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{{Short description|National under-20 football team of Argentina}}
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|2ndRegional cup first = [[1958 South American U-20 Championship|1958]]
|2ndRegional cup best  = Champions ([[1967 South American U-20 Championship|1967]], [[1997 South American U-20 Championship|1997]], [[1997 South American U-20 Championship|1999]], [[2003 South American U-20 Championship|2003]], [[2015 South American Youth Football Championship|2015]])
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{{MedalGold|[[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995 Qatar]]|[[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997 Malaysia]]|[[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2001 Argentina]]|[[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|Team]]}}
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The '''Argentina national under-20 [[Association football|football]] team''' is the representative of [[Argentina]] in [[FIFA]]-sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.

Argentina is the most successful nation in the [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]], winning the competition a record six times. The team has participated in 17 of the 23 World Championship events, since the [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979 edition]], which they won. Argentina has also won five [[South American Youth Football Championship|South American Youth Championship]]s.

Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the youth teams, including [[Sergio Agüero]], [[Pablo Aimar]], [[Nicolás Burdisso]], [[Esteban Cambiasso]], [[Ángel Di María]], [[Ramón Díaz]], [[Fernando Gago]], [[Diego Maradona]], [[Jorge Burruchaga]], [[Javier Mascherano]], [[Lionel Messi]], [[Juan Román Riquelme]], [[Oscar Ruggeri]], [[Gabriel Calderón]], [[Sergio Goycochea]], [[Sergio Romero]], [[Maxi Rodríguez]], [[Luis Islas]], [[Luciano Galletti]], [[Juan Pablo Sorín]], [[Franco Costanzo]], [[Walter Samuel]], [[Javier Saviola]], [[Jorge Borelli]], [[Leonardo Biagini]], [[Diego Simeone]], [[Carlos Tevez]], [[Erik Lamela]], [[Éver Banega]], [[Manuel Lanzini]], and [[Pablo Piatti]].

==History==
===1979: The first world title===
[[File:Argentina u20 1979.jpg|thumb|left|The Argentine team that won the 1979 World Youth Championship]]
Argentina did not participate in the [[1977 FIFA World Youth Championship|first FIFA World Youth Championship]] in [[Tunisia]], but appeared at the [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|next edition]] held in [[Japan]]. The team, coached by [[César Luis Menotti]] with the help of [[Ernesto Duchini]] (who had previously chosen the players and working with them),<ref name=eldiez>{{cite web| url = http://www.el10.com/carrera-japon.shtml| title = Mundial Juvenil 1979| access-date = 2012-11-13| archive-date = 2006-05-06| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060506022306/http://www.el10.com/carrera-japon.shtml| url-status = dead}}</ref> won the tournament, showing a fine style of play consisting of high possession of the ball, diverse kinds of passes, dribbling, a solid defense and a powerful offensive line that scored a total of 20 goals in the tournament. [[Diego Maradona]] and [[Ramón Díaz]] were the team's most notable players. The tournament was also the first official championship played by Maradona in a national team. After his frustration of 1978, Maradona made the most of his performances during the tournament, being the best player of the team due to his passing moves, dribblings to rivals, his accuracy to shot free kicks and the six goals he scored.

{{Quote box|align=right|width=30%|quote=Before every match, Diego played with the ball, putting it on his neck or his shoulders while the Japanese people couldn't stop applauding him. When I would see this, I would say to myself: "Wow, and the show hasn't even started yet".|source=<small>Osvaldo Rinaldi, remembering his teammate Maradona's performance at the [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship]]</small><ref name=eldiez/>|quoted=yes}}

Argentina debuted in Group B, thrashing [[Indonesia national under-20 football team|Indonesia]] 5–0 in their first match, beating [[Yugoslavia national under-20 football team|Yugoslavia]] 1–0 in the second and defeating [[Poland national under-20 football team|Poland]] in the third match, 4–1. The youth squad finished first in the group with ten goals scored and only one conceded. En route to the final, Argentina hammered [[Algeria national under-20 football team|Algeria]] 5–0, then defeated arch-rival [[Uruguay national under-20 football team|Uruguay]] 2–0. In [[1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final|the final]] against the [[Soviet Union national under-20 football team|Soviet Union]] on 7 September, the team won 3–1, becoming the World Youth Champions for the first time. Ramón Díaz won the Golden Shoe as the topscorer, with eight goals, while Maradona was awarded the Golden Ball as best player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/2007/07/11/C-997-argentina-sub-20-1979.php| title = Argentina Sub-20 1979}}, ''[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]]''</ref>

