Argentina national futsal team

Argentina

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste los Murciélagos
Association	Argentine Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Matías Lucuix
Captain	Maximiliano Rescia
FIFA code	ARG
FIFA ranking	5 [1]
Home colours Away colours
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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	10 (First in 1989)
Best result	Champions (2016)
South American Futsal Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1992)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2015, 2022)
AMF World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1994, 2019)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2014)
Best result	Champions (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	8 (First in 2005)
Best result	Runner-up (2008)

Argentina national futsal team

Medal record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
	2016 Colombia	Team
	2021 Lithuania	Team
AMF Futsal World Cup
	1994 Argentina
	2019 Argentina
	2007 Argentina
	2000 Bolivia
	2011 Colombia
	2015 Belarus

The Argentina national futsal team represents Argentina during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.

Argentina has qualified and participated in all eight FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments and along with Brazil, Spain and Portugal are the only national teams that have won the FIFA Futsal World Cup, having won it in 2016. Argentina has also won the Copa América three times, in 2003, 2015 and 2022. Argentina is ranked 4th 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.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

The following players were called up to the Argentina squad for the 2022 Futsal Finalissima.^[2]
Head coach: Matías Lucuix

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Nicolás Sarmiento	(1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 31)		Real Betis Futsal
2	2DF	Lucas Tripodi	(1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)		Inter Movistar
3	3MF	Ángel Claudino	(1995-12-08) 8 December 1995 (age 28)		Viña Albali Valdepeñas
4	3MF	Lucas Bolo	(1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 32)		Córdoba CF
5	2DF	Maximiliano Rescia (captain)	(1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 (age 36)		Anderlecht
6	2DF	Sebastián Corso	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)		Industrias Santa Coloma
7	3MF	Gerardo Menzeguez	(1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 31)		Jaén FS
8	3MF	Santiago Basile	(1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 36)		Boca Juniors
9	4FW	Cristian Borruto	(1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37)		Boca Juniors
10	3MF	Constantino Vaporaki	(1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 (age 34)		Meta Catania
11	4FW	Alan Brandi	(1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 36)		Jaén FS
12	1GK	Matías Starna	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 25)		Peñíscola FS
14	3MF	Pablo Taborda	(1986-09-03) 3 September 1986 (age 38)		Jaén FS
16	3MF	Matías Edelstein	(1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 (age 32)		Hebraica

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
FW	Matías Rosa	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 28)			Jaén FS	2022 Copa América de Futsal
MF	Andrés Geraghty	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)			Xota FS	2022 Copa América de Futsal
MF	Leandro CuzzolinoRET	(1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 37)			L84	2022 Copa América de Futsal
MF	Andrés Santos	(1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 35)			Real San Giuseppe	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
GK	Lucas Farach	(1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 32)			Kimberley AC	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
GK	Guido Mosenson	(1989-03-07) 7 March 1989 (age 35)			Boca Juniors	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
DF	Damián StazzoneRET	(1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 (age 38)			San Lorenzo	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international futsal.

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Second Round	8th	6	2	0	4	13	18
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
2024	Qualified
Total	1 title	10/10	55	30	7	18	163	124

Futsal Finalissima record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2022	Semifinals	4th	2	0	0	2	2	6
Total	4th place	1/1	2	0	0	2	2	6

Copa América de Futsal record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Runner Up	3	1	1	1	6	6
1995	Runner Up	3	2	0	1	11	9
1996	Third Place	4	1	2	1	5	10
1997	Runner Up	4	2	0	2	11	16
1998	Fourth Place	3	0	0	3	4	8
1999	Third place	3	1	0	2	6	11
2000	Runner Up	4	3	0	1	9	11
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
2024	Runner Up	6	4	0	2	12	7
Total	12/12	62	35	10	17	177	135

FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2012	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	18	6
2016	Final	2nd	6	4	1	1	23	9
2020	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	19	4
Total	2 Titles	3/3	18	14	2	2	60	19

AMF Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	First Round	7th	4	1	1	2	7	14
1985	Semifinals	4th	6	3	0	3	23	29
1988	Second Round	7th	6	2	1	3	28	31
1991	Quarterfinals	5th	7	5	0	2	31	12
1994	Champions	1st	9	9	0	0	30	4
1997	Quarterfinals	8th	6	2	1	3	26	7
2000	Semifinals	3rd	8	3	2	3	25	27
2003	Quarterfinals	6th	4	3	0	1	26	12
2007	Final	2nd	6	5	0	1	32	15
2011	Semifinals	3rd	6	4	1	1	31	17
2015	Semifinals	3rd	6	4	1	1	24	6
2019	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	44	7
2023	Did not participate
Total	2 Titles	12/13	74	47	7	20	327	181

Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not enter
2013
2014	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	23	8
2022	Did not enter
Total	1 Title	1/4	5	4	0	1	23	8

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2007	Final	2nd	5	2	2	1	13	8
Total	Runner Up	1/1	5	2	2	1	13	8

South American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Final	2nd	6	4	0	2	14	12
2006	Semifinals	3rd	6	3	2	1	18	8
2014	Round-robin	2nd	5	4	0	1	15	8
2018	Round-robin	3rd	5	4	0	1	13	7
2022	Round-robin	1st	5	4	1	0	14	3
Total	1 Title	5/8	27	19	3	5	74	38

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2005	Semifinals	3rd	4	2	0	2	7	7
2006	Semifinals	4th	4	1	1	2	2	4
2007	Semifinals	3rd	5	4	0	1	27	9
2008	Final	2nd	6	4	1	1	15	8
2009	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	1	0	14	8
2010	Quarterfinals	7th	4	1	1	2	9	9
2011	Semifinals	3rd	6	4	1	1	26	14
2013	Final Round	5th	4	2	1	1	7	15
2014	Did not enter
2015
2018
Total	Runner Up	8/11	37	21	6	10	107	74

Futsal Mundialito record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1994	Did not enter
1995	5th	2	0	0	2	1	13
1996	3rd	2	1	0	1	3	2
1998	2nd	5	2	1	2	11	10
2001	2nd	4	2	1	1	11	7
2002	4th	5	2	1	2	13	12
2006	Did not enter
2007
2008
Total	Runner Up	18	7	3	8	39	44

Note: Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• 2014 – Champions

• 2006 – Runners-up
• 2008 – Runners-up
• 2010 – Third Place
• 2013 – Third Place
• 2014 – Third Place
• 2016 – Champions
• 2018 – Runners-up
• 2022 – Runners-up

• 2002 – Champions
• 2006 – Champions

• 2015 – Champions

• Argentina women's national futsal team (women's national team)

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