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Argentina Women's Under-20

Nickname(s)	Albicelestes (White and Sky blue)
Association	Argentine Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Christian Meloni
Captain	Sofía Domínguez
FIFA code	ARG
First colours Second colours
First international
Argentina  0–1  Uruguay (Encarnación, Paraguay; 11 May 2004)
Biggest win
Argentina  5–0  Ecuador (Valparaíso, Chile; 11 January 2006) Argentina  5–0  Peru (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 26 April 2024)
Biggest defeat
Argentina  0–9  North Korea (Kobe, Japan; 23 August 2012)
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2004)
Best result	2nd place 2006, 2008, 2012
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2006)
Best result	Round of 16 2024

The Argentina women's national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. They have participated in the eight editions of the South American U-20 Women's Championship, their best result finishing runners-up in 2006, 2008 and 2012, which allowed them to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2006, 2008 and 2012, although in all of them, they ended up being eliminated in the group stage, until 2024, when Argentina advanced to the round of 16 for the first time.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2002	did not qualify
2004
2006	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	9	Squad
2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad
2010	did not qualify
2012	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	19	Squad
2014	did not qualify
2016
2018
2022
2024	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	7	14	Squad
2026	to be determined
Total	4/12	13	2	2	9	14	48	—

South American U-20 Women's Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2004	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	3	Squad
2006	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	15	4	Squad
2008	Runners-up	7	5	0	2	14	11	Squad
2010	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	2	4	Squad
2012	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	15	11	Squad
2014	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	5	3	Squad
2015	Fourth Place	7	3	2	2	12	12	Squad
2018	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	4	9	Squad
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19							Squad
2022	Group Stage	4	1	2	1	3	2	Squad
2024	Fourth Place	9	2	5	2	11	9	Squad
Total	10/10	55	22	13	20	82	68	—

South American Games

South American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2014	Senior Tournament
2018	Group Stage	5	1	1	3	9	8	Squad
2022	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	2	7	Squad
Total	2/2	7	1	1	5	11	15	—

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or postponed   Fixture

2023

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) Friendly	Argentina	0–1	Russia	Ezeiza, Argentina
		Report	Andreeva 68'	Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi

30 October 2023 (2023-10-30) Friendly	Argentina	0–0	Russia	Caseros, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Caseros

2024

11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) South American U-20 Group A	Peru	1–1	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
17:00 ECT (UTC−5)	Gherson 41'	Report	Acuña 54'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

15 April 2024 (2024-04-15) South American U-20 Group A	Uruguay	0–1	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 ECT (UTC−5)		Report	Núñez 16'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) South American U-20 Group A	Argentina	1–1	Ecuador	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 ECT (UTC−5)	Romero 19'	Report	Macías 62'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) South American U-20 Group A	Argentina	0–0	Paraguay	Guayaquil, Ecuador
17:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) South American U-20 Final stage	Argentina	0–2	Brazil	Guayaquil, Ecuador
17:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report	Gi Fernandes 4' Ana Flávia 45+3'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) South American U-20 Final stage	Peru	0–5	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
22:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report	Núñez 27' Calvo 40' Nigito 72' Altgelt 77' Giménez 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

29 April 2024 (2024-04-29) South American U-20 Final stage	Argentina	0–2	Paraguay	Guayaquil, Ecuador
22:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report	Acosta 32', 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) South American U-20 Final stage	Colombia	1–1	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 ECT (UTC−5)	Rodríguez 26'	Report	Acuña 62'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

5 May 2024 (2024-05-05) South American U-20 Final stage	Venezuela	2–2	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 ECT (UTC−5)	Graterol 5' Jiménez 59'	Report	Domínguez 41' Núñez 57'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F	North Korea	6–2	Argentina	Cali, Colombia
18:00 COT (UTC−5)	Pak Mi-ryong 6' Jon Ryong-jong 10' Aprile 45+2' (o.g.) Sin Hyang 47' Choe Il-son 75' Choe Kang-ryon 90+2'	Report	Núñez 45+5', 82'	Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F	Netherlands	3–3	Argentina	Cali, Colombia
21:00 COT (UTC−5)	Buurman 16' Van Egmond 38' Lacroix 45+2'	Report	Domínguez 43' Rodríguez 48', 71'	Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F	Argentina	1–0	Costa Rica	Bogotá, Colombia
16:00 COT (UTC−5)	Núñez 18'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Techo Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