Apart from Maradona and Díaz, other notable players of the team were [[Juan Simón]], Hugo Alves, [[Gabriel Calderón]], [[Juan Barbas]] and [[Osvaldo Escudero]]. That team is still regarded as one of the best Argentine national squads ever.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191081/overview.html| title = "Japón 1979: Despierta la generación de Maradona" - FIFA.es| access-date = November 13, 2012| archive-date = January 6, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120106125901/http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D104/edition%3D191081/overview.html| url-status = dead}}</ref>

===1981–91: The dark decade===
[[File:Final sub20 argentina brasil.jpg|thumb|left|Argentina playing against Brazil in the 1983 World Cup final, where they lost 1–0]]
Argentina attended the next tournament, hosted by [[Australia national under-20 football team|Australia]] in [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981]]. They were defeated 2–1 by hosts Australia, then achieved a draw with [[England national under-20 football team|England]] (1–1) and beat [[Cameroon national under-20 football team|Cameroon]] 1–0. Argentina did not qualify to the next stage, however, earning only three points after three matches played.

The team made a much better performance at the [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983 championship]] in [[Mexico]], reaching the final with [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil]]. On the first round, Argentina thrashed [[China national under-20 football team|China PR]] 5–0, then defeated [[Austria national under-20 football team|Austria]] 3–0 and beat [[Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team|Czechoslovakia]] 2–0. The team finished first in the group with zero goals conceded. In the quarter-finals, Argentina defeated Netherlands 2–1 (after [[Marco van Basten]] had opened the scored for the ''Oranje'') and Poland 1–0 in the semi-finals. On 19 June 1983, Argentina played the final against Brazil, falling 1–0 at the [[Estadio Azteca]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191120/overview.html| title = "México 1983: Brasil hace valer su condición de favorito" at FIFA.es| access-date = November 13, 2012| archive-date = November 2, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121102081551/http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D104/edition%3D191120/overview.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> The team was coached by [[Carlos Pachamé]], designated by the Senior team coach, [[Carlos Bilardo]], to work with youth players.

Some of the players of that team were goalkeeper [[Luis Islas]], defenders [[Fabián Basualdo]], [[Jorge Theiler]], [[Carlos Enrique]]; midfielders [[Mario Vanemerak]], [[Oscar Román Acosta|Oscar Acosta]] and Roberto Zárate; and forwards [[Claudio García]], [[Jorge Luis Gabrich]] and [[Oscar Dertycia]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.todofutbolpasion.com/2011/08/argentina-vs-holanda-mundial-sub-20.html| title = Argentina vs. Holanda at Futboltodopasion}}</ref>

Argentina did not qualify for the 1985 and 1987 championships (played in the Soviet Union and Chile respectively), but the team participated in the [[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship|tournament held in Saudi Arabia]] as one of the three qualified in the South American championship. Argentina was defeated by Spain in the first match. The team recovered winning the second game to [[Norway national under-20 football team|Norway]] 2–0, but although it lost the last match to [[Iraq national under-20 football team|Iraq]], Argentina qualified for the second round. In the knockout stage, the team was beaten 1–0 by Brazil.

For the [[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship|1991 championship]] held in Portugal, Argentina was coached by [[Reinaldo Merlo]], who was designated by then-senior coach [[Alfio Basile]] as it had been in the precedent era.

