How many yellow cards Argentina get, and who is booked most.
Updated 1 October 2026, after the last game
Leandro Paredes, Lautaro MartÃnez, Lisandro MartÃnez and Cristian Romero have the most yellow cards for Argentina in 2026, two each across all competitions, ahead of Marcos Senesi with one, the next highest.
Marcos Senesi is the Argentina player most likely to be booked, with a booking in one of their three games in 2026, 33%, ahead of Leandro Paredes on 25% and Lautaro MartÃnez on 20%.
Argentina have had two or more yellow cards in five of their last 10 games, 50%, averaging 1.7 a game, with two of three away and three of seven at home, across all competitions.
Argentina games have averaged 3.7 yellow cards in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from zero to eight a game, and six of those 10 went over 3.5 yellow cards.
Yes, Argentina's opponents are booked more often, 2.0 yellow cards a game against 1.7 for Argentina over their last 10 games, and had more cards than Argentina in four of those 10.
Argentina get more yellow cards away from home, 1.8 a game in their last 10 away games against 1.3 in their last 10 at home, and had two or more yellow cards in four of those away games.
Argentina get fewer yellow cards in the first half, 0.3 a game before the break against 1.1 after it over the nine of their last 10 games with half-time figures, and had at least one first-half yellow card in three of those nine.
| Player | Apps | Yellow cards | Per game | Games booked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Paredes | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Cristian Romero | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Lautaro MartÃnez | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Lisandro MartÃnez | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| ValentÃn Barco | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| José Manuel López | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Thiago Almada | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Facundo Medina | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Enzo Fernández | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Franco Mastantuono | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gerónimo Rulli | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Santiago Simón | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leonel BenjamÃn Flores | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Román Vega | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| ValentÃn Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcos Senesi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giovani Lo Celso | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| AgustÃn Giay | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Exequiel Palacios | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Giuliano Simeone | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nico Paz | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nahuel Molina | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nico González | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Julián Alvarez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Emiliano MartÃnez | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lionel Messi | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total | Argentina first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde Islands (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Argentina | Opponent | Total | Argentina first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 1-0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | England (A) | World Cup | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Switzerland (H) | World Cup | 3-1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Cape Verde Islands (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Jordan (A) | World Cup | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Austria (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Algeria (H) | World Cup | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Honduras (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Zambia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Mauritania (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Argentina yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Argentina yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Argentina yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Argentina yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 0.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 1.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Opponent yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 2.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 3.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 4.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 5.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total yellow cards | Over 6.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina yellow cards | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Opponent yellow cards | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Total yellow cards | 1.0 | 2.6 |