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Argentina
Argentine Republic
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Title probability
29.3%
as of 2026-06-25
Overview
Argentina arrive as reigning world champions, having lifted the 2022 trophy in Qatar and added the 2024 Copa América for good measure. Under Lionel Scaloni, La Albiceleste have built a ruthlessly cohesive, mentally bulletproof squad that knows how to win the big moments.
The headline remains Lionel Messi, likely playing his final World Cup, surrounded by a maturing core of Enzo Fernández, Julián Álvarez and Alexis Mac Allister. Form has been excellent through CONMEBOL qualifying, where they cruised at the top of the table.
The ambition is unambiguous: back-to-back world titles, a feat no nation has achieved since Brazil in 1962.
Capital
Buenos Aires
Population
46,200,000
Confederation
CONMEBOL
FIFA code
ARG
From Wikipedia
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern cone of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone…
Source: Wikipedia →Squad
- 12caps
Walter Benítez
PSV Eindhoven · Experienced third-choice option
- 127caps
Gerónimo Rulli
Marseille · Reliable shot-stopping deputy
- 2348caps
Emiliano Martínez
Aston Villa · Penalty-saving hero and showman
- 362caps
Nicolás Tagliafico
Olympique Lyonnais · Steady experienced full-back
- 440caps
Gonzalo Montiel
River Plate · Final-winning penalty taker
- 855caps
Marcos Acuña
River Plate · Tenacious tireless left-back
- 1352caps
Cristian Romero
Tottenham Hotspur · Aggressive ball-winning centre-back
- 1818caps
Lucas Martínez Quarta
Fiorentina · Ball-playing defensive cover
- 19125caps
Nicolás Otamendi
Benfica · Veteran defensive leader
- 2535caps
Lisandro Martínez
Manchester United · Combative left-footed defender
- 2645caps
Nahuel Molina
Atlético Madrid · Overlapping right-back energy
- 565caps
Leandro Paredes
Boca Juniors · Range-passing midfield anchor
- 66caps
Alan Varela
FC Porto · Emerging holding midfielder
- 772caps
Rodrigo De Paul
Atlético Madrid · Energetic midfield engine
- 1435caps
Exequiel Palacios
Bayer Leverkusen · Box-to-box dynamism
- 1740caps
Giovani Lo Celso
Real Betis · Press-resistant attacking midfielder
- 2040caps
Alexis Mac Allister
Liverpool · Composed two-way midfielder
- 2442caps
Enzo Fernández
Chelsea · Deep-lying creative metronome
- 940caps
Julián Álvarez
Atlético Madrid · Relentless dual-role striker
- 10191caps
Lionel Messi
Inter Miami · Captain, talisman and legend
- 11145caps
Ángel Di María
Benfica · Big-game final scorer
- 155caps
Nico Paz
Como · Inventive young playmaker
- 2268caps
Lautaro Martínez
Inter Milan · Clinical penalty-box finisher
Model
as of 2026-06-25Exp. points
8.91
Proj. finish
6.0
Seed Elo
2080
Title-probability trajectory
Champion chance across the last 14 snapshots
Matches
History
- 🏆
1986
Champions
1990
Runners-up
2014
Runners-up
2018
Round of 16
- 🏆
2022
Champions
Culture
Football culture
Football here is operatic, tribal and deeply emotional, with the Boca–River *Superclásico* among the fiercest rivalries on earth. Supporters sing for ninety minutes and treat their idols as folk saints. The 2022 triumph sparked one of the largest street celebrations in human history.
Did you know
- Lionel Messi is Argentina's all-time top scorer and most-capped player.
- The 2022 final win over France is hailed as one of the greatest matches ever.
- Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' and 'Goal of the Century' came in the same 1986 match.
- Argentine fans created a viral chant, 'Muchachos', that became a national anthem of joy.
- Argentina hosted and won its first World Cup title on home soil in 1978.