This is a list of statistical records for the Argentina national football team.
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Lionel Messi | 187 | 109 | 2005–present |
2 | Javier Mascherano | 147 | 3 | 2003–2018 |
3 | Ángel Di María | 145 | 31 | 2008–2024 |
Javier Zanetti | 5 | 1994–2011 | ||
5 | Nicolás Otamendi | 117 | 6 | 2009–present |
6 | Roberto Ayala | 115 | 7 | 1994–2007 |
7 | Diego Simeone | 104 | 11 | 1988–2002 |
8 | Sergio Agüero | 101 | 41 | 2006–2021 |
9 | Oscar Ruggeri | 97 | 7 | 1983–1994 |
10 | Sergio Romero | 96 | 0 | 2009–2018 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lionel Messi (list) | 109 | 187 | 0.58 | 2005–present |
2 | Gabriel Batistuta (list) | 56 | 78 | 0.72 | 1991–2002 |
3 | Sergio Agüero | 41 | 101 | 0.41 | 2006–2021 |
4 | Hernán Crespo | 35 | 64 | 0.55 | 1995–2007 |
5 | Diego Maradona (list) | 34 | 91 | 0.37 | 1977–1994 |
6 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 31 | 75 | 0.41 | 2009–2018 |
Ángel Di María | 31 | 145 | 0.21 | 2008–2024 | |
8 | Lautaro Martínez | 29 | 64 | 0.45 | 2018–present |
9 | Luis Artime | 24 | 25 | 0.96 | 1961–1967 |
10 | Leopoldo Luque | 22 | 45 | 0.49 | 1975–1981 |
Daniel Passarella | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 1976–1986 | |
Rank | Player | Assists | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Lionel Messi | 55 | 187 | 0.29 | 2005–present |
2 | Ángel Di María | 29 | 145 | 0.2 | 2008–2024 |
3 | Diego Maradona | 26 | 91 | 0.29 | 1977–1994 |
4 | Ariel Ortega | 21 | 88 | 0.24 | 1993–2010 |
5 | Juan Román Riquelme | 17 | 51 | 0.33 | 1997–2008 |
6 | Sergio Agüero | 15 | 101 | 0.15 | 2006–2021 |
Giovani Lo Celso | 15 | 57 | 0.26 | 2017–present | |
8 | Claudio López | 12 | 55 | 0.22 | 1995–2003 |
Juan Sebastián Verón | 12 | 72 | 0.17 | 1996–2010 | |
Carlos Tevez | 12 | 76 | 0.16 | 2004–2015 |
Year | Player | Caps | Goals |
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1978 | Daniel Passarella | 70 | 22 |
1986 | Diego Maradona | 91 | 34 |
2022 | Lionel Messi | 187 | 109 |
World Cup Golden Ball
The World Cup Golden Ball has been given by FIFA to the best player at the World Cup since 1982; Argentina players have won it thrice; Maradona in 1986 and Messi in 2014 and 2022. [17]
World Cup top goalscorer
Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978 were both the top-scoring players at their respective World Cups. [18]
World Cup Golden Glove
The best goalkeeper at the World Cup is awarded the FIFA World Cup Golden Glove. In 2022 this award was won by Emiliano Martínez. [19]
World Cup Young Player Award
The best player at the World Cup who is no older than 21 during the calendar year of the tournament is awarded the FIFA World Cup Young Player Award. In 2022 this award was won by Enzo Fernández. [19]
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | ||||||
![]() | Round of 16 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | Qualified automatically | ||||||
![]() | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
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![]() | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | Second group stage | 8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
![]() | Second group stage | 11th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
![]() | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | |
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | Squad | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 15 | |
![]() | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | Squad | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | Squad | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 8 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Qualification in progress | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Qualified as commemorative match hosts | Qualified as commemorative match hosts | ||||||||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 3 Titles | 18/22 | 88 | 47 | 17 | 24 | 152 | 101 | — | 158 | 90 | 42 | 26 | 269 | 137 |
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Squad |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
![]() | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
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![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
1975 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | Squad |
1979 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
1983 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | Squad |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
Total | 16 Titles | 44/48 | 208 | 132 | 43 | 33 | 483 | 183 | — |
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Squad |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Squad |
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Total | 1 Title | 3/10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | — |
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
![]() | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
![]() | No football tournament | ||||||||
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![]() | Silver medal | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | Squad |
![]() | No football tournament | ||||||||
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![]() | Quarter-finals | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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![]() | Qualified but withdrew | ||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad |
Since 1992 | See Argentina national under-23 football team | ||||||||
Total | 1 Silver medal | 4/19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 20 | — |
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Gold medal | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
![]() | Gold medal | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
![]() | Gold medal | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
![]() | Silver medal | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
![]() | Preliminary round | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
![]() | Gold medal | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
![]() | Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
![]() | Bronze medal | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
![]() | Preliminary round | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | Bronze medal | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Gold medal | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Since 1999 | See Argentina national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 5 Gold medals | 11/12 | 55 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 139 | 35 |
Below is a result summary of all matches Argentina has played against FIFA recognised teams. [22]
Positive record Neutral record Negative record
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 77.7% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 80% |
![]() | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 110 | 36 | +74 | 71.4% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100% |
![]() | 110 | 42 | 26 | 42 | 163 | 166 | –3 | 38.1% |
![]() | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 88.8% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100% |
![]() | 95 | 62 | 27 | 6 | 197 | 74 | +123 | 65.2% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0% |
![]() | 41 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 51.2% |
![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 75% |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 50% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100% |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | –3 | 33.3% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
![]() | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 58.5% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100% |
![]() | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | –4 | 28.5% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
![]() | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 46.1% |
![]() | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43.4% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 100% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 100% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100% |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 71.4% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 60% |
![]() | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | –4 | 31.2% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100% |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 100% |
![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 85.7% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
![]() | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 50% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100% |
![]() | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 10% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100% |
![]() | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 66.6% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0% |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 100% |
![]() | 107 | 56 | 35 | 16 | 218 | 111 | +107 | 52.3 |
![]() | 55 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 109 | 45 | +64 | 65.4% |
![]() | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 58.3% |
![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 62.5% |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 83.3% |
![]() | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 66.6% |
![]() | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 30.7% |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 40% |
![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 50% |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 75% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
![]() | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | –1 | 42.8% |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% |
![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 71.4% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
![]() | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 63.6% |
![]() | 203 | 94 | 49 | 60 | 325 | 236 | +89 | 46.3% |
![]() | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 18 | +72 | 85.1% |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
Total (82) | 1082 | 598 | 263 | 220 | 2043 | 1092 | +951 | 55% |
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