This is a list of statistical records for the Argentina national football team .
Individual records [ ]
As of 10 July 2021 [1]
Players in bold are still active with Argentina.
Player records [ ]
Most capped players [ ]
Lionel Messi is Argentina's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
1
Lionel Messi
151
76
2005–0000
2
Javier Mascherano
147
3
2003–2018
3
Javier Zanetti
143
4
1994–2011
4
Roberto Ayala
114
7
1994–2007
5
Ángel Di María
111
21
2008–0000
6
Diego Simeone
106
9
1988–2002
7
Sergio Agüero
101
41
2006–0000
8
Oscar Ruggeri
97
7
1983–1994
9
Sergio Romero
96
0
2009–2018
10
Diego Maradona
91
34
1977–1994
Top goalscorers [ ]
World Cup winning captains [ ]
World Cup winning captains of Argentina, (left): Daniel Passarella in 1978; (right): Diego Maradona in 1986
Goals [ ]
Most goals scored: 76 – Lionel Messi , 2005–[2]
Oldest goalscorer: Martín Palermo , 36 years and 7 months old in 2010 against Greece
Youngest goalscorer: Diego Maradona , 18 years, 7 months and 4 days old in 1979 against Scotland [3]
Most goals scored in a single match: 5 – Manuel Seoane , in 1925; Juan Marvezzi , in 1941
Manager records [ ]
Most manager appearances
Guillermo Stábile : 127[4]
Competition records [ ]
FIFA World Cup [ ]
FIFA World Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
*
Squad
1930
Runners-up
2nd
5
4
0
1
18
9
Squad
Qualified as invitees
1934
Round 1
9th
1
0
0
1
2
3
Squad
Qualified automatically
1938
Withdrew
Withdrew
1950
1954
1958
Group stage
13th
3
1
0
2
5
10
Squad
4
3
0
1
10
2
1962
Group stage
10th
3
1
1
1
2
3
Squad
2
2
0
0
11
3
1966
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
4
2
Squad
4
3
1
0
9
2
1970
Did not qualify
4
1
1
2
4
6
1974
Round 2
8th
6
1
2
3
9
12
Squad
4
3
1
0
9
2
1978
Champions
1st
7
5
1
1
15
4
Squad
Qualified as hosts
1982
Round 2
11th
5
2
0
3
8
7
Squad
Qualified as defending champions
1986
Champions
1st
7
6
1
0
14
5
Squad
6
4
1
1
12
6
1990
Runners-up
2nd
7
2
3
2
5
4
Squad
Qualified as defending champions
1994
Round of 16
10th
4
2
0
2
8
6
Squad
8
4
2
2
9
10
1998
Quarter-finals
6th
5
3
1
1
10
4
Squad
16
8
6
2
23
13
2002
Group stage
18th
3
1
1
1
2
2
Squad
18
13
4
1
42
15
2006
Quarter-finals
6th
5
3
2
0
11
3
Squad
18
10
4
4
29
17
2010
Quarter-finals
5th
5
4
0
1
10
6
Squad
18
8
4
6
23
20
2014
Runners-up
2nd
7
5
1
1
8
4
Squad
16
9
5
2
35
15
2018
Round of 16
16th
4
1
1
2
6
9
Squad
18
7
7
4
19
16
2022
To be determined
In progress
2026
To be determined
Total
2 Titles
17/21
81
43
15
23
137
93
—
136
75
36
25
235
127
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .
