Argentina national football team

Olympic medal record
Men's football

Argentina
Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste ; (The White and Sky Blues)
Association	Argentine Football Association (AFA)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Lionel Scaloni
Captain	Lionel Messi
Most caps	Lionel Messi(167)
Top scorer	Lionel Messi (94)
Home stadium	Antonio V. Liberti; (Buenos Aires); Alberto J. Armando; (Buenos Aires); Malvinas Argentinas; (Mendoza); Mario Alberto Kempes; (Córdoba); Único Madre de Ciudades; (Santiago del Estero)
FIFA code	ARG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	2 1 (22 December 2022)
Highest	1
Lowest	24
First international
	Uruguay 0–6 Argentina ; (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 Jul 1902)
Biggest win
	Argentina 12–0 Ecuador ; (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Biggest defeat
	Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina ; (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958); Bolivia 6–1 Argentina ; (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009); Spain 6–1 Argentina ; (Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)
World Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1930)
Best result	Champions (1978, 1986, 2022)
Copa América
Appearances	42 (first in 1916)
Best result	Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 1956)
Best result	Champions (1960)
Intercontinental Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 1993)
Best result	Champions (1993)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1992)
Best result	Champions (1992)
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's football

Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina. They are nicknamed La Albiceleste (the blue and whites).

Most appearances

As of 25 March 2025

Boldface indicates a player still active

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Lionel Messi	191	112	2005–present
2	Javier Mascherano	147	3	2003–2018
3	Ángel Di María	145	31	2008–2024
3	Javier Zanetti	145	5	1994–2011
5	Nicolás Otamendi	125	7	2009–present
6	Roberto Ayala	115	7	1994–2007
7	Diego Simeone	104	11	1988–2002
8	Sergio Agüero	101	41	2006–2021
9	Oscar Ruggeri	97	7	1983–1994
10	Sergio Romero	96	0	2009–2018

As of 25 March 2025

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Lionel Messi	112	191	0.59	2005–present
2	Gabriel Batistuta	56	78	0.72	1991–2002
3	Sergio Agüero	41	101	0.41	2006–2021
4	Hernán Crespo	35	64	0.55	1995–2007
5	Diego Maradona	34	91	0.37	1977–1994
6	Lautaro Martínez	32	70	0.46	2018–present
7	Gonzalo Higuaín	31	75	0.41	2009–2018
7	Ángel Di María	31	145	0.21	2008–2024
9	Luis Artime	24	25	0.96	1961–1967
10	Leopoldo Luque	22	45	0.49	1975–1981
10	Daniel Passarella	22	70	0.31	1976–1986

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
↑ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1902–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
↑ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

↑ From 1996 on, medals won by Argentina were with the U-23 team, not the senior squad, as ruled by the IOC.

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