The Argentina national football team represents

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in men's international

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and is administered by the

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, the governing body for

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. Nicknamed ''La Albiceleste'' ('The White and Sky Blue'), they are the reigning world champions, having won the most recent World Cup in 2022. Overall, Argentina has appeared in a World Cup final six times; a record surpassed only by

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and

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; Argentina played in the first ever final in 1930, which they lost 4–2 to their South American rival

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. Argentina's next final appearance came 48 years later, in

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, when the team captained by

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defeated the

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3–1 in extra time, being crowned world champions for the first time. Captained by

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, Argentina won their second World Cup eight years later, in

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, with a 3–2 final victory over

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. They reached the final once more under the guidance of Maradona, in

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, but were ultimately beaten 1–0 by West Germany. A few decades later, the team led by

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, Argentina made their fifth final appearance in

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, losing to Germany 1–0 after extra time. In

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, again captained by Messi, they were crowned the World Champions for the third time, the fourth-most of any country, beating

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4–2 on penalties, following a 3–3 draw after extra time. The team's World Cupwinning managers are

César Luis Menotti César Luis Menotti (; born 5 November 1938), known as ''El Flaco'' ("Slim"), is an Argentine former football manager and player who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team. During his playing days, he pl ...

Carlos Bilardo Carlos Salvador Bilardo Digiano (born 16 March 1938) is an Argentine former physician, football player, and manager. Bilardo achieved worldwide renown as a player with Estudiantes de La Plata in the 1960s, and as the manager of the Argentina ...

and

Lionel Scaloni Lionel Sebastián Scaloni (; born 16 May 1978) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who currently coaches the Argentina national team. A versatile player, he operated as a right-back or right midfielder. Born in Puj ...

in 2022. Since the Golden Ball for tournament's best player has been officially awarded by FIFA from 1982, Argentina players have won it thrice; Maradona in 1986 and Messi in

and 2022. Argentines

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and

Mario Kempes Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice with Valencia and amassed 11 ...

both won the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer, in

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and 1978, respectively. Argentina has also been very successful in the

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, winning it 15 times, a record it shares with Uruguay, most recently winning the 2021 edition. The team also won the inaugural FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992. Argentina is the most successful team in the

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, having won it twice, in

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and

. Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay,

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, Germany and the Netherlands. As of 2022, Argentina holds the record for most official titles won by a men's national team with 22. Individually for Argentina, Lionel Messi is the all-time most-capped player with 172 games and the highest goalscorer with 98 goals.

History

The first match ever recorded for Argentina was against

, on 20 June 1902. The game (which was the first international for both sides) was held in

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and Argentina won 6–0.Argentina-Uruguay: el clásico con más partidos del mundo
by Oscar Barnade on ''Clarín'', 18 November 2019 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

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. ''La Selección'' (national team), also known as the ''Albicelestes'' (sky blue and whites), has appeared in six World Cup finals, including the first final in

, which they lost, 4–2, to

. Argentina won in their next final in

, beating the

, 3–1. Argentina, led by

won again in

, a 3–2 victory over

. Argentina last reached the World Cup final in

, where it lost 1–0 to

. Previous to this their last World Cup final was in

, which is also lost, 1–0, to

by a much-disputed penalty. In

, Argentina won the World Cup for the third time, beating

4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time. The team's World Cup-winning managers are

in 1978,

in 1986, and

in 2022. Argentina has been very successful in the

, winning it 15 times. The team also won the

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and the

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, both in 1992, the

in 1993 and 2022, and the Nations' Cup in 1964. Argentina 'Olympic' team (with only three players of over 23 years of age included in the squad) won the

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football tournaments in

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and

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. Argentina also won seven of the 18 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in

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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

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and

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. In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the

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for the first time.

Home stadium

Argentina play most of their home matches at River Plate stadium, Estadio Monumental in

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, although the team has also played in other venues such as

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...

, (during the

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)

Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades The Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades is a stadium located in the city of Santiago del Estero in the homonymous province of Argentina. The stadium was inaugurated on March 4, 2021, before the 2019 Supercopa Argentina match contested by Riv ...

