Head to head

Argentina vs China

If they played today

Argentina at home

90% / 8% / 2%

Argentina win / draw / China win

Argentina–China

2–0 18.3%
3–0 17.6%
4–0 12.8%
1–0 12.6%
5–0 7.4%

Neutral venue

86% / 11% / 3%

Argentina win / draw / China win

Argentina–China

2–0 16.9%
3–0 15.2%
1–0 12.6%
4–0 10.2%
2–1 6.3%

China at home

81% / 14% / 6%

Argentina win / draw / China win

Argentina–China

2–0 15.5%
3–0 12.9%
1–0 12.4%
4–0 8.0%
2–1 7.8%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	Argentina	China
Current Elo	2250	1553
Elo rank	2nd	93rd
Peak Elo	2279 (2026)	1839 (2001)
Matches played	1077	702
All-time record	599W 257D 221L	339W 154D 209L
Goals for	2047	1285
Goals against	1083	768
Biggest win	12–0 vs Ecuador · 1942-01-22 · Copa América	19–0 vs Guam · 2000-01-26 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss	1–6 vs Spain · 2018-03-27 · Friendly	0–8 vs Brazil · 2012-09-10 · Friendly
World Cups won	3	0
Expected World Cups	1.79	0.01

When they've met

Meetings

Argentina 0W 0D 1L

Goals

0–1

Argentina first

First meeting

0–1

China won · 1984-01-20 · Nehru Cup

Most recent

0–1

China won · 1984-01-20 · Nehru Cup

1 meeting

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
1984-01-20	0–1	Neutral	Nehru Cup