Argentina made its worst campaign in youth tournaments, finishing last in their group with only one point earned from three matches. The team lost to Korea united team 1–0 in the first match, then were defeated by hosts Portugal 3–0 in a match where three Argentine players ([[Claudio París]], [[Mauricio Pellegrino]] and [[Juan Esnáider]]) were sent off for their rough play which culminated in a brawl on the pitch between both teams. As a result, [[FIFA]] punished the [[Argentina Football Association]] (AFA) with a two-year suspension, as well as a one-year suspension for Esnáider and a two-year suspension for Norberto Recassens (one of the representatives of the AFA), both of whom insulted the referees in their dressing room at the end of the match.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://manchandolapelota.com.ar/?p=11292| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130114164425/http://manchandolapelota.com.ar/?p=11292| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2013-01-14| title = "Grandes grescas del fútbol mundial vol XXXII: Portugal – Argentina (1991)"}}, 25 September 2008</ref>

Some of the players that took part of that team were goalkeeper [[Leonardo Díaz (footballer)|Leonardo Díaz]], defenders [[Diego Cocca]], [[Mauricio Pochettino]] and Pellegrino; midfielders París, [[Walter Paz]] [[Hugo Morales (footballer)|Hugo Morales]] and [[Christian Bassedas]]; and forwards [[Marcelo Delgado]] and Esnáider.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://enunabaldosa.com/deformaciones/?p=10| title = Argentina Sub-20 1991, En una Baldosa}}</ref>

===Pékerman era: the golden years===
Because it was banned, Argentina did not participate in the 1993 World Cup in Australia. The [[Argentina Football Association]] (AFA) had opted to name a new coach entirely independent from the senior team coach as had been until then. Selected was [[José Pékerman]], who, despite not having much previous experience, convinced the AFA to hire him.

The good results were immediate: Argentina won the first World Cup contested with Pékerman as coach, held in [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995]] in [[Qatar]]. In the first stage, Argentina defeated the Netherlands 1–0, then lost to Portugal 1–0 followed by a 4–2 win over Honduras, securing a second-place finish and progression to the quarter-finals, where they thrashed Cameroon by 4–0. In semi-finals, Argentina beat Spain 3–0 then defeated Brazil 2–0 in the final, exacting revenge from the 1983 tournament where the Brazilians won.

Some of its most notable players were [[Juan Pablo Sorín]], [[Joaquín Irigoytía]], [[Federico Domínguez (footballer, born 1976)|Federico Domínguez]], [[Mariano Juan]], [[Ariel Ibagaza]], [[Leonardo Biagini]] and [[Walter Coyette]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.todoinferiores.com.ar/el-comienzo-del-legado-de-pekerman-en-juveniles/| title = "El comienzo del legado de Pekerman en juveniles", Todo Inferiores| access-date = November 13, 2012| archive-date = March 31, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130331234825/http://www.todoinferiores.com.ar/el-comienzo-del-legado-de-pekerman-en-juveniles/| url-status = dead}}, 19 October 2012</ref>

Argentina won its third title at the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997 championship]], hosted by [[Malaysia]]. The team defeated Hungary 3–0 and Canada 2–1, but lost to Australia 4–3. Argentina passed to the round of 16 where they defeated England 2–1. In quarter-finals, Argentina eliminated Brazil after winning 2–0, then beat the Republic of Ireland 1–0 in the semi-finals. In the final match, played on 5 July 1997, the squad defeated Uruguay 2–1 to win its third championship. The team also received the FIFA Fair Play Award in recognition to the good behaviour showed on the field.

Argentina showed the talent of notable players such as [[Leonardo Franco]], [[Fabián Cubero]], [[Leandro Cufré]], [[Walter Samuel]], [[Diego Placente]], [[Esteban Cambiasso]], [[Pablo Aimar]], [[Juan Román Riquelme]] and [[Bernardo Romeo]], many of them with already many matched played in the [[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]] when the tournament began.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191276/overview.html| title = "Malasia 1997: El cuadrado mágico de Argentina", FIFA.es| access-date = November 13, 2012| archive-date = February 22, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120222055228/http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D104/edition%3D191276/overview.html| url-status = dead}}</ref>

The performance during the [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999 World Championship]] in [[Nigeria]] was not so good. Argentina finished 3rd of 4 in the group, winning over Kazakhstan 1–0 at the debut but with a game lost to Ghana (1-0) and a 0–0 draw with Croatia. On the round of 16, Argentina was largely defeated at the hands Mexico by 4-1 and eliminated from the tournament.