Copa América [ ]
South American Championship / Copa América record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D *
L
GF
GA
Squad
1916
Runners-up
2nd
3
1
2
0
7
2
Squad
1917
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
0
1
5
3
Squad
1919
Third place
3rd
3
1
0
2
7
7
Squad
1920
Runners-up
2nd
3
1
2
0
4
2
Squad
1921
Champions
1st
3
3
0
0
5
0
Squad
1922
Fourth place
4th
4
2
0
2
6
3
Squad
1923
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
0
1
6
6
Squad
1924
Runners-up
2nd
3
1
2
0
2
0
Squad
1925
Champions
1st
4
3
1
0
11
4
Squad
1926
Runners-up
2nd
4
2
1
1
14
3
Squad
1927
Champions
1st
3
3
0
0
15
4
Squad
1929
Champions
1st
3
3
0
0
9
1
Squad
1935
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
0
1
8
5
Squad
1937
Champions
1st
6
5
0
1
14
5
Squad
1939
Withdrew
1941
Champions
1st
4
4
0
0
10
2
Squad
1942
Runners-up
2nd
6
4
1
1
21
6
Squad
1945
Champions
1st
6
5
1
0
22
5
Squad
1946
Champions
1st
5
5
0
0
17
3
Squad
1947
Champions
1st
7
6
1
0
28
4
Squad
1949
Withdrew
1953
1955
Champions
1st
5
4
1
0
18
6
Squad
1956
Third place
3rd
5
3
0
2
5
3
Squad
1957
Champions
1st
6
5
0
1
25
6
Squad
1959
Champions
1st
6
5
1
0
19
5
Squad
1959
Runners-up
2nd
4
2
1
1
9
9
Squad
1963
Third place
3rd
6
3
1
2
15
10
Squad
1967
Runners-up
2nd
5
4
0
1
12
3
Squad
1975
Group stage
5th
4
2
0
2
17
4
Squad
1979
Group stage
8th
4
1
1
2
7
6
Squad
1983
Group stage
6th
4
1
3
0
5
4
Squad
1987
Fourth place
4th
4
1
1
2
5
4
Squad
1989
Third place
3rd
7
2
3
2
2
4
Squad
1991
Champions
1st
7
6
1
0
16
6
Squad
1993
Champions
1st
6
2
4
0
6
4
Squad
1995
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
8
6
Squad
1997
Quarter-finals
6th
4
1
2
1
4
3
Squad
1999
Quarter-finals
8th
4
2
0
2
6
6
Squad
2001
Withdrew
2004
Runners-up
2nd
6
4
1
1
16
6
Squad
2007
Runners-up
2nd
6
5
0
1
16
6
Squad
2011
Quarter-finals
7th
4
1
3
0
5
2
Squad
2015
Runners-up
2nd
6
3
3
0
10
3
Squad
2016
Runners-up
2nd
6
5
1
0
18
2
Squad
2019
Third place
3rd
6
3
1
2
7
6
Squad
2021
Champions
1st
7
5
2
0
12
3
Squad
2024
Qualified
Total
15 Titles
43/47
202
127
42
33
474
182
—
FIFA Confederations Cup [ ]
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year
Round
Position
*
Squad
1992
Champions
1st
2
2
0
0
7
1
Squad
1995
Runners-up
2nd
3
1
1
1
5
3
Squad
1997
Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
Runners-up
2nd
5
2
2
1
10
10
Squad
2009
Did not qualify
2013
2017
Total
1 Title
3/10
10
5
3
2
22
14
—
Olympic Games [ ]
Pan American Games [ ]
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 (199) against neighboring Uruguay .
