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Argentina national football team records and statistics

This is a list of statistical records for the Argentina national football team.

Individual records

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As of 4 July 2024[1][2]
Players in bold are still active with Argentina.

Most-capped players

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Lionel Messi is Argentina's most-capped player ever and also its all-time top scorer.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Lionel Messi 185 108 2005–present
2 Javier Mascherano 147 3 2003–2018
3 Javier Zanetti 145 5 1994–2011
4 Ángel Di María 143 31 2008–present
5 Roberto Ayala 115 7 1994–2007
Nicolás Otamendi 115 6 2009–present
7 Diego Simeone 104 11 1988–2002
8 Sergio Agüero 101 41 2006–2021
9 Oscar Ruggeri 97 7 1983–1994
10 Sergio Romero 96 0 2009–2018

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Lionel Messi (list) 108 185 0.58 2005–present
2 Gabriel Batistuta (list) 56 78 0.72 1991–2002
3 Sergio Agüero 41 101 0.41 2006–2021
4 Hernán Crespo 35 64 0.55 1995–2007
5 Diego Maradona (list) 34 91 0.37 1977–1994
6 Gonzalo Higuaín 31 75 0.41 2009–2018
Ángel Di María 31 143 0.22 2008–present
8 Lautaro Martínez 28 62 0.45 2018–present
9 Luis Artime 24 25 0.96 1961–1967
10 Leopoldo Luque 22 45 0.49 1975–1981
Daniel Passarella 22 70 0.31 1976–1986

Top assisters

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Rank Player Assists Caps Ratio Career
1 Lionel Messi 55 185 0.3 2005–present
2 Ángel Di María 29 143 0.2 2008–present
3 Diego Maradona 26 91 0.29 1977–1994
4 Ariel Ortega 21 88 0.24 1993–2010
5 Juan Román Riquelme 17 51 0.33 1997–2008
6 Sergio Agüero 15 101 0.15 2006–2021
7 Giovani Lo Celso 14 56 0.25 2017–present
8 Claudio López 12 55 0.22 1995–2003
Juan Sebastián Verón 12 72 0.17 1996–2010
Carlos Tevez 12 76 0.16 2004–2015

World Cup winning captains

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World Cup winning captains of Argentina
 
Daniel Passarella in 1978
 
Diego Maradona in 1986
 
Lionel Messi in 2022
Year Player Caps Goals
1978 Daniel Passarella 70 22
1986 Diego Maradona 91 34
2022 Lionel Messi 185 108


Caps

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Goals

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World Cup awards and achievements

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World Cup Golden Ball

The World Cup Golden Ball has been given by FIFA to the best player at the World Cup since 1982; Argentina players have won it thrice; Maradona in 1986 and Messi in 2014 and 2022.[15]

World Cup top goalscorer

Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978 were both the top-scoring players at their respective World Cups.[16]

World Cup Golden Glove

The best goalkeeper at the World Cup is awarded the FIFA World Cup Golden Glove. In 2022 this award was won by Emiliano Martínez.[17]

World Cup Young Player Award

The best player at the World Cup who is no older than 21 during the calendar year of the tournament is awarded the FIFA World Cup Young Player Award. In 2022 this award was won by Enzo Fernández.[17]

Manager records

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Most appearances
Guillermo Stábile: 127[18] Guillermo coached Argentina in 123 matches which made him among the few coaches who were in charge of more than 100 international matches. While still with the national team, he led them to victories in the South American Championship in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, and 1957.[19]

Competitive record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 9 Squad Qualified as invitees
  1934 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Squad Qualified automatically
  1938 Withdrew Withdrew
  1950
  1954
  1958 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 5 10 Squad 4 3 0 1 10 2
  1962 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 3
  1966 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 2 Squad 4 3 1 0 9 2
  1970 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 4 6
  1974 Second group stage 8th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 9 2
  1978 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 15 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
  1982 Second group stage 11th 5 2 0 3 8 7 Squad Qualified as defending champions
  1986 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 5 Squad 6 4 1 1 12 6
  1990 Runners-up 2nd 7 2 3 2 5 4 Squad Qualified as defending champions
  1994 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 6 Squad 8 4 2 2 9 10
  1998 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 10 4 Squad 16 8 6 2 23 13
    2002 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 18 13 4 1 42 15
  2006 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 11 3 Squad 18 10 4 4 29 17
  2010 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad 18 8 4 6 23 20
  2014 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 8 4 Squad 16 9 5 2 35 15
  2018 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 6 9 Squad 18 7 7 4 19 16
  2022 Champions 1st 7 4 2 1 15 8 Squad 17 11 6 0 27 8
      2026 Qualification in progress 5 4 0 1 7 2
      2030 Qualified as commemorative match hosts Qualified as commemorative match hosts
  2034 To be determined To be determined
Total 3 Titles 18/22 88 47 17 24 152 101 — 158 90 42 26 269 137
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Copa América

