Argentina ended their long wait to secure a Copa America title in 2021 when Lionel Messi finally lifted the trophy as captain in Rio de Janeiro.
Messi’s success came after years of frustration and final defeats, when the former Barcelona superstar finally won a major international title with the Albiceleste.
That victory has been somewhat overshadowed by their magnificent march to glory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but Argentina are among the favorites to lift the trophy once again in the United States in 2024.
sports news analyzes Argentina’s all-time record in the Copa América, including titles won, matches and player records.
Has Argentina qualified for the 2024 Copa América?
The 10 members of CONMEBOL automatically qualified for the 2024 Copa América, with Argentina the current champion. Six CONCACAF nations complete the final 16 teams.
Argentina’s record in the Copa América
World champions Argentina are level with rival Uruguay as the most successful nation in the history of the competition, with 15 titles each.
| Nation | No. of Titles | Years earned |
| Argentina | fifteen | 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941,1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021 |
| Uruguay | fifteen | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019 |
| Chili | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1953, 1979 |
| Peru | 2 | 1939, 1975 |
| bolivia | 1 | 1963 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2001 |
Argentina has qualified for all 47 editions of the Copa América, however, it chose to withdraw on four occasions: 1939, 1949, 1953 and 2001.
| Equipment | Games played | win | Giveaways* | Losses | Goals for | Goals against |
| Argentina | 203 | 128 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 182 |
*Draws include games won or lost through penalty shootouts.
Argentina Copa América with the most goals and appearances
As expected, Messi is the player with the most appearances for Argentina in the Copa América, as he aims to break more records in 2024.
Messi overtook Chilean Sergio Livingstone to claim the appearance record with 35 appearances played in the Copa América in seven tournaments with his 90 minutes against Canada in the opening match of the Copa América 2024.
The Inter Miami star also has 13 goals in the Copa América, on par with Argentine greats Gabriel Batistuta and Juan Manuel Moreno. Norberto Méndez leads the way at 17.
| Name | No. of matches | No. of tournaments |
| Lionel Messi | 35 | 7 |
| Javier Mascherano | 26 | 5 |
| Sergio Aguero | 24 | 5 |
| Angel Di Maria | 24 | 6 |
| Javier Zanetti | 22 | 5 |
| Nicolas Otamendi | 23 | 5 |
| Name | number of goals |
| Norberto Mendez | 17 |
| Lionel Messi | 13 |
| Gabriel Batistuta | 13 |
| Jose Manuel Moreno | 13 |
| Herminio Maschio | eleven |
| Angel Labruña | 10 |