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 "''La Albiceleste''" (The White and Sky Blue). 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 Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino was founded to increase football popularity among women in

. The Argentina–Brazil football rivalry 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 only recently introduced it in 2019.

History

The team played its first official match against

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at Estadio Santa Laura on 3 December 1993, which ended in a 3–2 victory. Coached by Rubén Suñé, the Argentina starting line-up was: Valeria Otero ( Independiente); María Gérez (

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), Gladys Rodriguez ( Boca), Corina Riccheza (Boca), Marina Martinez (Boca); Otilia Del Valle Acuña (Boca), Patricia Vera ( Sacachispas), María Elizabeth Villanueva (Boca), Karina Morales (River); Fabiana Ochotorena (Boca), Liliana Baca (Independiente). Two years later, Argentina achieved its biggest win over

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, winning 12–0 in a 1995 South American Women's Football Championship match, played at Estádio Parque do Sabiá. Argentina reached the final of that tournament, but lost to

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2–0. The team reached the final of the 1998 South American Women's Football Championship, losing to Brazil again, this time 7–1 in Mar del Plata. In the semi-finals, they beat

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on penalties 4–3 in dramatic fashion, with the scores at 1–1 after

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. In the 2003 Pan American Games, 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 World Cup in 2003. 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; their lone score was Argentina's first official goal at a World Cup, scored by Yanina Gaitán.Todos Los Partidos de Argentina en Los Mundiales Femeninos
on ''El Gráfico''. After their World Cup debut, the team went undefeated 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, they got revenge, however, 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 2014 South American Games, with new coach Luis Nicosia,Luis María Nicosia será el nuevo DT de las selecciones femeninas
on El Civismo, 27 Feb 2013 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, meaing they won their first tournament since the 2006 South American Cup. In the 2014 Copa América Femenina, 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 2015 Women's World Cup 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 for better treatment, the team was restarted in 2017, and its former coach Carlos Borrello was reappointed as coach of the side. In 2018, Argentina finished third at the Copa América, which qualified them for the CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off. Argentina defeated the fourth-place finisher from the CONCACAF Championship,

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, in a two-legged play-off in November 2018 to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. 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 2019 Copa América. After the men's team winning the

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, this has created an expectation of scoring the first ever victory in 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. However, they only managed a 0–1 loss to

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, a 2–2 draw to

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and a 0–2 loss to

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, finishing the tournament in the last place of the group stage. On 27 and 28 May 2024, Lorena Benítez, Julieta Cruz, Laurina Oliveros and Eliana Stábile withdrew from the national team after a dispute with the

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over a lack of pay, mistreatment and injustices they have faced in the past and continue to endure to this day.

Results and fixtures

''Further information (in Spanish): Argentina women's national football team results.'' The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

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2025

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

* Norberto Rozas (1971) * Rubén Suñé (1993–1994) * Rubén Torres (1995) * Raúl Rodríguez Seoane (1997–1998) * Carlos Borrello (1998–2012) * Luis Nicosia & Ezequiel Nicosia (2013–2014) * Julio Olarticoechea (2014–2015) * Carlos Borrello (2017–2021) * Germán Portanova (2021–)

Players

Current squad

The following 27 players were named in the preliminary squad for the 2025 Copa América Femenina. '' Caps and goals are correct as of 2 June 2025, after the match against .''

Recent call-ups

* The following players have also been called up in the last twelve months. ^INJ Withdrew due to injury.
^PRE Preliminary squad.
^RET Retired from the national team.
^WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Captains

*Angélica Cardozo (1971) *Betty García (1971) *Gladys Liliana Rodríguez (1993) * Marisa Gerez (2003–?) * Eva González (2006–2010) * Fabiana Vallejos (2014) * Florencia Bonsegundo (2017–2018) * Ruth Bravo (2018) * Estefanía Banini (2018–2019) * Vanina Correa (2019; 2021–2023) * Vanesa Santana (2021) * Miriam Mayorga (2024) * Aldana Cometti (2024–)

Records

* ''Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 4 April 2025.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played on home soil

FIFA Women's World Cup

CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Women's Finalissima

Olympic Games

Pan American Games

South American Games

Minor tournaments

Head-to-head record

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

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recognised teams. ''after the match against .'' *including matches against USA U-19 at the 2023 Pan American Games.

By confederation

*includes 1 match against

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prior to them joining the AFC in 2006.

FIFA World Ranking

. Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

Honours

Major competitions

* Copa América Femenina ** Champions (1): 2006 ** Runners-up (3): 1995,

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, 2003 ** Third place (2):

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Others competitions

Intercontinental *

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** Silver Medalists (1): 2019 Continental * South American Games ** Gold Medalists (1):

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Notes and references

Notes

References

External links

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