Argentina national football team records and statistics

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

Individual records

As of 14 June 2024[1][2]
Players in bold are still active with Argentina.

Most-capped players

Lionel Messi is Argentina's most-capped player ever and also its all-time top scorer.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Lionel Messi 182 108 2005–present
2 Javier Mascherano 147 3 2003–2018
3 Javier Zanetti 145 5 1994–2011
4 Ángel Di María 140 31 2008–present
5 Roberto Ayala 115 7 1994–2007
6 Nicolás Otamendi 112 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

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Lionel Messi (list) 108 182 0.59 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 31 140 0.22 2008–present
8 Luis Artime 24 25 0.96 1961–1967
Lautaro Martínez 24 58 0.41 2018–present
10 Leopoldo Luque 22 45 0.49 1975–1981
Daniel Passarella 22 70 0.31 1976–1986

Top assisters

Rank Player Assists Caps Ratio Career
1 Lionel Messi 55 182 0.3 2005–present
2 Ángel Di María 28 140 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 52 0.27 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

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 182 108


Caps

Goals

World Cup awards and achievements

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.[14]

World Cup top goalscorer

Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978 were both the top-scoring players at their respective World Cups.[15]

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.[16]

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.[16]

Manager records

Most appearances
Guillermo Stábile: 127[17] 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.[18]

Competitive record

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

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
Uruguay 1930 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 9 Squad Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Round of 16 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 Squad Qualified automatically
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 5 10 Squad 4 3 0 1 10 2
Chile 1962 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 3 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 3
England 1966 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 2 Squad 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 Squad 4 3 1 0 9 2
Argentina 1978 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 15 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
Spain 1982 Second group stage 11th 5 2 0 3 8 7 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Mexico 1986 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 5 Squad 6 4 1 1 12 6
Italy 1990 Runners-up 2nd 7 2 3 2 5 4 Squad Qualified as defending champions
United States 1994 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 6 Squad 8 4 2 2 9 10
France 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 10 4 Squad 16 8 6 2 23 13
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 18 13 4 1 42 15
Germany 2006 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 2 0 11 3 Squad 18 10 4 4 29 17
South Africa 2010 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad 18 8 4 6 23 20
Brazil 2014 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 8 4 Squad 16 9 5 2 35 15
Russia 2018 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 6 9 Squad 18 7 7 4 19 16
Qatar 2022 Champions 1st 7 4 2 1 15 8 Squad 17 11 6 0 27 8
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualification in progress 5 4 0 1 7 2
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 Qualified as commemorative match hosts Qualified as commemorative match hosts
Saudi Arabia 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 on penalty kicks.

Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 7 2 Squad
Uruguay 1917 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 5 3 Squad
Brazil 1919 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 7 7 Squad
Chile 1920 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 4 2 Squad
Argentina 1921 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 0 Squad
Brazil 1922 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 6 3 Squad
Uruguay 1923 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 6 6 Squad
Uruguay 1924 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 2 0 Squad
Argentina 1925 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 11 4 Squad
Chile 1926 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 14 3 Squad
Peru 1927 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 15 4 Squad
Argentina 1929 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 9 1 Squad
Peru 1935 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 8 5 Squad
Argentina 1937 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5 Squad
Peru 1939 Withdrew
Chile 1941 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2 Squad
Uruguay 1942 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 21 6 Squad
Chile 1945 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 22 5 Squad
Argentina 1946 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 3 Squad
Ecuador 1947 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 28 4 Squad
Brazil 1949 Withdrew
Peru 1953
Chile 1955 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 18 6 Squad
Uruguay1956 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 5 3 Squad
Peru 1957 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 25 6 Squad
Argentina 1959 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 19 5 Squad
Ecuador 1959 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 9 9 Squad
Bolivia 1963 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 15 10 Squad
Uruguay 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
Argentina 1987 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 5 4 Squad
Brazil 1989 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 2 4 Squad
Chile 1991 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 16 6 Squad
Ecuador 1993 Champions 1st 6 2 4 0 6 4 Squad
Uruguay 1995 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 6 Squad
Bolivia 1997 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 4 3 Squad
Paraguay 1999 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 6 6 Squad
Colombia 2001 Withdrew
Peru 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 16 6 Squad
Venezuela 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 16 6 Squad
Argentina 2011 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 3 0 5 2 Squad
Chile 2015 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 10 3 Squad
United States 2016 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 18 2 Squad
Brazil 2019 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 6 Squad
Brazil 2021 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 12 3 Squad
United States 2024 Qualified
Total 15 Titles 43/47 202 127 42 33 474 182