In [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]] Argentina hosted its first Youth Championship. The team won its fourth title, the third championship in seven years. Argentina debuted in the [[José Amalfitani Stadium]] (the venue where the team played all its games in Buenos Aires) defeating Finland 1–0. The next game Argentina thrashed Egypt 7–1 (with three goals by [[Javier Saviola]]), and closed its participation in Group A by smashing Jamaica by 5–1. In the knockout round, Argentina successively eliminated China (2–1), France (3–1) and Paraguay (5–0), winning the tournament with a convincing 3–0 over Ghana at the final, played on 8 July at Vélez Sársfield. Argentina won its fourth youth title unbeaten, scoring 27 goals in 7 matches, conceding 4. River Plate's forward Javier Saviola was awarded with the Golden Shoe (as the topscorer with 11) and Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. Likewise, Argentina was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for the second-straight time. Apart from the multi-awarded Saviola, the national squad had a powerful team with most of its players being experienced playing at the domestic first division, notably [[Nicolás Burdisso]], [[Leonardo Ponzio]], [[Julio Arca]], [[Leandro Romagnoli]], [[Mauro Rosales]], [[Andrés D'Alessandro]] and [[Maxi Rodríguez]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=4295/overview.html| title = "Argentina 2001: La cuarta coronación de la albiceleste" - FIFA.es| access-date = November 13, 2012| archive-date = June 5, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120605065732/http://es.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D104/edition%3D4295/overview.html| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://suite101.net/article/historias-mundialistas-argentina-campeon-juvenil-2001-a80112| title = "Historias mundialistas: Argentina campeón juvenil 2001", by Agustín Sanna - Suite101| access-date = 2012-11-13| archive-date = 2013-12-02| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232524/http://suite101.net/article/historias-mundialistas-argentina-campeon-juvenil-2001-a80112| url-status = dead}}, 29 May 2012</ref>

The 2001 championship was the last title won with Pékerman as coach, closing a brilliant era that brought back the prestige to Argentine football.

===2003–07: The success continues===
After the departure of Pékerman, former goalkeeper [[Hugo Tocalli]] was designed to replace him. With Tocalli as coach, Argentina made its debut at [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003 championship]] defeating Spain 2–1. The team also beat Uzbekistan (by the same score) and Mali (3–1). Argentina finished first and unbeaten the first stage. In the round of 16, the national squad beat Egypt 2–1, then defeated United States 2-1 but Argentina lost to Brazil 1–0 at the semifinals. The team was also defeated by Colombia in the 3rd place match so Argentina finished in the 4th position of the general table. Striker [[Fernando Cavenaghi]] was the top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.

In 2004, Pékerman was appointed to coach the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina senior team]] ahead of [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.noticiascaracol.com/deportes/otrosdeportes/articulo-253608-quien-jose-pekerman-perfil-del-aspirante-a-tecnico-de-colombia| title = "¿Quién es José Pekerman?", ''Noticias Caracol''| access-date = 2012-11-14| archive-date = 2012-04-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120418190618/http://www.noticiascaracol.com/deportes/otrosdeportes/articulo-253608-quien-jose-pekerman-perfil-del-aspirante-a-tecnico-de-colombia| url-status = dead}}, 27 December 2011</ref> One year later, Tocalli left the youth team to join Pékerman's coaching staff on the senior squad, so Francisco Ferraro was designated coach,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.infobae.com/notas/nota.php?Idx=160832&idxSeccion=0| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130126074356/http://www.infobae.com/notas/nota.php?Idx=160832&idxSeccion=0| url-status = dead| archive-date = January 26, 2013| title = "Francisco Ferraro es el nuevo técnico del Sub 20"}}, ''Infobae'', 6 January 2005</ref> won its fifth title at the [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|World championship]] hosted by the Netherlands. Argentina lost to the United States in the first match, won against Egypt (2–1) and Germany (1–0) to qualify for the next stage. From the round of 16 to the semi-finals, Argentina successively eliminated Colombia (2–1), Spain (3–1) and Brazil (2–1) reaching the finals for the sixth time. On 2 July 2005, Argentina defeated Nigeria 2–1 in the final to win its fifth youth championship. Both goals were scored by [[Lionel Messi]] from the penalty spot.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=magic-messi-sparks-high-drama-the-lowlands-501784.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906082949/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/y=2007/m=3/news=magic-messi-sparks-high-drama-the-lowlands-501784.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2015|title=Magic Messi sparks high drama in the Lowlands|date=2007-03-21|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-05-08}}</ref> Messi was the leader of the team and his magical performances resulted in him winning both the top scorer and best player's awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/netherlands2005/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531011525/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/archive/netherlands2005/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 31, 2015|title=FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2018-05-08}}</ref>

