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

Individual records

As of 16 November 2023[1]
Players in bold are still active with Argentina.

Most capped players

Lionel Messi is Argentina's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Lionel Messi 180 106 2005–present
2 Javier Mascherano 147 3 2003–2018
3 Javier Zanetti 145 5 1994–2011
4 Ángel Di María 136 29 2008–present
5 Roberto Ayala 115 7 1994–2007
6 Nicolás Otamendi 109 5 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) 106 180 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
7 Ángel Di María 29 136 0.21 2008–present
8 Luis Artime 24 25 0.96 1961–1967
9 Leopoldo Luque 22 45 0.49 1975–1981
Daniel Passarella 22 70 0.31 1976–1986
10 Herminio Masantonio 21 19 1.11 1935–1942
José Sanfilippo 21 30 0.7 1957–1962
Lautaro Martínez 21 48 0.44 2018–present

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 178 106

Goals

Manager records

Most appearances
Guillermo Stábile: 127[6] 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.[7]

Competition records

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 1 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 Round 2 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 Round 2 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 To be determined To be determined
Total 3 Titles 18/22 88 47 17 24 152 101 153 86 42 25 262 135
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916Runners-up2nd312072 Squad
Uruguay 1917Runners-up2nd320153 Squad
Brazil 1919Third place3rd310277 Squad
Chile 1920Runners-up2nd312042 Squad
Argentina 1921Champions1st330050 Squad
Brazil 1922Fourth place4th420263 Squad
Uruguay 1923Runners-up2nd320166 Squad
Uruguay 1924Runners-up2nd312020 Squad
Argentina 1925Champions1st4310114 Squad
Chile 1926Runners-up2nd4211143 Squad
Peru 1927Champions1st3300154 Squad
Argentina 1929Champions1st330091 Squad
Peru 1935Runners-up2nd320185 Squad
Argentina 1937Champions1st6501145 Squad
Peru 1939Withdrew
Chile 1941Champions1st4400102 Squad
Uruguay 1942Runners-up2nd6411216 Squad
Chile 1945Champions1st6510225 Squad
Argentina 1946Champions1st5500173 Squad
Ecuador 1947Champions1st7610284 Squad
Brazil 1949Withdrew
Peru 1953
Chile 1955Champions1st5410186 Squad
Uruguay1956Third place3rd530253 Squad
Peru 1957Champions1st6501256 Squad
Argentina 1959Champions1st6510195 Squad
Ecuador 1959Runners-up2nd421199 Squad
Bolivia 1963Third place3rd63121510 Squad
Uruguay 1967Runners-up2nd5401123 Squad
1975Group stage5th4202174 Squad
1979Group stage8th411276 Squad
1983Group stage6th413054 Squad
Argentina 1987Fourth place4th411254 Squad
Brazil 1989Third place3rd723224 Squad
Chile 1991Champions1st7610166 Squad
Ecuador 1993Champions1st624064 Squad
Uruguay 1995Quarter-finals5th421186 Squad
Bolivia 1997Quarter-finals6th412143 Squad
Paraguay 1999Quarter-finals8th420266 Squad
Colombia 2001Withdrew
Peru 2004Runners-up2nd6411166 Squad
Venezuela 2007Runners-up2nd6501166 Squad
Argentina 2011Quarter-finals7th413052 Squad
Chile 2015Runners-up2nd6330103 Squad
United States 2016Runners-up2nd6510182 Squad
Brazil 2019Third place3rd631276 Squad
Brazil 2021Champions1st7520123 Squad
United States 2024Qualified
Total15 Titles43/472021274233474182

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Champions1st220071 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1995 Runners-up2nd311153 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not qualify
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005 Runners-up2nd52211010 Squad
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 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 1928Silver medal2nd5311257 Squad
United States 1932 No football tournament
Nazi Germany 1936 Did not participate
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960Quarter-finals7th320164 Squad
Japan 1964Group stage10th201134 Squad
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Qualified but withdrew
United States 1984 Did not qualify
Korea 1988Quarter-finals8th411245 Squad
Since 1992See Argentina national under-23 football team
Total1 Silver medal4/19146353820

