Argentinae naitional fitbaw team

Olympic medal record
Men's fitbaa

Argentinae
Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste (The White an Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (Sooth Americae)
Heid coach	Lionel Scaloni
Caiptain	Lionel Messi
Maist kaips	Javier Mascherano (147)
Tap scorer	Lionel Messi (68)
Hame stadium	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
FIFA code	ARG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA rankin
Current	1 (20 Julie 2023)
Heichest	1 (Mairch 2007)
Lawest	20 (August 1996)
Elo rankin
Current	1 1 (17 Julie 2023)
Heichest	1 (Julie 2007)
Lawest	28 (Juin 1990)
First international
	Uruguay 2–3 Argentinae ; (Montevideo, Uruguay; Mey 16, 1901)
Biggest win
	Argentinae 12–0 Ecuador ; (Montevideo, Uruguay; Januar 22, 1942)
Biggest defeat
	Czechoslovakie 6–1 Argentinae ; (Helsingborg, Swaden; Juin 15, 1958); Bolivie 6–1 Argentinae ; (La Paz, Bolivie; Aprile 1, 2009)
Warld Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1930)
Best result	Winners : 1978, 1986
Copa América
Appearances	39 (first in 1916)
Best result	Winners : 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
Copa Roca / Superclásico de las Américas
Appearances	13 (first in 1914)
Best result	Winners : 1923, 1939, 1940, 1971
Confederations Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1992)
Best result	Winners : 1992
Olympic medal record
Men's fitbaa

The Argentinae naitional fitbaa team (Spaingie: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentinae in fitbaa an is controlled bi the Argentine Fitbaa Association (AFA), the govrenin bouk for fitbaa in Argentinae.

La Selección (naitional team), kent as the Albicelestes (sky blue an whites) an aw, haes appeared in five Warld Cup finals, includin the first feenal in 1930, which thay lost, 4–2, tae Uruguay. Argentinae wan in thair next feenal appearance in 1978, beatin the Netherlands, 3–1. Argentinae, led bi Diego Maradona wan again in 1986, a 3–2 veectory ower Wast Germany. Thay again made the Warld Cup finals in 1990, an lost, 1–0, tae Wast Germany efter concedin a penalty kick in the 85t minute. Argentinae made thair fift appearance in a Warld Cup feenal in 2014, again luisin tae Germany, 1–0 durin extra-time. Argentina's Warld Cup winnin managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, an Carlos Bilardo in 1986.

Argentina haes been vera successfu in the Copa América, winnin it 14 times an winnin the 'extra' Sooth American Championships in 1941, 1945 an 1946 an aw. The team wan the FIFA Confederations Cup an the Kirin Cup an aw, baith in 1992, an the Argentine olympic team wan the Olympics fitbaa toornaments in Athens 2004 an Beijing 2008.^[6]

Argentinae an Fraunce are the anerly twa naitional teams that hae wan the three maist important men's titles recognisit bi FIFA: the Warld Cup, the Confederations Cup, an the Olympic toornament. Thay hae baith wan thair respective continental championship an aw (Copa América for Argentinae, an UEFA European Championship for Fraunce).^[7]^[8]

Argentina is kent for haein rivalries wi Brazil, Uruguay, Ingland an Germany due tae historic occurrences wi ane anither throuoot fitbaa history.^[9]

Argentina wan sax o the 14 fitbaa competeetions at the Pan American Gemmes an aw, winnin in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 an 2003.

Players

Current squad

On 2 Jun 2014, Argentinae manager Alejandro Sabella named the 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA Warld Cup.^[10]

Caps an goals updatit as Juin 7, 2014.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date o birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sergio Romero	(1987-02-22) 22 Februar 1987 (age 38)	47	0	Monaco
12	1GK	Agustín Orión	(1981-07-26) 26 Julie 1981 (age 43)	3	0	Boca Juniors
21	1GK	Mariano Andújar	(1983-07-30) 30 Julie 1983 (age 41)	10	0	Catania

2	2DF	Ezequiel Garay	(1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 38)	18	0	Benfica
3	2DF	Hugo Campagnaro	(1980-06-27) 27 Juin 1980 (age 44)	15	0	Internazionale
4	2DF	Pablo Zabaleta	(1985-01-16) 16 Januar 1985 (age 40)	36	0	Manchester City
15	2DF	Martín Demichelis	(1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 44)	38	2	Manchester City
16	2DF	Marcos Rojo	(1990-03-20) 20 Mairch 1990 (age 35)	22	0	Sporting Lisbon
17	2DF	Federico Fernández	(1989-02-21) 21 Februar 1989 (age 36)	26	2	Napoli
23	2DF	José María Basanta	(1984-04-03) 3 Aprile 1984 (age 41)	10	0	Monterrey

5	3MF	Fernando Gago	(1986-04-10) 10 Aprile 1986 (age 39)	49	0	Boca Juniors
6	3MF	Lucas Biglia	(1986-01-30) 30 Januar 1986 (age 39)	18	0	Lazio
7	3MF	Ángel Di María	(1988-02-14) 14 Februar 1988 (age 37)	47	9	Real Madrid
8	3MF	Enzo Pérez	(1986-02-22) 22 Februar 1986 (age 39)	7	1	Benfica
11	3MF	Maxi Rodríguez	(1981-01-02) 2 Januar 1981 (age 44)	55	16	Newell's Old Boys
13	3MF	Augusto Fernández	(1986-04-10) 10 Aprile 1986 (age 39)	9	1	Celta Vigo
14	3MF	Javier Mascherano	(1984-06-08) 8 Juin 1984 (age 40)	98	3	Barcelona
19	3MF	Ricardo Álvarez	(1988-04-12) 12 Aprile 1988 (age 37)	7	1	Internazionale