In the 2005 team's squad, Lionel Messi was the star player and had already been a La Liga champion with FC Barcelona in the 2004–05 season. Other notable players for Argentina in that year were goalkeeper [[Oscar Ustari]]; defenders [[Ezequiel Garay]] and [[Julio Barroso]], midfielders [[Pablo Zabaleta]], [[Fernando Gago]] and [[Lucas Biglia]] and forwards [[Sergio Agüero]] and [[Neri Cardozo]].

Two years later, the team won its second straight title at the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], hosted by Canada. After a 0–0 draw in the debut with the Czech Republic, Argentina smashed Panama 6–0 and defeated North Korea<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.espn.com/soccer/matchstats?gameId=221123| title = Head To Head Record |website=www.espn.com}}</ref> 1–0 to secure qualification to the second round. In the knockout stage, Argentina eliminated Poland (3–1), followed by Mexico (1–0) and Chile (3–0) en route to the final. In the final, played on 22 July, Argentina won its sixth title after defeating the Czechs 3–1. [[Sergio Agüero]], the top scorer of the championship with six goals, was also awarded the Golden Ball as best player. Other notable players on the squad were goalkeeper [[Sergio Romero]], midfielders [[Éver Banega]] and [[Maximiliano Moralez|Maxi Moralez]] and forwards [[Ángel Di María]], [[Mauro Zárate]] and [[Pablo Piatti]].

===Since 2009: Struggle===
Argentina's successful performances could not be repeated at the following seven U-20 World Cups. The team failed to qualify twice (2009, 2013) and was eliminated from the group stage on two occasions (2015, 2017).

==Competitive record==
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

===FIFA U-20 World Cup Record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"   
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|- 
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[1977 FIFA World Youth Championship|1977]]||colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-bgcolor=gold    
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]]||'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||6||6||0||0||20||2  
|-   
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981]]||First round||9th||3||1||1||1||3||3   
|-bgcolor=silver   
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||6||5||0||1||13||2
|-   
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[1985 FIFA World Youth Championship|1985]]||colspan=8 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|-   
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987]]
|- 
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship|1989]]||Quarter-Finals||7th||4||1||0||3||3||4   
|-   
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship|1991]]||First round||14th||3||0||1||2||2||6 
|-   
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship|1993]]||colspan=8|''Disqualified''
|-bgcolor=gold    
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995]]||rowspan=2|'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||6||5||0||1||12||3  
|-bgcolor=gold    
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997]]||'''1st'''||7||6||0||1||15||7   
|-   
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999]]||Second round||16th||4||1||1||2||2||5  
|-bgcolor=gold   
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]]||'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||7||7||0||0||27||4   
|-style="background:#;"   
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003]]||Fourth Place||4th||7||5||0||2||12||8  
|-bgcolor=gold     
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]]||rowspan=2|'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||7||6||0||1||12||5 
|- bgcolor=gold 
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[2007 FIFA World Youth Championship|2007]]||'''1st'''||7||6||1||0||16||2   
|-   
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2009]]||colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-   
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2011]]||Quarter-Finals||8th||5||3||2||0||6||1
|-   
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2013]]||colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-   
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2015]]||rowspan=2|First round||20th||3||0||2||1||4||5
|-   
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2017]]||17th||3||1||0||2||6||5
|-   
|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2019]]||rowspan=2|Round of 16||12th||4||2||1||1||10||6 
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023]]||9th||4||3||0||1||10||3
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2025]]||colspan=8|''To be determined''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''17/24'''||'''2nd'''||'''86'''||'''58'''||'''9'''||'''19'''||'''173'''||'''71'''
|-
|}
{{col-2}}

