Argentina national football team
Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina. They are nicknamed La Albiceleste (the blue and whites).
| Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blues) | |||||||||
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| Association | Argentine Football Association (AFA) | |||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||
| Head coach | Lionel Scaloni | |||||||||
| Captain | Lionel Messi | |||||||||
| Most caps | Lionel Messi(167) | |||||||||
| Top scorer | Lionel Messi (94) | |||||||||
| Home stadium | Antonio V. Liberti (Buenos Aires) Alberto J. Armando (Buenos Aires) Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza) Mario Alberto Kempes (Córdoba) Único Madre de Ciudades (Santiago del Estero) | |||||||||
| FIFA code | ARG | |||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||
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| Highest | 1 | |||||||||
| Lowest | 24 | |||||||||
| First international | ||||||||||
 Uruguay 0–6 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 Jul 1902) [1] | ||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||
Argentina 12–0 Ecuador  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) | ||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958)  Bolivia 6–1 Argentina (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)  Spain 6–1 Argentina (Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018) | ||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1930) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1978, 1986, 2022) | |||||||||
| Copa América | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 42 (first in 1916) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021) | |||||||||
| Panamerican Championship | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1956) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1960) | |||||||||
| Intercontinental Cup of Nations | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1993) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1993) | |||||||||
| Confederations Cup | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1992) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1992) | |||||||||
Medal record
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Most appearances
- As of 22 June 2021
Boldface indicates a player still active
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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| 1 | Lionel Messi | 151 | 90 | 2005– |
| 2 | Javier Mascherano | 147 | 3 | 2003–2018 |
| 3 | Javier Zanetti | 143 | 4 | 1994–2011 |
| 4 | Roberto Ayala | 114 | 7 | 1994–2007 |
| 5 | Ángel Di María | 108 | 20 | 2008– |
| 6 | Diego Simeone | 106 | 9 | 1988–2002 |
| 7 | Sergio Agüero | 101 | 41 | 2006–2021 |
| 8 | Oscar Ruggeri | 97 | 7 | 1983–1994 |
| 9 | Sergio Romero | 96 | 0 | 2009–2018 |
| 10 | Diego Maradona | 91 | 34 | 1977–1994 |
Top scorers
- As of 22 June 2021
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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| 1 | Lionel Messi | 90 | 154 | 0.53 | 2005– |
| 2 | Gabriel Batistuta | 54 | 77 | 0.7 | 1991–2002 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero | 42 | 99 | 0.41 | 2006–2021 |
| 4 | Hernán Crespo | 35 | 64 | 0.55 | 1995–2007 |
| 5 | Diego Maradona | 34 | 91 | 0.37 | 1977–1994 |
| 6 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 31 | 75 | 0.41 | 2009–2018 |
| 7 | Luis Artime | 24 | 25 | 0.96 | 1961–1967 |
| 8 | Daniel Passarella | 23 | 70 | 0.33 | 1976–1986 |
| 9 | Leopoldo Luque | 21 | 45 | 0.47 | 1975–1981 |
| José Sanfilippo | 21 | 29 | 0.72 | 1956–1962 |
Argentina National Football Team Media
Estadio Monumental, a frequent venue for Argentina
The classic light blue and white-striped jersey first worn on 2 July 1908 in a friendly match at São Paulo.
Blue has always been the usual away color. In the image, Diego Maradona celebrating his goal of the century v England in 1986.
Some of Argentina's historic jerseys exhibited in 2022
Lionel Scaloni, the current head coach of Argentina
Diego Maradona and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge prior to the 1986 World Cup final between Argentina and West Germany
References
- ↑ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1902–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
- Notes