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,En marzo la Selección Argentina será local en Santiago del Estero por Eliminatorias
on TyC Sports, 28 October 2020

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

' stadium (

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) Those venues were used in some matches of the 2022 World Cup qualification, along with

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes The Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, formerly known as Estadio Córdoba, is a stadium in the Chateau Carreras neighborhood of Córdoba, Argentina. Owned by the Córdoba Province, the venue is used mostly for association football and rugby union mat ...

in Córdoba and

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in the homonymous province. GEBA Stadium was the venue where Argentina played their first international matches as local team. The match held on 13 September 1908, for the

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has a historic relevance for being the first time Argentine wore the light blue and white striped jersey, which would be the definitive uniform up to present days. GEBA was also venue for the

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, the first international South American competition organised in 1910. The Argentina national team played its last game at GEBA on 19 October 1919, when the squad won the

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after thrashing Uruguay by 6–1, Other memorable venue for Argentina was Estadio Sportivo Barracas, which holds an important anecdotal fact in its history on 2 October 1924, when Argentina beat Uruguay 2–1 with a

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converted directly from a

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by forward

Cesáreo Onzari Cesáreo Onzari (February, 1903 – January, 1964) was an Argentine footballer who played as a left winger. He made his entire career in Huracán, playing from 1921 until his retirement in 1933. He was the first footballer known to have scored ...

. Since then, a goal like Onzari's is referred as a ''Gol olímpico'' or ''

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''. Sportivo Barracas was the usual venue for Argentina from 1920 to 1932. The stadium would be later demolished in 1937.

Team image

Kit

The kit first worn by Argentina in their official debut v

in 1902 was a light blue shirt. On 2 July 1908, Argentina debuted the light blue vertical stripe on white jersey, when the squad played vs a team formed by

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players at

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. That striped jersey has remained as the official kit since then. The away kits usually have been in dark blue shades, varying the colours of shorts and socks. Argentina has sported other kits until the blue strip on white kit was made official. On 3 June 1919 in

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playing the "Roberto Chery Cup" against

, Argentina wore a light blue kit, similar to

. The trophy was established by

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, for the benefit of Roberto Chery's relatives. Chery was Uruguay's substitute goalkeeper and died during the

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after collapsing in a game against Chile. At the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore the yellow jersey of Swedish club

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in the match against

, 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,

, asked the team kit supplier

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for a lighter blue shirt for the quarter-final in three days against

, that could not be provided. A member of coaching staff scoured 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, and silvery

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numbers ironed to the backs. Argentina beat England with

's "Hand of God goal". The shirt style became an emblem of the occasion and a collector's item. At the

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in Russia, Argentina debuted a black away kit, a first in their history, while for the

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they used a purple away one.

Kit suppliers

Crest

The

("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. Nevertheless, the AFA emblem was not used on jerseys until 16 November 1976, when Argentina played the

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at Estadio Monumental. The first emblem was a simplified version of the crest (without the

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,El escudo de la camiseta de la Selección argentina cumple 41 años
by Daniela Aguinsky, ''Clarín'', 16 November 2017 that was added for the

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). In 2004, two stars were added above the crest, symbolising the national team's world championships in 1978 and 1986. A third star was added after Argentina won their third world championship in 2022.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

Coaching staff

Manager history

* Sources: *

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(1924–1925) *

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(1927–1928) *

Francisco Olazar Francisco Olazar (10 July 1885 – 21 September 1958) was an Argentine football player and coach. He played as a central midfielder. At club level, Olazar spent his entire career playing for Racing Club, where he won eight Primera División l ...

(1928–1929) *

& Juan J. Tramutola (1929–1930) * Felipe Pascucci (1934) *

Manuel Seoane Manuel Seoane (19 March 1902 – 21 August 1975), nicknamed ''La Chancha'', was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker for Independiente and Argentina national team. Seoane is considered one of the best all-time players for Independi ...

(1934–1937) * Ángel Fernández Roca (1937–1939) *

(1939–1958) *

Victorio Spinetto Victorio Luis Spinetto (3 June 1911 – 28 August 1990) was an Argentine football player and manager. He played as a centre half, mostly for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División, debuting with the club in 1932 and retiring in ...

(1959) *

(1960–1961) *

Juan Carlos Lorenzo Juan Carlos "Toto" Lorenzo (; 27 October 1922 – 14 November 2001) was an Argentine football player and coach. He became an icon for Boca Juniors fans after he coached the club to its first two Copa Libertadores titles. Biography In his teens, ...