===South American Championship U-20 Record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D<sup>1</sup>
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[1954 South American U-20 Championship|1954]]||colspan=7|''Did not participate''
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1958 South American U-20 Championship|1958]]||'''Runners-up'''||5||2||2||1||16||10   
|-
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[1964 South American U-20 Championship|1964]]||Sixth Place||6||1||2||3||4||5  
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[1967 South American U-20 Championship|1967]]||'''Champions'''||6||2||3||1||9||7 
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[1971 South American U-20 Championship|1971]]||'''Third Place'''||5||3||0||2||7||3   
|-style="background:#"
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1974 South American U-20 Championship|1974]]||Fourth Place||5||1||2||2||3||5
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Peru}} [[1975 South American U-20 Championship|1975]]||'''Third Place'''||5||2||2||1||7||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[1977 South American U-20 Championship|1977]]||Sixth Place||4||0||2||2||3||5
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1979 South American U-20 Championship|1979]]||'''Runners-up'''||6||3||2||1||10||1
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[1981 South American U-20 Championship|1981]]||'''Third Place'''||6||3||1||2||11||12
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[1983 South American U-20 Championship|1983]]||'''Third Place'''||7||5||1||1||17||10
|-
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[1985 South American U-20 Championship|1985]]||Fifth Place||4||1||2||1||5||3
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[1987 South American U-20 Championship|1987]]||'''Third Place'''||6||3||1||2||9||9
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1988 South American U-20 Championship|1988]]||'''Third Place'''||8||6||0||2||13||5
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[1991 South American U-20 Championship|1991]]||'''Runners-up'''||7||3||3||1||12||10
|-
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[1992 South American U-20 Championship|1992]]||colspan=7|''Disqualified''
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[1995 South American U-20 Championship|1995]]||'''Runners-up'''||7||5||1||1||10||3
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1997 South American U-20 Championship|1997]]||'''Champions'''||9||5||3||1||18||7
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1999 South American U-20 Championship|1999]]||'''Champions'''||9||8||0||1||21||3
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[2001 South American U-20 Championship|2001]]||'''Runners-up'''||9||5||3||1||13||6
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[2003 South American U-20 Championship|2003]]||'''Champions'''||9||6||2||1||15||5
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[2005 South American U-20 Championship|2005]]||'''Third Place'''||9||5||4||0||19||4
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[2007 South American U-20 Championship|2007]]||'''Runners-up'''||9||3||5||1||15||8
|-
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[2009 South American U-20 Championship|2009]]||Sixth Place||9||1||5||3||10||13
|-bgcolor=cc9966
|{{flagicon|Peru}} [[2011 South American U-20 Championship|2011]]||'''Third Place'''||9||6||1||2||15||9
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[2013 South American U-20 Championship|2013]]||Seventh Place||4||1||1||2||6||7
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[2015 South American U-20 Championship|2015]]||'''Champions'''||9||7||1||1||24||7
|-style="background:#"
|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[2017 South American U-20 Championship|2017]]||Fourth Place||9||3||4||2||15||14
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[2019 South American U-20 Championship|2019]]||'''Runners-up'''||9||5||1||3||10||6
|-   
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[2023 South American U-20 Championship|2023]]||Eighth place||4||1||0||3||3||6 
|-
|'''Total'''||'''28/30'''||'''194'''||'''96'''||'''54'''||'''44'''||'''320'''||'''189'''
|}
{{col-end}}

<sup>1</sup>Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width=50px |Year
! width=150px |Golden Ball
! width=150px |Golden Boot
|- 
| [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]] || [[Diego Maradona]] || [[Ramón Díaz]]
|- 
| [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]] || [[Javier Saviola]] || [[Javier Saviola]]
|- 
| [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]] || [[Lionel Messi]] || [[Lionel Messi]]
|- 
| [[2007 FIFA World Youth Championship|2007]] || [[Sergio Agüero]] || [[Sergio Agüero]]
|}

