CONMEBOL · South America

Argentina

A statistical overview of Argentina's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 81 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 3
Continental titles: 16
Tournament entries: 61
Legends tracked: 81

Capital: Buenos Aires
Population: 46.0M
Coach profiles: 3 ranked
Database OVR: 86 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 81
Average OVR: 86
Peak OVR: 98
Average height: 177 cm
Average speed: 80
Average first touch: 81

Composition

Position distribution

81 total

Goalkeepers7 · 9%

Defenders22 · 27%

Midfielders23 · 28%

Attackers29 · 36%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 1822%
Right: 6175%
Unknown: 22%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1970s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRMessi, LionelMaradona, Diego98 OVR2 players tied

National-team scorerMessi, Lionel116 goals198 caps

Most national capsMessi, Lionel198 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioAngelillo, Antonio1.00 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreCaniggia, Claudio95 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthPalermo, Martín91 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchMessi, Lionel99 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1970s17 legendsPrimary player era

Coaching legacy

Highest-rated Argentina coaches

The leading coaches from this football culture, ordered by Legends Database OVR. Their tactical work remains explored in each dedicated profile.

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Commanding StrategistHelenio HerreraInternazionale / Barcelona91OVR #2

Pragmatic SurgeonCarlos BilardoArgentina / Estudiantes88OVR #2

Romantic HumanistCesar MenottiArgentina / Huracan88OVR

Showing 3 of 3 Argentina coach profiles currently rated in the database.

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches287

Win rate54.0%

Goal difference+223

Won: 15554%
Drawn: 6523%
Lost: 6723%

Goals for: 525
Goals against: 302
World Cup: 18appearances
Continental: 43appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Argentina's football tradition through these recurring themes.

la pausa
technical aggression
creative playmaking
tactical grit
winning mentality

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Estadio Monumental
Confederation: CONMEBOL
Capital: Buenos Aires

Player index

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