Argentina and Brazil have met 110 times in official matches. Brazil have won 43 to Argentina’s 41, with 26 ending all square. The Seleção have registered five more goals than the Albiceleste in the encounter. In four FIFA World Cup™ games, Brazil have won twice and Argentina once.Javier Zanetti has made an unprecedented 16 appearances in the showdown. He is followed by Diego Simeone (13), Cafu (13), Lionel Messi (13), Javier Mascherano (12), Djalma Santos (11), Gilmar (11), Roberto Carlos (11), Neymar (11), Pele and Roberto Ayala (10).Brazil went an incredible 13 games without defeat against Argentina between 1970 and 1983 – more than double the next best unbeaten streak in the fixture. During that time the Seleção won five successive games against their arch-enemies – another record.

Pele holds the record for most goals in Argentina-Brazil having netted eight in 10 games. He is followed by Leonidas da Silva (7), Herminio Masantonio (7), Emilio Baldonedo (6), Norberto Mendez (5) and Ronaldo (5).Eight hat-tricks have been registered in the contest courtesy of Manuel Seoane, Carlos Peucelle, Norberto Mendez, Jose Sanfilippo, Pele, Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.