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Main article: Argentina at the Copa América
South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1916 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 7 2 Squad
  1917 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 5 3 Squad
  1919 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 7 7 Squad
  1920 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 4 2 Squad
  1921 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 0 Squad
  1922 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 6 3 Squad
  1923 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 6 Squad
  1924 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 2 0 Squad
  1925 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 11 4 Squad
  1926 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 14 3 Squad
  1927 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 15 4 Squad
  1929 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 9 1 Squad
  1935 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 8 5 Squad
  1937 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5 Squad
  1939 Withdrew
  1941 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2 Squad
  1942 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 6 Squad
  1945 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 22 5 Squad
  1946 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 3 Squad
  1947 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 28 4 Squad
  1949 Withdrew
  1953
  1955 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 18 6 Squad
 1956 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 5 3 Squad
  1957 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 25 6 Squad
  1959 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 19 5 Squad
  1959 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 9 9 Squad
  1963 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 10 Squad
  1967 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 12 3 Squad
1975 Group stage 5th 4 2 0 2 17 4 Squad
1979 Group stage 8th 4 1 1 2 7 6 Squad
1983 Group stage 6th 4 1 3 0 5 4 Squad
  1987 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 5 4 Squad
  1989 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 2 4 Squad
  1991 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 16 6 Squad
  1993 Champions 1st 6 2 4 0 6 4 Squad
  1995 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 6 Squad
  1997 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 4 3 Squad
  1999 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 6 Squad
  2001 Withdrew
  2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 6 Squad
  2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 16 6 Squad
  2011 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 3 0 5 2 Squad
  2015 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 10 3 Squad
  2016 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 18 2 Squad
  2019 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 6 Squad
  2021 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 12 3 Squad
  2024 In progress
Total 15 Titles 44/48 202 127 42 33 474 182 —

FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
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
Total 1 Title 3/10 10 5 3 2 22 14 —

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions

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CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1985 Did not qualify
  1993 Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 1 1
  2022 Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 0
Total 2 Titles 2/3 2 1 1 0 4 1
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1896 No football tournament
  1900 Did not participate
  1904
  1908
  1912
  1920
  1924
  1928 Silver medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 25 7 Squad
  1932 No football tournament
  1936 Did not participate
  1948
  1952
  1956
  1960 Quarter-finals 7th 3 2 0 1 6 4 Squad
  1964 Group stage 10th 2 0 1 1 3 4 Squad
  1968 Did not qualify
  1972
  1976
  1980 Qualified but withdrew
  1984 Did not qualify
  1988 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad
Since 1992 See Argentina national under-23 football team
Total 1 Silver medal 4/19 14 6 3 5 38 20 —

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1951 Gold medal 1st 4 4 0 0 16 2
  1955 Gold medal 1st 6 5 1 0 23 7
  1959 Gold medal 1st 6 5 1 0 20 4
  1963 Silver medal 2nd 4 2 2 0 11 3
  1967 Preliminary round 5th 3 1 1 1 7 3
  1971 Gold medal 1st 8 6 2 0 13 4
  1975 Bronze medal 3rd 6 5 1 0 19 1
  1979 Bronze medal 3rd 5 4 1 0 9 0
  1983 Preliminary round 5th 2 0 0 2 0 4
  1987 Bronze medal 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 3
  1991 Did not qualify
  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

Head-to-head record

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Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina has played against FIFA recognised teams.[20]

As of 4 July 2024 after the match against   Ecuador.

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

  1. ^ Includes matches against   West Germany.
  2. ^ Includes matches against   Soviet Union.
  3. ^ Includes matches against   Yugoslavia.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ There is a dispute in the official count of matches. Many sources don´t count a few games played between the first team of Argentina against Brazilian State Selection teams, or matches played between the first team of Argentina or Brazil against a “B” team of the rival, so they would not be “International Class A” matches. Many sources say they are tied at 42, many others say Argentina leads by 1 match (40-39) and many others say Brazil leads by 2 matches (43-41). For more information, see the article Argentina-Brazil football rivalry.
  2. ^ A match against England on 17 May 1953 was abandoned, and the result declared void, hence the number of matches played is greater than the total of wins/draws/losses.

References

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