Updated to 9 September 2021 after the match against Bolivia .[5]
Positive Record
Neutral Record
Negative Record
Albania
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
100%
Algeria
1
1
0
0
4
3
+1
100%
Angola
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100%
Australia
7
5
1
1
12
7
+5
71.4%
Austria
2
1
1
0
6
2
+4
50%
Belarus
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0%
Belgium
5
4
0
1
12
4
+8
80%
Bolivia
41
29
5
7
107
36
+71
70.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
3
0
0
9
1
+8
100%
Brazil
108
40
25
43
162
166
–4
37%
Bulgaria
9
8
0
1
18
6
+12
88.8%
Cameroon
2
0
1
1
2
3
–1
0%
Canada
1
1
0
0
5
0
+5
100%
Chile
93
60
27
6
194
73
+121
64.5%
China PR
1
0
0
1
0
1
–1
0%
Colombia
39
19
11
9
70
39
+31
48.7%
Costa Rica
7
5
2
0
14
5
+9
71.4%
Croatia
5
2
1
2
5
7
–2
40%
Czechoslovakia
6
2
3
1
7
10
–3
33.3%
Denmark
3
1
1
1
3
4
–1
33.3%
East Germany
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
50%
Ecuador
37
22
10
5
95
34
+61
59.4%
Egypt
2
2
0
0
8
0
+8
100%
El Salvador
2
2
0
0
4
0
+4
100%
England [note 1]
15
4
4
6
18
22
–4
28.5%
France
12
6
3
3
15
11
+4
50%
Germany [a]
23
10
6
7
34
33
+1
43.4%
Ghana
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100%
Greece
2
2
0
0
6
0
+6
100%
Guatemala
3
3
0
0
13
0
+13
100%
Haiti
3
3
0
0
12
1
+11
100%
Honduras
2
2
0
0
4
1
+3
100%
Hong Kong
1
1
0
0
7
0
+7
100%
Hungary
7
5
1
1
15
6
+9
71.4%
Iceland
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0%
India
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
100%
Iran
2
1
1
0
2
1
+1
50%
Iraq
2
1
0
1
5
2
+3
50%
Israel
5
3
1
1
14
6
+8
60%
Italy
15
4
5
6
15
22
–7
26.6%
Ivory Coast
2
2
0
0
6
1
+5
100%
Jamaica
3
3
0
0
8
1
+7
100%
Japan
7
6
0
1
15
4
+11
85.7%
Libya
1
1
0
0
3
1
+2
100%
Lithuania
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0%
Mexico
31
15
12
4
51
28
+23
48.3%
Morocco
2
2
0
0
4
1
+3
100%
Netherlands
9
1
4
4
6
13
–7
11.1%
Nicaragua
1
1
0
0
5
1
+4
100%
Nigeria
9
6
1
2
15
13
+2
66.6%
Northern Ireland
1
1
0
0
3
1
+2
100%
Norway
2
0
0
2
1
3
–2
0%
Panama
2
2
0
0
8
1
+7
100%
Paraguay
105
55
34
16
217
111
+106
52.3%
Peru
52
33
14
5
104
45
+59
63.4%
Poland
11
6
2
3
18
12
+6
54.5%
Portugal
8
5
1
2
13
7
+6
62.5%
Qatar
2
2
0
0
5
0
+5
100%
Republic of Ireland
6
5
1
0
8
1
+7
83.3%
Romania
9
6
2
1
12
6
+6
66.6%
Russia [b]
13
4
7
2
13
11
+2
30.7%
Saudi Arabia
4
2
2
0
7
3
+4
50%
Serbia and Montenegro [c]
10
5
2
3
21
15
+6
50%
Scotland
4
2
1
1
5
3
+2
50%
Singapore
1
1
0
0
6
0
+6
100%
South Africa
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
50%
South Korea
4
3
1
0
10
4
+6
75%
Slovakia
1
1
0
0
6
0
+6
100%
Slovenia
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
100%
Spain
14
6
2
6
18
19
–1
42.8%
Sweden
3
1
1
1
6
6
0
33.3%
Switzerland
7
5
2
0
15
3
+12
71.4%
Trinidad and Tobago
1
1
0
0
3
0
+3
100%
Tunisia
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
100%
United States
11
7
2
2
30
9
+21
63.6%
Uruguay
200
92
49
59
321
234
+87
46%
Venezuela
26
22
2
2
87
18
+69
84.6%
Wales
2
1
1
0
2
1
+1
50%
Total
1043
565
257
220
1959
1080
+879
54.2%
^ Includes matches against West Germany .
^ Includes matches against Soviet Union .
^ Includes matches against Yugoslavia .
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ 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 [ ]
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