Argentina

CONMEBOL. Played 1079 since 20 Jul 1902: won 602, drawn 256, lost 221. Elo 2254, ranked 2 in the world; peak 2279 in 2026. Titles: 3 World Cups, 16 Copa Américas, 1 Confed Cup.

3World Cup16Copa América1Confed Cup

Latest results

2026-10-06WArgentina 3–0 BeninFriendly · Buenos Aires99%
2026-10-03WArgentina 7–0 Burkina FasoFriendly · Buenos Aires98%
2026-10-01WArgentina 4–0 BoliviaFriendly · Córdoba98%
2026-09-30WArgentina 4–0 BoliviaFriendly · Córdoba98%
2026-07-19LSpain 1–0 aet ArgentinaFIFA World Cup · Final · East Rutherford47%
2026-07-15WEngland 1–2 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup · Semi-finals · Atlanta62%
2026-07-11WArgentina 3–1 aet SwitzerlandFIFA World Cup · Quarter-finals · Kansas City77%
2026-07-07WArgentina 3–2 EgyptFIFA World Cup · Round of 16 · Atlanta89%
2026-07-03WArgentina 3–2 aet Cape VerdeFIFA World Cup · Round of 32 · Miami Gardens95%
2026-06-27WJordan 1–3 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup · Group J · Arlington95%

Results and fixtures

Squad

The following players were called up to the friendly matches against Uruguay and Costa Rica on 13 and 17 November 2026 respectively.

Players: 28
Average age: 25.3
Caps between them: 583
Most from one club: Chelsea (3)

Where they play

3 at home · 25 abroad in 8 other countries

Argentina 3
England 8
Italy 7
Spain 3
Brazil 2
Germany 2
France 1
Portugal 1
Russia 1

Average club rating 1847 (ClubElo; 28 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Manchester City, ranked 4 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
	Emiliano MartínezChelsea(England)	34	70	0	Chelsea(England)	1893
	Gerónimo RulliManchester City(England)	34	9	0	Manchester City(England)	2011
	Juan MussoAtlético Madrid(Spain)	32	4	0	Atlético Madrid(Spain)	1915
	Santiago BeltránRiver Plate	22	1	0	River Plate	1745
Defenders
	Nicolás TagliaficoLyon(France)	34	84	1	Lyon(France)	1792
	Gonzalo MontielRiver Plate	29	45	2	River Plate	1745
	Lisandro MartínezManchester United(England)	28	38	2	Manchester United(England)	1852
	Facundo MedinaBayer Leverkusen(Germany)	27	16	0	Bayer Leverkusen(Germany)	1865
	Leonardo BalerdiRoma(Italy)	27	13	0	Roma(Italy)	1862
	Agustín GiayPalmeiras(Brazil)	22	6	0	Palmeiras(Brazil)	1865
	Román VegaZenit Saint Petersburg(Russia)	22	1	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg(Russia)	1829
	Aarón AnselminoChelsea(England)	21	0	0	Chelsea(England)	1893
	Mariano TroiloParma(Italy)	23	0	0	Parma(Italy)	1650
Midfielders
	Alexis Mac AllisterLiverpool(England)	27	57	7	Liverpool(England)	1939
	Enzo FernándezManchester City(England)	25	51	8	Manchester City(England)	2011
	Exequiel PalaciosIpswich Town(England)	28	44	0	Ipswich Town(England)	1702
	Nico PazComo(Italy)	22	14	4	Como(Italy)	1827
	Valentín BarcoChelsea(England)	22	7	2	Chelsea(England)	1893
	Máximo PerroneComo(Italy)	23	2	0	Como(Italy)	1827
	Equi FernándezBayer Leverkusen(Germany)	24	1	0	Bayer Leverkusen(Germany)	1865
Forwards
	Julián AlvarezAtlético Madrid(Spain)	26	62	16	Atlético Madrid(Spain)	1915
	Thiago AlmadaRiver Plate	25	21	5	River Plate	1745
	Giuliano SimeoneAtlético Madrid(Spain)	23	17	3	Atlético Madrid(Spain)	1915
	José Manuel LópezPalmeiras(Brazil)	25	8	1	Palmeiras(Brazil)	1865
	Franco MastantuonoFiorentina(Italy)	19	7	1	Fiorentina(Italy)	1716
	Gianluca PrestianniBenfica(Portugal)	20	3	1	Benfica(Portugal)	1866
	Santiago CastroRoma(Italy)	22	1	0	Roma(Italy)	1862
	Matías SouléRoma(Italy)	23	1	0	Roma(Italy)	1862

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Argentina national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.