(1962–1963) * Alejandro Galán (1963) *

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(1963–1964) *

José María Minella José María Minella (1909–1981) was an Argentine football player and manager. He played for and managed Argentina's national team. Club career A midfielder, Minella started playing at local club Independiente of Mar del Plata. On 23 August ...

(1964–1968) *

Renato Cesarini Renato Cesarini (; 11 April 1906 – 24 March 1969) was an Italian-Argentine football player and coach who most notably played for Juventus in Italy as a midfielder or forward. He was a dual international footballer and played for both the Argen ...

(1968) *

Humberto Maschio Humberto Dionisio Maschio (; born 20 February 1933) is an Italian-Argentine former football player and manager who played as a forward or midfielder. At international level, he represented both the Argentina national team, winning the 1957 Co ...

(1968–1969) *

Adolfo Pedernera Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera (15 November 1918 – 12 May 1995) was an Argentine football player and coach. Nicknamed "El Maestro" ("The Teacher"), he was widely considered to be one of the best world football players in the 1940s and one of the gr ...

(1969) *

Juan José Pizzuti Juan José Pizzuti (9 May 1927 – 24 January 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. A striker, he enjoyed his most notable successes as player and manager with Racing Club de Avellaneda. Pizzuti was born in the Barracas neighbour ...

(1969–1972) *

Omar Sívori Enrique Omar Sívori (, ; 2 October 1935 – 17 February 2005) was an Italian-Argentine football player and manager who played as a forward. At club level, he is known for his successful time with Italian side Juventus during the late 1950s and ...

(1972–1974) *

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(1974) *

(1974–1983) *

(1983–1990) *

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(1990–1994) *

(1994–1998) *

Marcelo Bielsa Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera (, nicknamed ''El Loco Bielsa'' , meaning "The Crazy Bielsa"; born 21 July 1955) is an Argentine professional football manager who was most recently the head coach of Premier League club Leeds United. He is a forme ...

(1998–2004) *

José Pékerman José Néstor Pékerman Krimen (; born 3 September 1949) is an Argentine professional football coach and current manager of the Venezuela national team. As a youth level coach for Argentina, he won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, ...

(2004–2006) *

(2006–2008) *

(2008–2010) *

Sergio Batista Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista (; born 9 November 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former international player. As a footballer he played as a midfield for Argentinos Juniors, River Plate, Nueva Chicago, Tosu Futures and All Boys. H ...

(2010–2011) *

Alejandro Sabella Alejandro Javier Sabella (; 5 November 19548 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffi ...

(2011–2014) *

Gerardo Martino Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino (born 20 November 1962) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player. Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a ...

(2014–2016) *

Edgardo Bauza Edgardo Bauza (born 26 January 1958) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlé ...

(2016–2017) *

Jorge Sampaoli Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya (; born 13 March 1960) is an Argentine football coach who is currently manager for Sevilla of La Liga. Sampaoli started out as a youth player and eventually switched to management after a severe injury. Sampaoli starte ...

(2017–2018) *

(2018–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were named in the squad for the

. On 17 November, Nicolás González withdrew injured and was replaced by

Ángel Correa Ángel Martín Correa (; born 9 March 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. Correa began his professional career at the age of 18 wi ...

. On the same day Joaquín Correa withdrew injured and was replaced by

Thiago Almada Thiago Ezequiel Almada (born 26 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Argentina national team. He was a member of the Argentina t ...

. ''Caps and goals are correct as of 18 December 2022, after the match against

.''

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months. ^COV Withdrew from the squad due to quarantine or infection by

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

Individual records

:''Players in bold are still active with Argentina.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

World Cup winning captains

Caps

* Most capped player: 172,

, 2005– * Youngest player:

, 16 years, 3 months and 28 days old against

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in 1977 * Youngest player to appear in a

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match:

, 18 years, 11 months and 23 days old against

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in 2006 * Oldest player:

Ángel Labruna Ángel Amadeo Labruna (28 September 1918 – 19 September 1983) was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 294 league goals, Labruna is the 2nd all-time top scorer of ...

