Team · CONMEBOL
11 May 1919 – 4 Jul 2026 · Elo 1891 (22nd now), peak 1918 in 2025
274 won · 208 drawn · 302 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 22 · Year
| Home | 215 | 111 | 51 | 53 | 324 | 209 | +115 | 51.6% |
| Away | 359 | 77 | 101 | 181 | 347 | 599 | -252 | 21.4% |
| Neutral | 210 | 86 | 56 | 68 | 329 | 309 | +20 | 41% |
| Tournament finals | 212 | 72 | 56 | 84 | 300 | 355 | -55 | 34% |
| Qualifiers | 192 | 77 | 45 | 70 | 232 | 228 | +4 | 40.1% |
| Friendlies | 380 | 125 | 107 | 148 | 468 | 534 | -66 | 32.9% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 8 | 13 Dec 1947 | 13 Apr 1949 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 13 | 10 Nov 1985 | 11 Jun 1986 | 0 |
| Scored in | 15 | 8 Jun 1958 | 3 Jul 1960 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 20 Dec 1947 | 10 Apr 1949 | 0 |
| Without a win | 21 | 5 Dec 1959 | 12 Aug 1962 | 3 |
| Defeats | 7 | 29 Nov 1925 | 20 Oct 1926 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 7 | 7 Oct 2021 | 1 Feb 2022 | 1 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Copa América | 38 | 0 | Runner-up (2011) |
| FIFA World Cup | 9 | 0 | Quarter-finals (2010) |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Round of 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | — |
| Copa América 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | D · 4th |
| Copa América 2021 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | — |
| Copa América 2019 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | B · 3rd |
| Copa América 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | A · 4th |
| Copa América 2015 | Fourth place | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | B · 2nd |
| Copa América 2011 | Runner-up | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | B · 3rd |
| FIFA World Cup 2010 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | F · 1st |
| Copa América 2007 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | C · 2nd |
| FIFA World Cup 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | B · 3rd |
| Copa América 2004 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | C · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2002 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | B · 2nd |
| Copa América 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | B · 4th |
| Copa América 1999 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | A · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 1998 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | D · 2nd |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | 107 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 110 | 216 | -106 | 15.9% | 1919 | 2024 |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 84 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 68 | 183 | -115 | 14.3% | 1921 | 2025 |
| Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 79 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 96 | 116 | -20 | 32.9% | 1921 | 2025 |
| Bolivia | CONMEBOL | 71 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 137 | 76 | +61 | 50.7% | 1926 | 2024 |
| Chile | CONMEBOL | 68 | 30 | 7 | 31 | 94 | 96 | -2 | 44.1% | 1922 | 2025 |
| Peru | CONMEBOL | 59 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 40.7% | 1929 | 2025 |
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | 51 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 35.3% | 1947 | 2025 |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 52.4% | 1939 | 2025 |
| Venezuela | CONMEBOL | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 65.5% | 1967 | 2024 |
| Mexico | CONCACAF | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 28.6% | 1961 | 2025 |
| Japan | AFC | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 16.7% | 1995 | 2025 |
| Guatemala | CONCACAF | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 81.8% | 1965 | 2019 |
| United States | CONCACAF | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 20% | 1930 | 2026 |
| Costa Rica | CONCACAF | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 37.5% | 1965 | 2024 |
| South Korea | AFC | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12.5% | 1986 | 2025 |
| Honduras | CONCACAF | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 28.6% | 1988 | 2019 |
| France | UEFA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 0% | 1958 | 2026 |
| Panama | CONCACAF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 83.3% | 1961 | 2024 |
| Jamaica | CONCACAF | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 66.7% | 1986 | 2015 |
| Australia | AFC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0% | 2000 | 2026 |
| Friendly | 272 | 98 | 76 | 98 | 36% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 190 | 76 | 44 | 70 | 40% |
| Copa América | 180 | 64 | 44 | 72 | 35.6% |
| FIFA World Cup | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 25% |
| Copa Chevallier Boutell | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20.7% |
| Copa Paz del Chaco | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39.1% |
| Copa Oswaldo Cruz | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6.3% |
| Copa Artigas | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15.4% |
| Kirin Cup | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Copa Félix Bogado | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Atlantic Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20% |
| Brazil Independence Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Roque Santa Cruz | 27 | 1 | 1999–2014 |
| José Cardozo | 20 | 2 | 1991–2006 |
| Nélson Haedo Váldez | 13 | 1 | 2005–2015 |
| Julio César Romero | 10 | 0 | 1979–1986 |
| Miguel Almirón | 10 | 1 | 2019–2026 |
| Salvador Cabañas | 10 | 1 | 2005–2009 |
| Cristian Riveros | 9 | 0 | 2007–2016 |
| Derlis González | 9 | 3 | 2014–2022 |
| Juan Bautista Villalba | 9 | 0 | 1946–1947 |
| Ángel Romero | 8 | 2 | 2014–2021 |
| Carlos Gamarra | 8 | 0 | 1995–2006 |
| Carlos Humberto Paredes | 8 | 0 | 2000–2004 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 27% of these matches.
| Gustavo Gómez | 92 | 89 | 2013–2026 |
| Paulo da Silva | 91 | 89 | 2002–2017 |
| Miguel Almirón | 80 | 73 | 2015–2026 |
| Júnior Alonso | 74 | 72 | 2013–2026 |
| Cristian Riveros | 71 | 67 | 2005–2018 |
| Justo Villar | 65 | 65 | 2004–2018 |
| Roque Santa Cruz | 56 | 44 | 2002–2016 |
| Nélson Haedo Váldez | 55 | 46 | 2004–2016 |
| Óscar Romero | 54 | 29 | 2013–2022 |
| Ángel Romero | 53 | 29 | 2013–2025 |
| Antony Silva | 52 | 51 | 2011–2023 |
| Derlis González | 52 | 36 | 2004–2024 |