Argentina national under-20 football team

Infobox National football team
Name = Argentina Under 20
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FIFA Trigramme = ARG
Nickname = "Albicelestes"
(White and Sky blue)
Association = "Asociación del Fútbol Argentino"
(Argentine Football Association)
Confederation = CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach = Sergio Batista
Captain = Matías Cahais
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First game = fb|Argentina 5 - 0 fb|Venezuela (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 February, 1951)
Largest win = fb|Argentina 8 - 1 fb|United States (Sao Paulo, Brazil; 4 May, 1963)
Largest loss = fb|Uruguay 5 - 1 fb|Argentina (Quito, Ecuador; 8 January, 1981)

Argentina national U-20 football team has been the most successful nation in the FIFA World Youth Championship winning a record six times. Argentina has participated in twelve of the 16 World Cup events, since the Japan 1979 edition, which it won. Its most recent participation was its sixth title, in Canada 2007. Argentina has obtained 4 South American Youth Championships.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Youth Championship Record

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Gold background color indicates first place finish. Silver background color indicates second place finish.

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Argentine players have won many individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.

Current Squad

nat fs g start nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Diego Rodríguez|age=birth date and age|1989|6|25|caps=5|goals=0|club=Independiente de Avellaneda|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Luis Ojeda|age=birth date and age|1990|3|21|caps=|goals=|club=Unión de Santa Fe|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Gonzalo Marinelli|age=birth date and age|1989|2|7|caps=1|goals=0|club=River Plate|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Federico Fernández|age=birth date and age|1989|1|14|caps=|goals=|club=Estudiantes de La Plata|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Mateo Musacchio|age=birth date and age|1990|8|26|caps=6|goals=0|club=River Plate|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Alexis Machuca|age=birth date and age|1990|5|10|caps=|goals=|club=Newell's Old Boys|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Fernando Meza|age=birth date and age|1990|3|21|caps=8|goals=0|club=San Lorenzo de Almagro|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Fernando Tobio|age=birth date and age|1989|10|18|caps=|goals=|club=Velez Sarsfield|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=David Drocco|age=birth date and age|1992|8|5|caps=|goals=0|club=Boca Juniors|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Exequiel Benavidez|age=birth date and age|1989|3|5|caps=|goals=|club=Boca Juniors|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Cristian Gaitan|age=birth date and age|1992|9|27|caps=|goals=|club=Estudiantes de La Plata|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Gustavo Bou|age=birth date and age|1990|2|18|caps=5|goals=0|club=River Plate|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Andrés Ríos|age=birth date and age|1989|1|8|caps=1|goals=1|club=River Plate|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Damián Lizio|age=birth date and age|1989|6|30|caps=4|goals=0|club=River Plate|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Marcelo Benitez|age=birth date and age|1992|7|7|caps=0|goals=0|club=Club Atletico Lanus|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Jonathan López|age=birth date and age|1989|3|21|caps=5|goals=1|club=Atlético Rafaela|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Diego Nadaya|age=birth date and age|1989|4|19|caps=|goals=|club=Instituto de Córdoba|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Juan Neira|age=birth date and age|1989|2|21|caps=3|goals=2|club=Gimnasia La Plata|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Ivan Bella|age=birth date and age|1989|9|13|caps=|goals=|club=Velez Sarsfield|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Jonathan Cristaldo|age=birth date and age|1989|3|5|caps=|goals=|club=Velez Sarsfield|clubnat=Argentina nat fs g end

Former squads

*2007 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Argentina
*2005 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Argentina
*2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Argentina
*2001 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Argentina
*1999 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Argentina
*1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Argentina

ee also

*Argentina national football team
*Argentina national under-23 football team
*South American Youth Championship