Argentina national beach soccer team

The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina.

Argentina
Nickname(s)La Albiceleste
AssociationArgentine Football Association
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachGustavo Casado
CaptainLucas Medero
Home stadiumEzeiza
FIFA codeARG
BSWW ranking12th (31 March 2023)
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First colours


Second colours
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 2005)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2006, 2008, 2013)
CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2005)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner (2013)
Beach Soccer World Championship (BSWW)
Appearances8 (first in 1995)
Best result Third Place (2001)
Websitewww.afa.org.ar

The team has qualified for and participated in eight FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup tournaments and has been a winner of the CONMEBOL competition once and runners-up twice. Argentina is ranked 10th in the FIFA world rankings.

Current squad

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Correct as of April 2015:[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK    Marcelo Salgueiro
2 DF    Jonathan Levi
3 DF    Santiago Hilaire
8 MF    Rodrigo Lopez
6 DF    Luciano Franceschini
10 MF    Federico Costas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW    Lucas Medero
7 FW    Federico Hilaire
9 FW    Luciano Sirico
11 FW    Cesar Leguizamon
4 MF    Cristian Cuevas
12 GK    Dardo Cortes

Current staff

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  • Coach: Gustavo Casado
  • Technical Assistant: Esteban Pizzi
  • Head Delegation: Gustavo Lorenzo

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record

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Year Round Pos Pld W W
aet/pso
L GF GA GD
  2005 Quarterfinals 8th 3 1 0 2 8 16 -8
  2006 Quarterfinals 5th 4 3 0 1 11 9 +2
  2007 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 9 9 0
  2008 Quarterfinals 5th 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6
  2009 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 11 6 +5
  2011 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 6 10 -4
  2013 Quarterfinals 5th 4 2 0 2 18 17 +1
  2015 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 9 14 -5
  2017 Did not qualify
  2019
  2021
  2024 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 11 14 -3
  2025 To be determined
Total 0 titles 9/13 30 14 1 16 85 89 -6

Beach Soccer World Championships record

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Year Round Pos Pld W W
aet/pso
L GF GA GD
  1995 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 6
  1996 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 5 12
  1997 Semifinalist 4th 5 2 0 3 14 33
  1998 Quarterfinals 8th 4 1 0 3 13 19
  1999 Not invited
  2000 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 9 10
  2001 Semifinalist 3rd 5 4 0 1 22 12
  2002 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 12 27
  2003 Not invited
  2004 Quarterfinals 7th 3 1 0 2 8 15
Total 8/10 - 30 10 0 20 84 125 -

Regional honours

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Mundialito de Futebol de Praia

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  • 3rd (3) 2006, 2008, 2010
  • 2nd (1) 2006
  • 3rd (4) 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010

References

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  1. ^ Squad Archived 3 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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