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| Nickname(s) | Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) Los Cebollitas (Little Onions) Los Pibes (The Kids) | ||
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| Association | Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) | ||
| Head coach | Javier Mascherano | ||
| Captain | Agustín Giay | ||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||
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| First international | |||
 Argentina 5–0 Venezuela  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 February 1951) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Argentina 8–1 United States  (São Paulo, Brazil; 4 May 1963) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Uruguay 5–1 Argentina (Quito, Ecuador; March 8, 1981)  Brazil 4–0 Argentina (Quito, Ecuador; March 5, 1981) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007) | ||
| South American Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 28 (first in 1958) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1967, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2015) | ||
| Website | afa.com.ar/selecciones | ||
The Argentina national under-20 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 edition, which they won. Argentina has also won five South American Youth Championships.
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.