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Argentina 1951Gold medal1st4400162
Mexico 1955Gold medal1st6510237
United States 1959Gold medal1st6510204
Brazil 1963Silver medal2nd4220113
Canada 1967Preliminary round5th311173
Colombia 1971Gold medal1st8620134
Mexico 1975Bronze medal3rd6510191
Puerto Rico 1979Bronze medal3rd541090
Venezuela 1983Preliminary round5th200204
United States 1987Bronze medal3rd5311113
Cuba 1991Did not qualify
Argentina 1995Gold medal1st6420104
Since 1999See Argentina national under-23 football team
Total5 Gold medals11/12553912413935

Head-to-head record

This is a list of the official games played by the Argentina national team. The team has played a number of countries around the world, some repeatedly, although it has played the most games (201) against neighboring Uruguay.

Updated to 21 November 2023 after the match against  Brazil.[8]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
 Albania110040+4100%
 Algeria110043+1100%
 Angola110020+2100%
 Australia9711168+877.7%
 Austria211062+450%
 Belarus10100000%
 Belgium5401124+880%
 Bolivia42305711036+7471.4%
 Bosnia and Herzegovina330091+8100%
 Brazil110412643163166–337.2%
 Bulgaria9801186+1288.8%
 Cameroon201123–10%
 Canada110050+5100%
 Chile946127619674+12264.9%
 China100101–10%
 Colombia40201197139+3250%
 Costa Rica7520145+971.4%
 Croatia631287+150%
 Curaçao110070+7100%
 Czechoslovakia6231710–333.3%
 Denmark201113–20%
 East Germany211031+250%
 Ecuador39231159735+6258.9%
 Egypt220080+8100%
 El Salvador220040+4100%
 England[note 1]154461822–428.5%
 Estonia110050+5100%
 France136431814+446.1%
 Germany[lower-alpha 1]2310673433+143.4%
 Ghana110020+2100%
 Greece220060+6100%
 Guatemala3300130+13100%
 Haiti3300121+11100%
 Honduras330071+6100%
 Hong Kong110070+7100%
 Hungary7511156+971.4%
 Iceland10101100%
 India110010+1100%
 Indonesia110020+2100%
 Iran211021+150%
 Iraq110040+4100%
 Israel5311146+860%
 Italy165561822–431.2%
 Ivory Coast220061+5100%
 Jamaica4400111+10100%
 Japan7601154+1185.7%
 Libya110031+2100%
 Lithuania10100000%
 Mexico32161245328+2550%
 Morocco220041+3100%
 Netherlands10154815–710%
 Nicaragua110051+4100%
 Nigeria96121513+266.6%
 Northern Ireland110031+2100%
 Norway200213–20%
 Panama3300101+9100%
 Paraguay107563516218111+10752.3
 Peru543514510745+6064.8%
 Poland127232012+858.3%
 Portugal8512137+662.5%
 Qatar220050+5100%
 Republic of Ireland651081+783.3%
 Romania9621126+666.6%
 Russia[lower-alpha 2]134721311+230.7%
 Saudi Arabia522185+340%
 Serbia and Montenegro[lower-alpha 3]105232115+650%
 Scotland421153+250%
 Singapore110060+6100%
 South Africa211031+250%
 South Korea4310104+675%
 Slovakia110060+6100%
 Slovenia110020+2100%
 Spain146261819–142.8%
 Sweden311166033.3%
  Switzerland7520153+1271.4%
 Trinidad and Tobago110030+3100%
 Tunisia110021+1100%
 United Arab Emirates110050+5100%
 United States11722309+2163.6%
 Uruguay203944960325236+8946.3%
 Venezuela2723229018+7285.1%
 Wales211021+150%
Total (82) 107258826222120231089+93454.9
  1. Includes matches against  West Germany.
  2. Includes matches against  Soviet Union.
  3. Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

See also

Notes

  1. 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

  1. Mamrud, Roberto (12 May 2022). "Appearances for Argentina National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. "Messi & Batistuta react as record changes hands". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. "Match Stats". 22 June 2016.
  4. "Lionel Messi's history at the World Cup: 2006 debut, 2010 Maradona pairing & 2014 final heartbreak | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. Maffei, Sergio (5 June 2022). "Con Messi la Selección vuela: ¡hizo cinco goles!". www.ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  6. "Los 40 nombres que dirigieron la Selección Nacional" on AFA website (1924–2006 period listed)
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