The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA-sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.
The Argentine team that won the 1979 World Youth Championship
Argentina playing against Brazil in the 1983 World Cup final, where they lost 1–0
The brawl that took place in the Argentina-Portugal match at the 1991 World Cup
Lionel Messi is the all-time top goalscorer of Argentina U-20 national team with 14 goals