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
Daniel Passarella holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy after the 1978 final.
Diego Maradona raising the FIFA World Cup trophy at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City after the 1986 final.
An Argentina line-up during the 2022 FIFA World Cup won by Argentina.
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