9	4FW	Gonzalo Higuaín	(1987-12-10) 10 December 1987 (age 37)	36	21	Napoli
10	4FW	Lionel Messi (Captain)	(1987-06-24) 24 Juin 1987 (age 37)	86	38	Barcelona
18	4FW	Rodrigo Palacio	(1982-02-05) 5 Februar 1982 (age 43)	17	3	Internazionale
20	4FW	Sergio Agüero	(1988-06-02) 2 Juin 1988 (age 36)	51	21	Manchester City
22	4FW	Ezequiel Lavezzi	(1985-05-03) 3 Mey 1985 (age 40)	31	4	Paris Saint-Germain

Recent caw-ups

The follaeing players hae been cawed up for the team in the last 12 month.

Pos.	Player	Date o birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest caw-up
GK	Óscar Ustari	(1986-07-03) 3 Julie 1986 (age 38)	2	0	Sunderland	v. Italy, August 14, 2013

DF	Emanuel Mammana	(1996-02-10) 10 Februar 1996 (age 29)	1	0	River Plate	v. Slovenie, June 7, 2014
DF	Nicolás Otamendi	(1988-02-12) 12 Februar 1988 (age 37)	16	1	Atlético Mineiro	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
DF	Lisandro Ezequiel López	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)	4	0	Getafe	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
DF	Gabriel Mercado	(1987-03-18) 18 Mairch 1987 (age 38)	1	0	River Plate	2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad
DF	Gino Peruzzi	(1992-02-09) 9 Februar 1992 (age 33)	4	0	Catania	v. Romanie, March 5, 2014
DF	Lucas Orbán	(1989-02-03) 3 Februar 1989 (age 36)	1	0	Bordeaux	v. Bosnie an Herzegovinae, November 18, 2013
DF	Facundo Roncaglia	(1987-02-10) 10 Februar 1987 (age 38)	1	0	Fiorentina	v. Bosnie an Herzegovinae, November 18, 2013
DF	Fabricio Coloccini	(1982-01-22) 22 Januar 1982 (age 43)	39	1	Newcastle United	v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013
DF	Sebastián Domínguez	(1980-07-29) 29 Julie 1980 (age 44)	8	0	Vélez Sarsfield	v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013
DF	Cristian Ansaldi	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 38)	3	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg	v. Peru, October 11, 2013
DF	Santiago Vergini	(1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 36)	1	0	Sunderland	v. Paraguay, September 10, 2013

MF	Éver Banega	(1988-06-29) 29 Juin 1988 (age 36)	24	2	Newell's Old Boys	2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad
MF	José Ernesto Sosa	(1985-06-19) 19 Juin 1985 (age 39)	19	1	Atlético Madrid	2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad
MF	Fabián Rinaudo	(1987-05-15) 15 Mey 1987 (age 37)	4	0	Catania	2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad
MF	Érik Lamela	(1992-03-04) 4 Mairch 1992 (age 33)	6	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Bosnie an Herzegovinae, November 18, 2013
MF	Rodrigo Braña	(1979-03-07) 7 Mairch 1979 (age 46)	9	0	Quilmes	v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013
MF	Leandro Somoza	(1981-01-26) 26 Januar 1981 (age 44)	4	0	Lanús	v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013
MF	Francisco Cerro	(1988-02-09) 9 Februar 1988 (age 37)	1	0	Racing	v. Italy, August 14, 2013

FW	Franco Di Santo	(1989-04-07) 7 Aprile 1989 (age 36)	3	0	Werder Bremen	2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad
FW	Mauro Icardi	(1993-02-19) 19 Februar 1993 (age 32)	1	0	Internazionale	v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 Julie 2023. Retrieved 20 Julie 2023.
↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 17 Julie 2023. Retrieved 17 Julie 2023.
↑ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902–2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
↑ Title shared wi Brazil
↑ Efter 1988, the toornament haes been restrictit tae squads wi no mair nor 3 players ower the age o 23, an these matches are nae regardit as pairt o the naitional team's record, nor are caps awairdit.
↑ "Football gold for Argentina". BBC News. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2010.
↑ "– Argentina on". FIFA. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2007. Retrieved 7 Juin 2012. Archived 2007-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "– Tournaments". FIFA. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 Juin 2012. Archived 2014-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Great Footballing Rivalries : Argentina vs. Uruguay « SportsKeeda". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 7 Juin 2012.
↑ "Argentina World cup squad: Carlos tevez left out". |first= missin |last= (help)

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 Julie 2023. Retrieved 20 Julie 2023.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 17 Julie 2023. Retrieved 17 Julie 2023.

[First_match-3] Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902–2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

[4] Title shared wi Brazil

[5] Efter 1988, the toornament haes been restrictit tae squads wi no mair nor 3 players ower the age o 23, an these matches are nae regardit as pairt o the naitional team's record, nor are caps awairdit.

[6] "Football gold for Argentina". BBC News. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2010.

[7] "– Argentina on". FIFA. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2007. Retrieved 7 Juin 2012. Archived 2007-06-03 at the Wayback Machine

[8] "– Tournaments". FIFA. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 Juin 2012. Archived 2014-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Great Footballing Rivalries : Argentina vs. Uruguay « SportsKeeda". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 7 Juin 2012.

[10] "Argentina World cup squad: Carlos tevez left out". |first= missin |last= (help)

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