Men ‘s association football team representing Argentina
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The Argentina national football team ( spanish : Selección de fútbol de Argentina ) represents Argentina in men ‘s international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina ‘s home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.

La Selección ( National Team ), besides known as La Albiceleste, has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the beginning concluding in 1930, which they lost 4–2 to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands 3–1 at extra time. Argentina won again in 1986 with a 3–2 victory over West Germany, and a tournament crusade inspired by their captain Diego Maradona. They made the World Cup finals once more in 1990, and lost 1–0 to West Germany following a controversial punishment call in the 87th minute. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, made their fifth appearance in a World Cup final in 2014, again losing to Germany 1–0 during extra-time. Argentina ‘s World Cup win managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978 and Carlos Bilardo in 1986. Argentina has besides been identical successful in the Copa América, winning it 15 times, most recently led by Lionel Messi in 2021, and are presently tied with Uruguay in most wins. The team besides won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy. Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, and Germany due to detail occurrences with one another throughout football history. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

history [edit ]

The first match always recorded for Argentina was against Uruguay, on 20 June 1902. [ note 2 ] The bet on ( which was the first international for both sides ) was held in Montevideo and Argentina won 6–0. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] During the first years of its universe, the Argentina national team only played friendly matches against early south american teams. The reasons for this deviate, including long travel times between countries and the interruption of World War I. [ 13 ] La Selección ( national team ), besides known as the Albicelestes ( sky blue and whites ), has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost, 4–2, to Uruguay. Argentina won in their future final examination in 1978, beating the Netherlands, 3–1. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. Argentina last reached the World Cup final examination in 2014, where it lost 1–0 to the Germany national football team. previous to this their last World Cup concluding was in 1990, which is besides lost, 1–0, to West Germany by a much-disputed penalty. Argentina ‘s World Cup-winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, and Carlos Bilardo in 1986. Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 15 times. The team besides won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy, and the Nations ‘ Cup in 1964. Argentina ‘Olympic ‘ team ( with entirely three players of over 23 years of age included in the team ) won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. [ 14 ] Argentina besides won seven of the 18 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003 and 2019. In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the inaugural clock. [ 15 ]

dwelling stadium [edit ]

The River Plate stadium, Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a national stadium of Argentina home team that plays most passing and friendlies at that stadium. They play their matches outside the stadium at Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, San Juan and Santiago del Estero .

team persona [edit ]

uniform [edit ]

The kit beginning worn by Argentina in their official debut five Uruguay in 1902 was a faint blue shirt. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On July 2, 1908, Argentina debuted the light blue erect band on white jersey, when the team played v a team formed by Liga Paulista players at Velódromo Paulistano. [ 18 ] That striped jersey has remained as the official kit since then. The away kits normally have been in dark blue shades, varying the colors of shorts and socks. Argentina has sported other kits until the blue strip on white kit was made official. On 3 June 1919 in Rio de Janeiro playing the “ Roberto Chery Cup ” against Brazil, Argentina wore a light aristocratic kit, exchangeable to Uruguay. [ 19 ] The trophy was established by brazilian Football Confederation for the benefit of Roberto Chery ‘s relatives. Chery was Uruguay ‘s substitute goalkeeper and died during the 1919 South american Championship after collapsing in a game against Chile. [ 20 ] At the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore the yellow jersey of swedish clubhouse IFK Malmö in the match against West Germany, as the team arrived in Sweden without an away kit. A last here and now jersey changed at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico is memorable. then director Carlos Bilardo asked the team kit supplier Le Coq Sportif for a lighter blue shirt for the quarter-final in three days against England, that could not be provided. A member of coaching staff scoured the shops of Mexico City for 38 shirt apparent shirts. They were transformed with an improvised version of the AFA emblem embroidered on to the shirts, [ 21 ] and silver american football numbers ironed to the backs. [ 22 ] Argentina beat England with Diego Maradona ‘s “ goal of the hundred ”. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] The shirt style became an emblem of the occasion and a collector ‘s item. [ 25 ] At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Argentina debuted a black away kit, a first in their history. [ 26 ]
The AFA emblem that was added to playing kits in 1976

peak [edit ]

