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Argentina national beach soccer team

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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 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.

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
Brazil 2005 Quarterfinals 8th 3 1 0 2 8 16 -8
Brazil 2006 Quarterfinals 5th 4 3 0 1 11 9 +2
Brazil 2007 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 9 9 0
France 2008 Quarterfinals 5th 4 3 0 1 13 7 +6
United Arab Emirates 2009 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 11 6 +5
Italy 2011 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 6 10 -4
French Polynesia 2013 Quarterfinals 5th 4 2 0 2 18 17 +1
Portugal 2015 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 9 14 -5
The Bahamas 2017 Did not qualify
Paraguay 2019
Russia 2021
United Arab Emirates 2024 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 11 14 -3
Seychelles 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
Brazil 1995 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 6
Brazil 1996 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 5 12
Brazil 1997 Semifinalist 4th 5 2 0 3 14 33
Brazil 1998 Quarterfinals 8th 4 1 0 3 13 19
Brazil 1999 Not invited
Brazil 2000 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 9 10
Brazil 2001 Semifinalist 3rd 5 4 0 1 22 12
Brazil 2002 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 12 27
Brazil 2003 Not invited
Brazil 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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