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
Russia 2017
Total 1 Title 3/10 10 5 3 2 22 14

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1985 Did not qualify
Argentina 1993 Champions 1st 1 0 1 0 1 1
England 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 on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
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 Squad
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 Squad
Japan 1964 Group stage 10th 2 0 1 1 3 4 Squad
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Qualified but withdrew
United States 1984 Did not qualify
Korea 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

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld 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

Head-to-head record

Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina has played against FIFA recognised teams.[19]

As of 14 June 2024 after the match against  Guatemala.

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

Opponents Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Albania 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 Algeria 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100%
 Angola 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Australia 9 7 1 1 16 8 +8 77.7%
 Austria 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 50%
 Belarus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
 Belgium 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 80%
 Bolivia 42 30 5 7 110 36 +74 71.4%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100%
 Brazil[note 1][20] 110 42 26 42 163 166 –3 38.1%
 Bulgaria 9 8 0 1 18 6 +12 88.8%
 Cameroon 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 0%
 Canada 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 Chile 94 61 27 6 196 74 +122 64.9%
 China 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0%
 Colombia 40 20 11 9 71 39 +32 50%
 Costa Rica 8 6 2 0 17 6 +11 75%
 Croatia 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 50%
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100%
 Czechoslovakia 6 2 3 1 7 10 –3 33.3%
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 1 3 –2 0%
 East Germany 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 50%
 Ecuador 40 24 11 5 98 35 +63 60%
 Egypt 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100%
 El Salvador 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 100%
 England[note 2] 15 4 4 6 18 22 –4 28.5%
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 France 13 6 4 3 18 14 +4 46.1%
 Germany[a] 23 10 6 7 34 33 +1 43.4%
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Greece 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Guatemala 4 4 0 0 17 1 +16 100%
 Haiti 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 100%
 Honduras 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 100%
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100%
 Hungary 7 5 1 1 15 6 +9 71.4%
 Iceland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%
 India 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Iran 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50%
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 Israel 5 3 1 1 14 6 +8 60%
 Italy 16 5 5 6 18 22 –4 31.2%
 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100%
 Jamaica 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 100%
 Japan 7 6 0 1 15 4 +11 85.7%
 Libya 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 Lithuania 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%
 Mexico 32 16 12 4 53 28 +25 50%
 Morocco 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100%
 Netherlands 10 1 5 4 8 15 –7 10%
 Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100%
 Nigeria 9 6 1 2 15 13 +2 66.6%
 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 Norway 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2 0%
 Panama 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 100%
 Paraguay 107 56 35 16 218 111 +107 52.3
 Peru 54 35 14 5 107 45 +60 64.8%
 Poland 12 7 2 3 20 12 +8 58.3%
 Portugal 8 5 1 2 13 7 +6 62.5%
 Qatar 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 Republic of Ireland 6 5 1 0 8 1 +7 83.3%
 Romania 9 6 2 1 12 6 +6 66.6%
 Russia[b] 13 4 7 2 13 11 +2 30.7%
 Saudi Arabia 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 40%
 Serbia and Montenegro[c] 10 5 2 3 21 15 +6 50%
 Scotland 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 50%
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 South Africa 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 50%
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 75%
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Spain 14 6 2 6 18 19 –1 42.8%
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 33.3%
  Switzerland 7 5 2 0 15 3 +12 71.4%
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Tunisia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 United States 11 7 2 2 30 9 +21 63.6%
 Uruguay 203 94 49 60 325 236 +89 46.3%
 Venezuela 27 23 2 2 90 18 +72 85.1%
 Wales 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50%
Total (82) 1076 593 262 220 2034 1091 +943 55%
  1. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.
  2. ^ Includes matches against  Soviet Union.
  3. ^ Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

See also

Notes

  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.

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