Argentina national futsal team
The Argentina national futsal team represents Argentina during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.
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| Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste | ||
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| Association | Argentine Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Matías Lucuix | ||
| Captain | Leandro Cuzzolino | ||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||
| FIFA ranking | 3[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Portugal 3–4 Argentina  (Brasília, Brazil; 14 September 1987) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Indonesia 1–20 Argentina (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 4 June 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 14–1 Argentina (Santos, Brazil; 14 March 1999) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2016) | ||
| South American Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1992) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2003, 2015, 2022) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1994, 2019) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2014) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2014) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result |  2nd place (2008) | ||
Argentina has qualified and participated in all eight FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments and along with Brazil and Spain are the only national teams that have won the FIFA Futsal World Cup, in which Argentina are the defending champions, having won it in 2016. Argentina has also won the Copa América three times, in 2003, 2015, and 2022. Argentina is ranked 3rd in the FIFA Futsal World Rankings.
In FIFUSA/AMF, Argentina won the 1994 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup and 2019 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup.
In IBSA, los Murciélagos have been crowned world champions twice in the Blind Soccer/Futsal World Championship, and in 2015 won its third world title: the IBSA World Games 2015. Los Murciélagos also won the Blind Futsal Copa Amèrica. Only Brazil and Argentina have won the Blind Futsal Copa Amèrica.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2021 FIFA World Cup
| 14 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F | Argentina | 11–0 |  United States | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Brandi  1', 2', 12', 40' Cuzzolino 4'Rescia 5', 16'Basile 7'Claudino 17', 25'Borruto 24' |
Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 834 Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic) |
| 17 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F | Argentina | 4–2 |  Serbia | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Aksentijevic 9' Brandi 11'Vaporaki 11'Borruto 24' |
Report (FIFA) | Rakic 7' Lazarevic 10' |
Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) |
| 20 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group F | Iran  | 1–2 | Argentina | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Hassan Sadeh 30' |
Report (FIFA) | Cuzzolino 24' Stazzone 27' |
Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain) |
| 23 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup Round of 16 | Argentina | 6–1 |  Paraguay | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 564 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) |
| 26 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup Quarter-finals | RFU  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Argentina | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Anthony Riley (New Zealand) |
| 29 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-finals | Brazil | 1–2 | Argentina | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 3,349 Referee: Juan Cordero (Spain) |
| 3 October 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup Final | Argentina | 1–2 | Portugal | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) |
Team
Current squad
Head coach: Matías Lucuix
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Nicolás Sarmiento | 3 December 1992 (aged 28) |  Real Betis | |
| 2 | DF | Damián Stazzone | 31 January 1986 (aged 35) | San Lorenzo | |
| 3 | DF | Ángel Claudino | 8 December 1995 (aged 25) | AD Sala 10 Zaragoza | |
| 4 | MF | Lucas Bolo | 12 March 1992 (aged 29) |  Italservice Pesaro | |
| 5 | DF | Maximiliano Rescia | 29 October 1987 (aged 33) | Levante UD | |
| 6 | MF | Sebastián Corso | 12 February 1992 (aged 29) | Industrias Santa Coloma | |
| 7 | MF | Leandro Cuzzolino (captain) | 21 May 1987 (aged 34) | Italservice Pesaro | |
| 8 | MF | Santiago Basile | 25 July 1988 (aged 33) | CMB Matera | |
| 9 | FW | Cristian Borruto | 7 May 1987 (aged 34) | Italservice Pesaro | |
| 10 | MF | Constantino Vaporaki | 6 January 1990 (aged 31) | Meta Catania | |
| 11 | FW | Alan Brandi | 24 November 1987 (aged 33) | Jaén Paraíso Interior | |
| 12 | GK | Lucas Farach | 3 October 1991 (aged 29) | Kimberley AC | |
| 13 | GK | Guido Mosenson | 7 March 1989 (aged 32) | Boca Juniors | |
| 14 | DF | Pablo Taborda | 3 September 1986 (aged 35) | Italservice Pesaro | |
| 15 | FW | Andrés Santos | 7 December 1988 (aged 32) | CMB Matera | |
| 16 | MF | Matías Edelstein | 18 June 1992 (aged 29) | Sociedad Hebraica |
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1989 | Second Round | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1992 | Second Round | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 |
| 1996 | First Round | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
 2000 | Second Round | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
 2004 | Fourth Place | 4th | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 18 |
| 2008 | Second Round | 6th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 |
 2012 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 |
 2016 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 11 |
 2021 | Runner Up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| Total | 9/9 | 1 title | 55 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 163 | 124 |
Copa América de Futsal
| Copa América de Futsal record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
| 1992 | Runner Up | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Runner Up | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Third Place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Runner Up | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Fourth Place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Third place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Runner Up | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | ||
 2008 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2011 | Runner Up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | ||
 2015 | Champions | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 2017 | Runner Up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 2022 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | ||
| Total | 12/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
AMF Futsal World Cup
Pan American Games
- 2007 –
2nd place
Grand Prix de Futsal
Futsal Mundialito
FIFUSA/AMF Futsal U-20 World Cup
- 2014 –
Champions
IBSA Blind Futsal World Championship
- 2002 – Champions
- 2006 – Champions
IBSA World Games
- 2015 – Champions
References
External links
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