The Argentine Football Association ( “ AFA ” ) logo has been always used as the team emblem. It debuted in the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, when Argentina added the AFA logo to their jackets, but not to the shirts. [ 21 ] however, the AFA emblem was not used on jerseys until 16 November 1976, when Argentina played the Soviet Union at Estadio Monumental. The first emblem was a simplify version of the crest ( without the laurel wreath, [ 33 ] that was added for the 1982 World Cup ). [ 21 ] In 2004, the two stars added above the crown symbolized the national team FIFA World championship of 1978 and 1986. [ 33 ]

Results and fixtures [edit ]

Win Draw Loss

2021 [edit ]

2022 [edit ]

Argentina five TBD 21–24 November 2022 FIFA World Cup vQatarArgentina five TBD

25–28 November 2022 FIFA World Cup vQatarArgentina v TBD 29 November – 2 December 2022 FIFA World Cup vQatar

Players [edit ]

stream squad [edit ]

The surveil players were selected by Lionel Scaloni for the 2022 FIFA World Cup reservation matches against Uruguay and Brazil on 12 and 16 November 2021, respectively. [ 35 ]
Information correct as of 16 November 2021, after the match against Brazil.

holocene call-ups [edit ]

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months .

Coaching staff [edit ]

Manager history [edit ]

individual records [edit ]

As of 16 November 2021[40]
Players in bold are still active with Argentina.

Most capped players [edit ]

clear goalscorers [edit ]

World Cup winning captains [edit ]

World Cup winning captains of Argentina Daniel Passarella in 1978 Diego Maradona in 1986

Year

Player

Caps

Goals

1978
Daniel Passarella

70

22

1986
Diego Maradona

91

34

Goals [edit ]

director records [edit ]

Most manager appearances
Guillermo Stábile: 127[46]

competitive record [edit ]

FIFA World Cup [edit ]

FIFA World Cup record

Qualification record

Year

Round

Position

*

Squad

Uruguay1930
Runners-up
2nd
5
4
0
1
18
9
Squad
Qualified as invitees
Italy1934

Round 1

9th

1

0

0

1

2

3

Squad
Qualified automatically
France1938
Withdrew
Withdrew
Brazil1950
Switzerland1954
Sweden1958

Group stage

13th

3

1

0

2

5

10

Squad

4

3

0

1

10

2

Chile1962

Group stage

10th

3

1

1

1

2

3

Squad

2

2

0

0

11

3

England1966

Quarter-finals

5th

4

2

1

1

4

2

Squad

4

3

1

0

9

2

Mexico1970
Did not qualify

4

1

1

2

4

6

West Germany1974

Round 2

8th

6

1

2

3

9

12

Squad

4

3

1

0

9

2

Argentina1978
Champions
1st
7
5
1
1
15
4
Squad
Qualified as hosts
Spain1982

Round 2

11th

5

2

0

3

8

7

Squad
Qualified as defending champions
Mexico1986
Champions
1st
7
6
1
0
14
5
Squad

6

4

1

1

12

6

Italy1990
Runners-up
2nd
7
2
3
2
5
4
Squad
Qualified as defending champions
United States1994

Round of 16

10th

4

2

0

2

8

6

Squad

8

4

2

2

9

10

France1998

Quarter-finals

6th

5

3

1

1

10

4

Squad

16

8

6

2

23

13

South KoreaJapan2002

Group stage

18th

3

1

1

1

2

2

Squad

18

13

4

1

42

15

Germany2006

Quarter-finals

6th

5

3

2

0

11

3

Squad

18

10

4

4

29

17

South Africa2010

Quarter-finals

5th

5

4

0

1

10

6

Squad

18

8

4

6

23

20

Brazil2014
Runners-up
2nd
7
5
1
1
8
4
Squad

16

9

5

2

35

15

Russia2018

Round of 16

16th

4

1

1

2

6

9

Squad

18

7

7

4

19

16

Qatar2022
Qualified
In progress
CanadaMexicoUnited States2026
To be determined
To be determined