, 39 years, 8 months and 18 days old against

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in the

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Goals

* Most goals scored: 98,

, 2005– * Oldest goalscorer:

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, 36 years and 7 months old in 2010 against

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* Youngest goalscorer:

, 18 years, 7 months and 4 days old in 1979 against

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* Youngest player to score in a

match: Lionel Messi, 18 years and 357 days, against

in 2006 * Most goals scored in a single match: 5 –

in 1925,

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in 1941,

in 2022 * Most goals scored in a calendar year: 18 –

, (2022)

Manager records

; Most appearances :

: 127 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

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1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

, and

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Competitive record

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

FIFA World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Copa América

FIFA Confederations Cup

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Olympic Games

Head-to-head record

Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina have played against

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recognised teams.

Rivalries

Brazil

Argentina have a long and fierce rivalry with their South American neighbour

England

With a rivalry stemming from the

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and intensified by the

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...

of 1982, Argentina and

have had numerous confrontations in World Cup tournaments. Among them was the quarter-final match in

, 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

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, won by Argentina on penalties, and again at the group stage in

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, England winning 1–0 through a penalty by

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who had been sent off in the tie four years earlier.

Germany

Argentina have played

in seven FIFA World Cup matches including three

finals: In

Argentina won 3–2, but in

it was the Germans who were the victors by a 1–0 scoreline. In

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they met for the first time in the group stage, where Argentina suffered a 1–3 loss to defending champions West Germany. In

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both again faced each other in the group stage which ended in a scoreless draw. In 2006, they met in the

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; Argentina lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw, which was followed by a brawl on the pitch involving several players. 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 was defeated in extra time by a score of 1–0.

Uruguay

Argentina have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbours, that came into existence from the early

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, the

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and the first World Cup final, held in 1930. Argentina and Uruguay hold the record for most international matches played between two countries. The two teams have faced each other 197 times since 1902. The first match between Argentina and Uruguay was also the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom.Although

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and the

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played two internationals in 1885 and 1886, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1904 and the United States did not play one until 1916.

Nigeria

A minor rivalry developed from the 1990s between Argentina and

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, based not on geographical proximity, long-term battles for honours or factors outside football, but due to the frequency of significant matches between them. 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, and has occurred in five of the six tournaments for which Nigeria has qualified. The sides also met in the

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(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

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was also played between them; both Argentina goals in their 2–1 win were scored by

, who would go on to find the net for the senior team in the 2014 and 2018 World Cup fixtures. The sense of rivalry is more keenly felt on the Nigerian side, as Argentina have won almost all of their encounters and have much bigger rivalries with Brazil, England, Germany and Uruguay in contrast to the West Africans who remain keen to finally overcome a more illustrious foe.

Honours

Official

** Champions (3):

** Runners-up (3):

* South American Championship / Copa América ** Champions (15):

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1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

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** Runners-up (14):

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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** Third place (5):

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

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** Fourth place (2):

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Panamerican Championship The Panamerican Championship was an international football tournament held by the Panamerican Football Confederation every four years with three editions held from 1952 through 1960.

** Champions (1):

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

** Runners-up (1):

** Champions (1):

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** Runners-up (2):

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** Champions (2):

Olympic team

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** Silver medal (1):

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Friendly

* Newton Cup (17): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976 (record) * Lipton Cup (18): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992 (record) *

(7): 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914,1918, 1919, 1980 (record) *

(1): 1910 *

Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo The Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo or the Copa Honor Uruguayo was an international association football, football friendly competition contested by Uruguay national football team, Uruguay and Argentina national football team, Argentina national teams. ...

(5): 1915, 1916, 1917, 1923, 1924 *

Copa Juan Mignaburu The Copa Juan Mignaburu was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams between 1935 and 1943. Similar to Copa Premier Honor Argentino, all the editions (five in total) were held in Argentina. The Argenti ...

(5): 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1943 (record) *

Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez The Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay national teams. There were five editions of this competitions, held between 1935 and 1943, with all of them won by Argentina.

(3): 1935, 1936, 1943 (record) *

Roca Cup The Roca Cup ( es, Copa Roca) was a football competition contested between Argentina and Brazil national teams from 1914 to 1976 on irregular basis. The Copa Roca was the first trophy, official or unofficial, ever won by a Brazilian national team. ...

(4): 1923, 1939, 1940, 1971 (shared) *

Superclásico de las Américas The Superclassic of the Americas ( pt, Superclássico das Américas, es, Superclásico de las Américas), is an annual friendly football match between the national teams of Argentina and Brazil. Established in 2011 and organized by CONMEBOL, ...

(2):

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* Nations' Cup (1):

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