Argentina–Brazil football rivalry
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The Argentina–Brazil football rivalry is an association football sports rivalry between the Brazilian and Argentinian national teams. The rivalry is considered one of the biggest and fiercest in international football and FIFA has described it as the "essence of football rivalry".[20] As both local and regional federation rivals in South America, clashes have been described as both the Battle of the Americas or the Superclassic of the Americas (Spanish: Superclásico de las Américas; Portuguese: Superclássico das Américas), while FIFA has described it as the "essence of football rivalry".[21][22] Initially a cordial friendly competition between the two nations, the ferocity of the rivalry grew in the early part of the 20th century, marked by repeated controversial high profile incidents and periods of refusing to play each other.
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Other names | Clásico del Atlántico Clássico do Atlântico |
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Location | South America (CONMEBOL) |
Teams | Argentina Brazil |
First meeting | 20 September 1914 Friendly Argentina 3–0 Brazil[1] |
Latest meeting | 21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualifiers Brazil 0–1 Argentina |
Next meeting | 25 March 2025 2026 World Cup qualifiers Argentina v Brazil |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | Disputed. [note 1] |
Most wins | Disputed. [note 2]
According to many sources Argentina (40).[10] [note 3] [11] [note 4] [12][13][note 5] According to many sources they are tied (42 each) [14][15] According to many sources Brazil (43) [16][17][18] |
Most player appearances | Javier Zanetti (16) |
Top scorer | Pelé (8) |
Largest victory | Brazil 1–6 Argentina Roca Cup 5 March 1940[19] |
The games between the two nations are known for both the high degree of skill and capability of the respective players, and also a high level competitiveness at a personal, federation and national level.[23] The two teams are routinely considered to be among the best in the world, and commonly among the favourites for football tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and CONMEBOL Copa América. Throughout their competitive history Brazil and Argentina have the maintained the highest average football Elo Rating and are also routinely ranked among the top ten national teams in the world in both the FIFA World Rankings and the World Football Elo Ratings.[24][25]
As a matter of sporting pride, two nations have produced players who in their own eras have been often considered to be the best in the world. Players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Diego Maradona, and Lionel Messi for Argentina and Pelé, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho from Brazil.[26]