Argentina national football team
men's national association football team representing Argentina
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 | Javier Mascherano (147) | ||||||||||
| Top scorer | Lionel Messi (70) | ||||||||||
| Home stadium | Antonio Vespucio Liberti (El Monumental) | ||||||||||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | |||||||||||
| Current | 11  (7 February 2019)[1] | ||||||||||
| Highest | 1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July – October 2015, April 2016 – April 2017) | ||||||||||
| Lowest | 24 (August 1996) | ||||||||||
| Elo ranking | |||||||||||
| Current | 13  7 (3 March 2019)[2] | ||||||||||
| Highest | 1 (29 times between 1902 and 2016) | ||||||||||
| Lowest | 26 (June 1990) | ||||||||||
| First international | |||||||||||
 Uruguay 2–3 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)[3] | |||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||
Argentina 10–0 Colombia  (Medellin, Colombia; 22 January 1942) | |||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||
 Czech Republic 6–1 Argentina (London, England; 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) | ||||||||||
| Copa América | |||||||||||
| Appearances | 42 (first in 1916) | ||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993) | ||||||||||
| 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 appearancesEdit
- As of 13 October 2019
| Rank. | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Javier Mascherano | 2003–2018 | 143 | 3 |
| 2 | Javier Zanetti | 1994–2011 | 142 | 5 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | 2005-present | 123 | 68 |
| 4 | Roberto Ayala | 1994-2007 | 115 | 7 |
| 5 | Diego Simeone | 1988-2002 | 106 | 11 |
| 6 | Oscar Ruggeri | 1983–1994 | 97 | 7 |
| 7 | Diego Maradona | 1977–1994 | 91 | 34 |
| 8 | Ariel Ortega | 1993–2010 | 87 | 17 |
| 9 | Gabriel Batistuta | 1991–2002 | 78 | 56 |
| 10 | Juan Pablo Sorín | 1996–2006 | 76 | 11 |
Top scorersEdit
- As of 13 October 2019
| Rank. | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Avg/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 2005-present | 71 | 123 | 0.52 |
| 2 | Gabriel Batistuta | 1991-2002 | 56 | 78 | 0.718 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero | 2009-present | ’41’ | 96 | 0.555 |
| 4 | Hernán Crespo | 1995-2007 | 35 | 64 | 0.546 |
| 5 | Diego Maradona | 1977–1994 | 34 | 91 | 0.374 |
| 6 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 2009–present | 31 | 67 | 0.48 |
| 7 | Luis Artime | 1961–1967 | 24 | 25 | 0.960 |
| 8 | Daniel Passarella | 1976–1986 | 23 | 70 | 0.328 |
| 9 | Leopoldo Luque | 1975–1981 | 22 | 45 | 0.488 |
| José Sanfilippo | 1956–1962 | 22 | 29 | 0.759 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1902–2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ 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.
