego Simeone 1988–2002 106 9
6 Ángel Di María 2008– 102 20
7 Sergio Agüero 2006– 97 41
Oscar Ruggeri 1983–1994 97 7
9 Sergio Romero 2009– 96 0
10 Diego Maradona 1977–1994 91 34

Top goalscorers

As of 18 November 2019, the ten players with the most goals for Argentina are:[37]
Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup. He is the highest goalscorer in the history of Argentina with 70 goals.
Rank. Player Career Goals Caps Avg/Game Official Match Goals
1 Lionel Messi 2005– 70 138 0.51 36
2 Gabriel Batistuta[note 6] 1991–2002 54 77 0.7 38
3 Sergio Agüero 2006– 41 97 0.42 20
4 Hernán Crespo 1995–2007 35 64 0.55 26
5 Diego Maradona 1977–1994 34 91 0.37 15
6 Gonzalo Higuaín 2009–2018 31 75 0.41 23
7 Luis Artime 1961–1967 24 25 0.96 ?
8 Daniel Passarella 1976–1986 23 70 0.33 6
9 Leopoldo Luque 1975–1981 21 45 0.49 8
José Sanfilippo 1956–1962 21 29 0.76 ?

World Cup winning captains

File:Passarella world cup.jpg
Daniel Passarella 1986
Argentina national football team 2018
Year Name Caps Goals
1978 Daniel Passarella 70 23
1986 Diego Maradona 91 34

Individual records

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).[51] Here is the complete list of managers:[52][53][54][55]

Period Name
1924–1925 Argentina Ángel Vázquez
1927–1928 Spain José Lago Millán
1928–1929 Argentina Francisco Olazar
1929–1930 Argentina Francisco Olazar and
Argentina Juan J. Tramutola
1934 Italy Felipe Pascucci
1934–1937 Argentina Manuel Seoane
1937–1939 Argentina Ángel Fernández Roca
1939–1958 Argentina Guillermo Stábile
Period Name
1959 Argentina Victorio Spinetto
1960–1961 Argentina Guillermo Stábile
1962–1963 Argentina Juan Carlos Lorenzo
1963 Argentina Alejandro Galán
1963–1964 Argentina Horacio Torres
1964–1968 Argentina José María Minella
1968 ItalyArgentina Renato Cesarini
1968–1969 Argentina Humberto Maschio
1969 Argentina Adolfo Pedernera
Period Name
1969–1972 Argentina Juan José Pizzuti
1972–1974 Argentina Omar Sívori
1974 Argentina Vladislao Cap
1974–1983 Argentina César Luis Menotti
1983–1990 Argentina Carlos Bilardo
1990–1994 Argentina Alfio Basile
1994–1998 Argentina Daniel Passarella
1998–2004 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa
2004–2006 Argentina José Pékerman
Period Name
2006–2008 Argentina Alfio Basile
2008–2010 Argentina Diego Maradona
2010–2011 Argentina Sergio Batista
2011–2014 Argentina Alejandro Sabella
2014–2016 Argentina Gerardo Martino
2016–2017 Argentina Edgardo Bauza
2017–2018 Argentina Jorge Sampaoli
2018– Argentina Lionel Scaloni

Rivalries

Brazil

Main article: Argentina–Brazil football rivalry

Argentina have a long and fierce rivalry with their South American neighbours.[56]

England

Main article: Argentina–England football rivalry

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. Among them was the quarter-final match in 1986, where Diego Maradona scored two goals against England. The first was a handball, but was ruled legal by the referee. The second, scored minutes later, saw Maradona passing five England outfield players before scoring, and is often described as one of the greatest goals in football history.

The nations were paired together in the Round of 16 at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, won by Argentina on penalties, and again at the group stage in 2002, England winning 1–0 through a penalty by David Beckham who had been sent off in the tie four years earlier.

Germany

Action from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Germany

Argentina have played Germany in seven FIFA World Cup matches including three FIFA World Cup finals: In 1986 Argentina won 3–2, but in 1990 it was the Germans who were the victors by a 1–0 scoreline.

In 1958 they met for the first time in the group stage, where Argentina suffered a 1–3 loss to defending champions West Germany.[57] In 1966 both again faced each other in the group stage which ended in a scoreless draw.[58] 2006 they met in the quarter-finals; Argentina lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They met again at the same stage in 2010, this time ending with a 4–0 victory for Germany. They played each other for the third consecutive World Cup in the Brazil 2014 event's final, where Argentina were defeated in extra time by a score of 1–0.

Uruguay

Main article: Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry

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.[2] 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 7]

Nigeria

A minor rivalry developed from the 1990s between Argentina and Nigeria, based not on geographical proximity, long-term battles for honours or factors outside football, but due to the frequency of significant matches between them.[59][60][61][62][63][64] This has included five World Cup group games, all won by Argentina by a single goal margin: 2–1 in 1994, 1–0 in 2002, 1–0 in 2010, 3–2 in 2014 and 2–1 in 2018. The fixture is the most common in the competition's history involving an African nation,[65] and has occurred in five of the six tournaments for which Nigeria has qualified. The sides also met in the 1995 King Fahd Cup (the predecessor to the Confederations Cup) as champions of their respective continents, drawing 0–0.

Below full international level, their Olympic teams also faced off in the gold medal match in 1996 (3–2 to Nigeria), and 2008 (1–0 to Argentina). The final of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was also played between them; both Argentina goals in their 2–1 win were scored by Lionel Messi, who would go on to find the net for the senior team in the 2014[66] and 2018[67] World Cup fixtures. On 6 September 2011, Bangabandhu National Stadium hosted an international friendly football match between the full-strength Argentina and Nigeria teams, featuring Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Javier Mascherano and John Obi Mikel among the other star players of both nations. Argentina won 3–1 with goals from then-Real Madrid teammates Gonzalo Higuaín and Ángel Di María, and an own goal from Nigeria's Elderson Echiéjilé with Chinedu Obasi scoring Nigeria's lone goal.

The sense of rivalry is more keenly felt on the Nigerian side, as Argentina have won almost all of their encounters and have more important traditional opponents to concentrate on, in contrast to the West Africans who remain keen to finally overcome a more illustrious foe.[60]

Honours

Competitive

FIFA World Cup

South American Championship / Copa América

FIFA Confederations Cup

Intercontinental Cup of Nations

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 1993

Panamerican Championship

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 1960
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 1956

Summer Olympics

  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal (1): 1928

Pan American Games

Friendly

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ a b Some versions state that the team that faced Argentina was Albion F.C. based on that the initial line-up had nine players from that club. It was the first match disputed by an Uruguayan national team.[7][8]
  2. ^ Includes matches against former Czechoslovakia
  3. ^ Includes matches against former West Germany
  4. ^ Includes matches against former Soviet Union
  5. ^ Includes matches against former Yugoslavia
  6. ^ 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.[38]
  7. ^ 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]
  8. ^ a b Organised by Argentine and Uruguayan Associations
  9. ^ a b Organised by Brazilian and Argentine Associations
  10. ^ Organised by the Brazilian Confederation
  11. ^ Organised by Japanese Kirin Company

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