==Current squad==
* '''The following players were called up for the [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afa.com.ar/es/posts/lista-de-convocados-para-el-mundial-sub-20|work=[[Argentine Football Association|AFA]]|title=Lista de convocados para el Mundial Sub 20|date=3 May 2023|access-date=19 May 2023|language=es}}</ref>
* '''Match dates:''' 20 May – 26 May 2023

{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Federico Gomes Gerth]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|3|5|df=y}}|club=[[Club Atlético Tigre|Tigre]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Lautaro Di Lollo]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|3|10|df=y}}|club=[[Boca Juniors]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Valentín Barco]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|7|23|df=y}}|club=[[Boca Juniors]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Agustín Giay]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|1|16|df=y}}|club=[[Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Federico Redondo]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|1|18|df=y}}|club=[[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Valentín Gómez]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|6|26|df=y}}|club=[[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Juan Gauto]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|6|2|df=y}}|club=[[FC Basel|Basel]]|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Máximo Perrone]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|1|7|df=y}}|club=[[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]]|clubnat=SPA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Alejo Véliz (footballer)|Alejo Véliz]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|9|19|df=y}}|club=[[Tottenham Hotspur]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Valentín Carboni]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2005|3|5|df=y}}|club=[[AC Monza|Monza]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Matías Soulé]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|4|15|df=y}}|club=[[Frosinone Calcio|Frosinone]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Lucas Lavagnino]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|8|22|df=y}}|club=[[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Tomás Avilés]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|2|3|df=y}}|club=[[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Mateo Tanlongo]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|8|12|df=y}}|club=[[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Román Vega]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|1|1|df=y}}|club=[[Argentinos Juniors]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=FW|name=[[Luka Romero]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|11|18|df=y}}|club=[[AC Milan|Milan]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=GK|name=[[Nicolás Cláa]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2004|8|5|df=y}}|club=[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Brian Aguirre]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|1|6|df=y}}|club=[[Newell's Old Boys]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Gino Infantino]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|5|19|df=y}}|club=[[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Ignacio Miramón]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|6|12|df=y}}|club=[[Lille OSC|Lille]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Ignacio Maestro Puch]]|age={{birth date and age2|2023|5|20|2003|8|13|df=y}}|club=[[Club Atlético Tucumán|Atlético Tucumán]]|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Top goalscorers==
[[File:Rus-Arg 2017 (16).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Lionel Messi]] is the all-time top goalscorer of Argentina U-20 national team with 14 goals]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="600px"
|-
! width=50px | Rank
! width=300px | Player 
! width=100px | Year(s)
! width=100px | Total Goals
|-
| '''1'''|| align=left| [[Lionel Messi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2017-2018/lionel-messi-reaches-1-000-goals-as-a-footballer|title=Lionel Messi reaches 1,000 goals as a footballer|website=FC Barcelona|access-date=2018-05-01}}</ref> || 2004–05 || 14
|-
| '''2'''|| align=left| [[Fernando Cavenaghi]] || 2003 || 12 
|-
| '''3'''|| align=left| [[Javier Saviola]]||2001|| 11 
|-
| rowspan=2| '''4'''|| align=left| [[Luciano Galletti]] || 1999 || rowspan=2 | 10
|-
| align=left| [[Giovanni Simeone]] || 2015 
|-
| rowspan=2| '''5'''|| align=left| [[Ramón Díaz]] || 1979 || rowspan=2| 8 
|-
| align=left| [[Bernardo Romeo]] || 1997 
|-
| rowspan=6| '''6''' || align=left| [[Diego Maradona]] || 1979 || rowspan=6 | 7
|-
| align=left| [[Juan Esnáider]] || 1991
|-
| align=left| [[Juan Román Riquelme]] || 1997   
|-
| align=left| [[Pablo Aimar]] || 1997–99
|-
| align=left| [[Marcelo Torres]] || 2017  
|-
| align=left| [[Lautaro Martínez]] || 2017 
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''7'''|| align=left| [[Leonardo Biagini]] || 1995 || rowspan=3| 6 
|-
| align=left| [[Sergio Agüero]] || 2007  
|-
| align=left| [[Ángel Correa]] || 2016
|}