Tournament history

World Cup: 19 appearances

Confed Cup: 3 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Argentina v Uruguay: played 183, won 85, drawn 44, lost 54; goals 290–211. First met 20 Jul 1902, last 21 Mar 2025.

2025-03-21WUruguay 0–1 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo57%
2023-11-16LArgentina 0–2 UruguayUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires85%
2021-11-12WUruguay 0–1 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo61%
2021-10-10WArgentina 3–0 UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires79%
2021-06-18WArgentina 1–0 UruguayCopa América · Group B · Brasília55%
2019-11-18DArgentina 2–2 UruguayFriendly · Tel Aviv51%
2017-08-31DUruguay 0–0 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo61%
2016-09-01WArgentina 1–0 UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Mendoza86%
2015-06-16WArgentina 1–0 UruguayCopa América · Group B · La Serena64%
2013-10-15LUruguay 3–2 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo55%
2012-10-12WArgentina 3–0 UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Mendoza70%
2011-07-16DArgentina 1–1 Uruguay (Uruguay won on penalties)Copa América · Quarter-finals · Santa Fe67%
2009-10-14WUruguay 0–1 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo44%
2008-10-11WArgentina 2–1 UruguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires81%
2005-10-12LUruguay 1–0 ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Montevideo58%

Latest 15 of 183 meetings.

Record by competition

Argentina by competition

Friendly	378	209	96	73	699–356	1902–2026
Copa América	208	132	43	33	483–183	1916–2024
FIFA World Cup qualification	171	98	44	29	293–145	1957–2025
FIFA World Cup	96	54	17	25	171–109	1930–2026
Copa Chevallier Boutell	29	17	6	6	68–39	1923–1971
Copa Lipton	28	10	11	7	39–29	1905–1992
Copa Newton	26	13	6	7	50–32	1906–1976
Copa Roca	23	9	3	11	51–49	1914–1976
Copa Carlos Dittborn	16	9	5	2	33–18	1962–1976
Copa Premio Honor Uruguayo	15	4	3	8	16–26	1911–1923
Copa Premio Honor Argentino	12	7	2	3	21–13	1908–1920
Pan American Championship	11	6	4	1	18–9	1956–1960
Confederations Cup	10	5	3	2	22–14	1992–2005
Superclásico de las Américas	8	3	1	4	5–8	2011–2019
Brazil Independence Cup	6	3	1	2	9–8	1972
Copa Félix Bogado	6	2	2	2	7–8	1976–1983
Copa Ramón Castilla	6	6	0	0	14–4	1972–1978
Atlantic Cup	5	3	1	1	8–6	1956–1960
Olympic Games	5	3	1	1	25–8	1928
Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup	4	1	2	1	5–6	1988
Kirin Cup	3	3	0	0	6–1	1992–2003
Nehru Cup	3	1	1	1	2–2	1984
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions	2	1	1	0	4–1	1993–2022
Four Nations Tournament	2	0	0	2	2–5	1988
Mundialito	2	1	1	0	3–2	1981
Taça das Nações	2	2	0	0	3–0	1964
FIFA 75th Anniversary Cup	1	0	1	0	0–0	1979
Real Madrid 75th Anniversary Cup	1	0	1	0	1–1	1977

Top scorers

Lionel Messi 71
Gabriel Batistuta 37
Hernán Crespo 26
Lautaro Martínez 25
Gonzalo Higuaín 23
Sergio Agüero 20
Norberto Doroteo Méndez 17
Ángel Di María 17
Diego Maradona 15
Juan Román Riquelme 15

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.