Total

2 Titles

18/22

81

43

15

23

137

93

136

75

36

25

235

127

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Copa América [edit ]

FIFA Confederations Cup [edit ]

Olympic Games [edit ]

pan american Games [edit ]

neck and neck record [edit ]

Below is a result drumhead of all matches Argentina have played against FIFA recognized teams. [ 47 ]

As of 16 November 2021

plus Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Rivalries [edit ]

Brazil [edit ]

Argentina have a long and fierce competition with their south american neighbours. [ 48 ]

England [edit ]

With a competition stemming from the 1966 World Cup and intensified by the Falklands War of 1982, Argentina and England have had numerous confrontations in World Cup tournaments. Among them was the quarter-final match in 1986, where Diego Maradona scored two goals against England. The first was a handball, but was ruled legal by the referee. The second, scored minutes later, saw Maradona passing five England outfield players before marking, and is much described as one of the greatest goals in football history. The nations were paired together in the Round of 16 at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, won by Argentina on penalties, and again at the group phase in 2002, England winning 1–0 through a penalty by David Beckham who had been sent off in the necktie four years earlier .

Germany [edit ]

Argentina have played Germany in seven FIFA World Cup matches including three FIFA World Cup finals : In 1986 Argentina won 3–2, but in 1990 it was the Germans who were the victors by a 1–0 scoreline. In 1958 they met for the first time in the group degree, where Argentina suffered a 1–3 loss to defending champions West Germany. [ 49 ] In 1966 both again faced each early in the group stage which ended in a scoreless attract. [ 50 ] 2006 they met in the quarter-finals ; Argentina lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They met again at the like phase in 2010, this clock ending with a 4–0 victory for Germany. They played each other for the third straight World Cup in the Brazil 2014 event ‘s final examination, where Argentina was defeated in supernumerary time by a score of 1–0 .

uruguay [edit ]

Argentina have a long-standing competition with their neighbors, that came into being from the early on South american Championships, the 1928 Summer Olympics and the beginning World Cup final examination, held in 1930. Argentina and Uruguay hold the record for most external matches played between two countries. [ 2 ] The two teams have faced each other 197 times since 1902. The first base catch between Argentina and Uruguay was besides the first official international catch to be played outside the United Kingdom. [ eminence 4 ]

nigeria [edit ]

A minor competition developed from the 1990s between Argentina and Nigeria, based not on geographic proximity, long-run battles for honor or factors outside football, but due to the frequency of significant matches between them. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] [ 56 ] This has included five World Cup group games, all won by Argentina by a single goal margin : 2–1 in 1994, 1–0 in 2002, 1–0 in 2010, 3–2 in 2014 and 2–1 in 2018. The fixture is the most common in the rival ‘s history involving an african nation, [ 57 ] and has occurred in five of the six tournaments for which Nigeria has qualified. The sides besides met in the 1995 King Fahd Cup ( the predecessor to the Confederations Cup ) as champions of their respective continents, drawing 0–0. Below wide external degree, their Olympic teams besides faced off in the gold decoration meet in 1996 ( 3–2 to Nigeria ), and 2008 ( 1–0 to Argentina ). The concluding of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was besides played between them ; both Argentina goals in their 2–1 win were scored by Lionel Messi, who would go on to find the final for the senior team in the 2014 [ 58 ] and 2018 [ 59 ] World Cup fixtures. On 6 September 2011, Bangabandhu National Stadium hosted an external friendly football meet between the neat Argentina and Nigeria teams, featuring Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Javier Mascherano and John Obi Mikel among the early leading players of both nations. Argentina won 3–1 with goals from then-Real Madrid teammates Gonzalo Higuaín and Ángel Di María, and an own goal from Nigeria ‘s Elderson Echiéjilé with Chinedu Obasi scoring Nigeria ‘s alone goal. The sense of competition is more keenly felt on the nigerian english, as Argentina have won about all of their encounters and have more authoritative traditional opponents to concentrate on, in contrast to the West Africans who remain cutting to ultimately overcome a more illustrious enemy. [ 52 ]

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