==Honours==
*'''[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]'''
**'''{{gold01}} Champions (6):''' [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]], [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995]], [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997]], [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]], [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]], [[2007 FIFA World Youth Championship|2007]]
** {{silver02}} Runners-up (1): [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983]] 
*'''[[South American Youth Football Championship|South American Championship U-20]]'''
**'''{{gold01}} Champions (5):''' [[1967 South American U-20 Championship|1967]], [[1997 South American U-20 Championship|1997]], [[1999 South American U-20 Championship|1999]], [[2003 South American U-20 Championship|2003]], [[2015 South American Youth Football Championship|2015]]
** {{silver02}} Runners-up (7): [[1958 South American U-20 Championship|1958]], [[1979 South American U-20 Championship|1979]], [[1991 South American U-20 Championship|1991]], [[1995 South American U-20 Championship|1995]], [[2001 South American U-20 Championship|2001]], [[2007 South American U-20 Championship|2007]], [[2019 South American U-20 Championship|2019]]
** {{bronze03}} Third Place (8): [[1971 South American U-20 Championship|1971]], [[1975 South American U-20 Championship|1975]], [[1981 South American U-20 Championship|1981]], [[1983 South American U-20 Championship|1983]], [[1987 South American U-20 Championship|1987]], [[1988 South American U-20 Championship|1988]], [[2005 South American U-20 Championship|2005]], [[2011 South American U-20 Championship|2011]]
*'''[[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]'''
**'''{{gold01}} Gold Medal (1):''' [[Football at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2003]] {{refn|[[CONMEBOL]] teams (included Argentina) played that tournament with their U-20 squads.<ref name=rsssf1>{{cite web| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam03.html| title = Panamerican Games 2003 (Santo Domingo)}} on the RSSSF, by James Goloboy and Marcelo Leme de Arruda</ref>|group=n|name=under20}}
*'''[[Toulon Tournament]]'''
**'''{{gold01}} Champions (2):''' 1975, [[1998 Toulon Tournament|1998]]
** {{silver02}} Runners-up (2): 1983, 1999
** {{bronze03}} Third Place (2): [[2003 Toulon Tournament|2003]], [[2009 Toulon Tournament|2009]]
*'''[[Granatkin Memorial]]'''
**'''{{gold01}} Champions (1):''' [[2019 Granatkin Memorial|2019]]

;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

== Former squads ==
=== FIFA World Cup ===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads#Argentina|2023]]
*[[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads#Argentina|2019]]
*[[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads#Argentina|2017]]
*[[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads#Argentina|2015]]
*[[2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads#Argentina|2011]]
*[[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads#Argentina|2007]]
*[[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|2005]]
*[[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|2003]]
*[[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|2001]]
*[[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1999]]
*[[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1997]]
*[[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1995]]
*[[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1991]]
*[[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1989]]
*[[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1983]]
*[[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1981]]
*[[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Argentina|1979]]
{{div col end}}

==Head-to-head record==
The following table shows Argentina's head-to-head record in the [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]].
{|class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Opponent
!{{abbr|Pld|Played}}
!{{abbr|W|Won}}
!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
!{{abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
!Win %
|-
|align="left"|{{fbu|20|Algeria}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=5|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbu|20|Australia}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=4|against=6|diff=yes}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbu|20|Austria}}
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=3|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbu|20|Brazil}}
{{WDL|6|3|0|3|for=6|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbu|20|Cameroon}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=3|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbu|20|Canada}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
|align="left"|{{fbu|20|Chile}}
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==See also==
* [[Argentina national football team]]
* [[Argentina national futsal team]]
* [[Argentina Olympic football team]]
* [[Argentina national under-17 football team]]
* [[Argentina national under-15 football team]]

==Bibliography==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wycall.html World Youth Cup (U-20) Overview (with links to each tournament)] at [[RSSSF]]

==References==
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==External links==
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