The Argentina national football team represents

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in men's international football 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 1978, 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

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in 1978,

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and Lionel Scaloni 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 Copa América, 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 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, 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 Montevideo 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 1978, 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 Lionel Scaloni in 2022. Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 15 times. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the

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, both in 1992, the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions 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 Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 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,

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, 1971,

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, 2003 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

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, (during the

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) Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago del Estero,En marzo la Selección Argentina será local en Santiago del Estero por Eliminatorias
on TyC Sports, 28 October 2020 Boca Juniors' 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 Copa Premier Honor Argentino 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. Since then, a goal like Onzari's is referred as a ''Gol olímpico'' or '' Olympic goal''. 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 Liga Paulista 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 Brazilian Football Confederation, for the benefit of Roberto Chery's relatives. Chery was Uruguay's substitute goalkeeper and died during the 1919 South American Championship after collapsing in a game against Chile. At the

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, 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 2022 FIFA World Cup they used a purple away one.

Kit suppliers

Crest

The

("AFA") logo has been always used as the team emblem. It debuted in the

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: * Ángel Vázquez (1924–1925) * José Lago Millán (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 ...

(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 (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) * Horacio Torres (1963–1964) * José María Minella (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 Ar ...

(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 C ...

(1968–1969) * Adolfo Pedernera (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 neighbou ...

(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) * Vladislao Cap (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 Sheff ...

(2011–2014) * Gerardo Martino (2014–2016) * Edgardo Bauza (2016–2017) * Jorge Sampaoli (2017–2018) * Lionel Scaloni (2018–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 17 November, Nicolás González withdrew injured and was replaced by Ángel Correa. On the same day Joaquín Correa withdrew injured and was replaced by Thiago Almada. ''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 Serbia and Montenegro 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 1958 FIFA World Cup

Goals

* Most goals scored: 98,

, 2005– * Oldest goalscorer:

Martín Palermo Martín Palermo (; born 7 November 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Platense. Palermo played for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. A prolific goalscorer ...

, 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 Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 * Most goals scored in a single match: 5 –

in 1925,

Juan Marvezzi Juan Andrés Marvezzi (16 November 1915 - 4 April 1971) was an Argentine football striker, he played for Argentina was the top scorer in the Copa América 1941. He holds the record as Club Atlético Tigre's all-time top scorer, with 116 goals. Cl ...

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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in 1941,

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, 1946, 1947, 1955, 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 FIFA 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 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 1998 FIFA World Cup, won by Argentina on penalties, and again at the group stage in 2002, England winning 1–0 through a penalty by David Beckham 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 1966 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 South American Championships, the 1928 Summer Olympics 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

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, 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 1995 King Fahd Cup (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): 1978,

** Runners-up (3):

* South American Championship / Copa América ** Champions (15): 1921,

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, 1937, 1941,

, 1946, 1947, 1955,

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** Runners-up (14):

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, 1920,

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, 1935,

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, 2004, 2007, 2015,

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** Third place (5):

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

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 Co ...

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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):

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** Runners-up (1):

* FIFA Confederations Cup ** Champions (1): 1992 ** Runners-up (2):

, 2005 * CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions ** 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) * Copa Premier Honor Argentino (7): 1909, 1911, 1913, 1914,1918, 1919, 1980 (record) *

(1): 1910 * Copa Premier Honor Uruguayo (5): 1915, 1916, 1917, 1923, 1924 * Copa Juan Mignaburu (5): 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1943 (record) * Copa Héctor Rivadavia Gómez (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 (2):

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* Nations' Cup (1):

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(2): 1992, 2003 * Copa Times of India (1): 2011 * San Juan Cup (1): 2019

Chronology of titles

Summary

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Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

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Argentina FIFA profile
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