12 September 2024 (2024-09-12) FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16	Germany	5–1	Argentina	Bogotá, Colombia
15:30 COT (UTC−5)	Janzen 6' Nachtigall 24', 37' Bender 26' Zicai 69'	Report	Lombardi 43'	Stadium: Estadio El Techo Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were named in the squad for the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Paulina Aprile	(2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 (age 16)			Rosario Central
12	1GK	Martina Krotter	(2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 19)			River Plate
21	1GK	Priscila Siben	(2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 17)			Boca Juniors
2	2DF	Camila Duarte	(2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19)			River Plate
3	2DF	Milagros Martin	(2007-04-26) 26 April 2007 (age 17)			Platense
4	2DF	Juana Cangaro	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)			River Plate
6	2DF	Anela Nigito	(2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20)			CSUB Roadrunners
13	2DF	Luciana Pérez	(2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19)			Racing
14	2DF	Serena Rodríguez	(2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 19)			Racing
16	2DF	Julieta Romero	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20)			River Plate
5	3MF	Samantha Weiss	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19)			Columbia Lions
8	3MF	Sofía Domínguez (captain)	(2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 19)			River Plate
15	3MF	Valentina Tesio	(2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18)			Ferro
17	3MF	Denise Rojo	(2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 18)			Rayo Vallecano
18	3MF	Margarita Giménez	(2004-11-01) 1 November 2004 (age 20)			Ferro
19	3MF	Juana Fonseca	(2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 (age 20)			San Lorenzo
20	3MF	Julieta Martínez	(2007-10-03) 3 October 2007 (age 17)			Boca Juniors
7	4FW	Delfina Lombardi	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 18)			Keiser Seahawks
9	4FW	Kishi Núñez	(2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 18)			Boca Juniors
10	4FW	Francisca Altgelt	(2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 18)			River Plate
11	4FW	Verónica Acuña	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)			Banfield

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Julia Zaldarriaga				Players Development Academy	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Lola Castro	(2005-03-22) 22 March 2005 (age 19)			Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
DF	Valentina Ahumada	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17)			Estudiantes (BA)	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Belén Ludueña	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 20)			River Plate	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Katerina Lugo	(2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 18)			San Lorenzo	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Agustina Maldonado	(2009-03-19) 19 March 2009 (age 15)			All Boys (La Pampa)	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Rocío Lueje	(2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 17)			Huracán	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
DF	Chiara Magni	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)			UAI Urquiza	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
DF	Pilar Sabransky	(2007-08-04) 4 August 2007 (age 17)			Newell's	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
MF	Violeta Álvarez	(2009-04-28) 28 April 2009 (age 15)			Boca Juniors	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Morena Calvo	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 18)			Estudiantes (BA)	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Tiara Paz	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18)			Boca Juniors	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Érika Pérez	(2004-11-10) 10 November 2004 (age 20)			Estudiantes (LP)	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Tatiana Sarmiento	(2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 19)			UAI Urquiza	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Paula de la Serna	(2005-08-02) 2 August 2005 (age 19)			Red Bull Bragantino	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
MF	Luciana Zacmon	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)			San Lorenzo	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
FW	Valentina Gianinetto				Future Soccer	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Guadalupe Luna	(2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 20)			UAI Urquiza	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Annika Paz	(2008-11-16) 16 November 2008 (age 16)			River Plate	2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW	Nayla Gallo	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 20)			Independiente	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
FW	Abril Girandi	(2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20)			Estudiantes (LP)	2024 South American Under-20 Championship
Withdrew due to injury Preliminary squad Suspended

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Christian Meloni
Assistant coach	Esteban Pizzi
Fitness coach	Gabriel Denava
Goalkeeping coach	Enrique Yamashita

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Argentina's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
China	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
DR Congo	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
France	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Norway	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
North Korea	2	0	0	2	2	15	−13	000.00
United States	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	000.00
Total	13	2	2	9	14	48	−34	015.38

See also

• Sport in Argentina
  • Football in Argentina
    • Women's football in Argentina
• Argentina women's national football team
• Argentina women's national under-17 football team
• Argentina–Brazil football rivalry

References

1. "South America - Under 19 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
2. "Southamerican Women U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
3. "Argentina superó a Costa Rica y logró una histórica clasificación a octavos de final". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
4. "Lista de convocadas para el Mundial Sub 20 Femenino". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
5. "Mañana de amistoso para la preselección Sub 20 femenina". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
6. "Una por una, las jugadoras argentinas que clasificaron a la Copa del Mundo Sub 20". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
7. "Miércoles de fútbol para la Sub 20 femenina". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
8. "Sigue el trabajo para la preselección femenina Sub 20". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

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