The Argentina women's national football team represents

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in international women's football. Like their men's counterpart, the women's team has been known or nicknamed as "''La Albiceleste'' (The White and Sky-Blues)". Women's football in Argentina remains largely in the shadow of the men in terms of play development and fan support; in women's sports in Argentina,

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and

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are also more popular. Almost all its members were amateur players until 1991 when the

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was founded to increase football popularity among women in

. The

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in women's football cannot be compared to that of men given the big differences between both countries; Brazil has the clear advantage in matches between them, and has been hosting a competitive professional women's league for many years, while Argentina recently introduced it in 2019.

History

The team played its first match against

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on 3 December 1993, which ended in a 3–2 defeat. Two years later, Argentina got its biggest win over

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, winning 12–0 in a

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match played at

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. Argentina reached the final of that tournament, losing to

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2–0. The team reached the final of the

1998 South American Women's Football Championship The 1998 South American Women's Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 1998'') was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between March 1 & 15. It was the third staging of the Sudamericano Femenino and determined the CONME ...

, losing to Brazil again, this time 7–1 in

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. In the semi-finals, they beat

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on penalties 4–3 in dramatic fashion, with the scores at 1–1 after extra time. In the

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, the team reached the semi-finals, where Brazil won 2–1 in a tight match. In the Bronze Medal match, Argentina lost 4–1 to

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, and finished in fourth place. Despite a lack of investment and interest, the women's national team played its first

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. They were drawn in a group with

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, and

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; Argentina lost all three matches and scored only once. After their world cup debut, the team went unbeaten for 14 matches from 2005 until 2007, including throughout the 2006 South American Cup, where they beat Brazil in the final 2–0 to become champions. Their run ended when they lost a friendly with China 1–0 in June 2007. Three days later it got revenge though, and beat China by the same score. Since the team won the South American Cup, there were high expectations for the 2007 World Cup, played in

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. However, the squad lost all matches again, including a record 0–11 loss to Germany. With the 2006 South American Cup title, the team qualified for the

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, their Olympic debut. Argentina finished last with no points and only one goal in favor, although less goals were conceded than in the World Cup the previous year. The team returned to play in the

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, with new coach Luis Nicosia, losing the opening match against

1–0, but winning against

4–0 and advancing to the semi-finals, where they won against rivals Brazil on penalties after a 0–0 draw. In the final, they won the gold medal with a 2–1 victory against Chile, which meant they won their first tournament since the 2006 South American Cup. In the

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, the team finished second in their group, behind Brazil, with three wins and one loss, and qualified for the Final Stage. The top two teams in the final stage qualified for the

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and

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, and the third-placed team qualified for a CONCACAF-CONMEBOL playoff for World Cup qualification. Argentina finished last in the final stage and missed out on the World Cup and Olympics. In 2016 the team "effectively" did not exist, as the officials were more interested in investing in the men's side. Following a long struggle to demand for better treatment, the team was restarted in 2017 and its former coach

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was reappointed as coach of the side. In 2018, Argentina finished third at the

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which qualified them for the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off. Argentina defeated the fourth-place finisher from the

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, in a two-legged play-off in November 2018 to qualify for the

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. In the team's debut, they managed a shocking 0–0 draw to

, former champions of

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, and gained its first ever point in any Women's World Cup. The next match was a narrow 1–0 loss to

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, and then an exciting 3–3 draw to

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, after being down 3–0 with 25 minutes left. Although Argentina didn't qualify to the knockout stages, they put in a good performance, with two draws and one loss, finishing the tournament in the group's third place. The women's team's performance was deemed to be one of the country's watershed moment for the long neglected women's side, especially after the disappointing shows of the Argentine men's side in the

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and

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Results and fixtures

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2022

2023

Argentina Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

Head-to-head record

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of July 2021

Manager history

(1998–2012) * Luis Nicosia (201?–201?) *

Julio Olarticoechea Julio Jorge Olarticoechea (born 18 October 1958) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Argentina at the 1986 and the 1990 World Cups, winning the former edition of the tournament. He s ...

(201?–201?) *

(2017–2021) *

Germán Portanova Germán Darío Portanova (born 19 October 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He has played as a midfielder for clubs of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Spain. He currently manages the Argentina women's national team. Co ...

(2021–)

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly home match against

on 10 April 2022. * Caps and goals accurate up to and including 23 March 2021.

Recent call-ups

* The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Captains

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(2006–2010) * Fabiana Vallejos (2014) *

Florencia Bonsegundo María Florencia "Flor" Bonsegundo (born 14 July 1993), known as Florencia Bonsegundo, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Argentina women's national team. Club career ...

(2018–2019) * Estefanía Banini (2019–2022) * Vanina Correa (2022–)

Records

* ''Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 20 April 2021.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

Pan American Games

South American Games

SheBelieves Cup

The

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is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's football hosted in the

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References

External links

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FIFA profile
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