Their 2026 World Cup
Six matches down the left for the runners-up, 357 minutes. A quiet tournament in numbers, in a side that settled its ties by fine margins.
Match by match
N. Tagliafico played 7 matches for Argentina: 5 as a starter and 2 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group J | vs Austria 2-0 | Came on in the 82′ |
| Group J | vs Jordan 3-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Cape Verde 3-2 | Came on in the 86′ |
| Round of 16 | vs Egypt 3-2 | Started, off on 66′ |
| Quarter-finals | vs Switzerland 3-1 | Started, off on 78′ |
| Semi-finals | vs England 2-1 | Started, off on 81′ |
| Final | vs Spain 0-1 | Started, played the full match |
Who he is
- Born
- 31 August 1992 · aged 33 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Rafael Calzada
- Club
- Olympique Lyonnais
- Height
- 1.72 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico (Italian: [taʎʎaˈfiːko]; born 31 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Argentina national team. He started his career at Banfield in Argentina before moving to Independiente where he won the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. He moved to Europe in 2018 to play with Dutch team Ajax, winning the Eredivisie three times before joining French team Lyon in 2022. He was part of the Argentina squads for the 2018, 2022, and 2026 World Cups, winning the 2022 edition where he started the final. He was also part of the squads at the 2019, 2021, and 2024 Copa Américas, winning the latter two.
Banfield Tagliafico made his professional debut for Banfield on a 2−1 away victory against Tigre for the fifth fixture of the 2011 Clausura, coming on as a substitute on the 72nd minute. Due to Marcelo Bustamante's ban, he was a starter the following game, a 2−2 draw with Huracán. In 2012, Tagliafico signed a one-year loan deal with Spanish club Real Murcia.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)