Argentinae Naitional Fitbaw Team
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.
| Nickname(s) | [La Albiceleste] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The White an Sky Blue) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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).
Argentina is kent for haein rivalries wi Brazil, Uruguay, Ingland an Germany due tae historic occurrences wi ane anither throuoot fitbaa history.
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.
Caps an goals updatit as Juin 7, 2014.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date o birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Sergio Romero | 22 Februar 1987 | 47 | 0 |  Monaco |
| 12 | GK | Agustín Orión | 26 Julie 1981 | 3 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| 21 | GK | Mariano Andújar | 30 Julie 1983 | 10 | 0 |  Catania |
| 2 | DF | Ezequiel Garay | 10 October 1986 | 18 | 0 |  Benfica |
| 3 | DF | Hugo Campagnaro | 27 Juin 1980 | 15 | 0 | Internazionale |
| 4 | DF | Pablo Zabaleta | 16 Januar 1985 | 36 | 0 |  Manchester City |
| 15 | DF | Martín Demichelis | 20 December 1980 | 38 | 2 | Manchester City |
| 16 | DF | Marcos Rojo | 20 Mairch 1990 | 22 | 0 | Sporting Lisbon |
| 17 | DF | Federico Fernández | 21 Februar 1989 | 26 | 2 | Napoli |
| 23 | DF | José María Basanta | 3 Aprile 1984 | 10 | 0 |  Monterrey |
| 5 | MF | Fernando Gago | 10 Aprile 1986 | 49 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| 6 | MF | Lucas Biglia | 30 Januar 1986 | 18 | 0 | Lazio |
| 7 | MF | Ángel Di María | 14 Februar 1988 | 47 | 9 |  Real Madrid |
| 8 | MF | Enzo Pérez | 22 Februar 1986 | 7 | 1 | Benfica |
| 11 | MF | Maxi Rodríguez | 2 Januar 1981 | 55 | 16 | Newell's Old Boys |
| 13 | MF | Augusto Fernández | 10 Aprile 1986 | 9 | 1 | Celta Vigo |
| 14 | MF | Javier Mascherano | 8 Juin 1984 | 98 | 3 | Barcelona |
| 19 | MF | Ricardo Álvarez | 12 Aprile 1988 | 7 | 1 | Internazionale |
| 9 | FW | Gonzalo Higuaín | 10 December 1987 | 36 | 21 | Napoli |
| 10 | FW | Lionel Messi (Captain) | 24 Juin 1987 | 86 | 38 | Barcelona |
| 18 | FW | Rodrigo Palacio | 5 Februar 1982 | 17 | 3 | Internazionale |
| 20 | FW | Sergio Agüero | 2 Juin 1988 | 51 | 21 | Manchester City |
| 22 | FW | Ezequiel Lavezzi | 3 Mey 1985 | 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 |
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| GK | Óscar Ustari | 3 Julie 1986 | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | v. Italy, August 14, 2013 |
| DF | Emanuel Mammana | 10 Februar 1996 | 1 | 0 | River Plate | v.  Slovenie, June 7, 2014 |
| DF | Nicolás Otamendi | 12 Februar 1988 | 16 | 1 |  Atlético Mineiro | 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad |
| DF | Lisandro Ezequiel López | 1 September 1989 | 4 | 0 | Getafe | 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad |
| DF | Gabriel Mercado | 18 Mairch 1987 | 1 | 0 | River Plate | 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad |
| DF | Gino Peruzzi | 9 Februar 1992 | 4 | 0 | Catania | v.  Romanie, March 5, 2014 |
| DF | Lucas Orbán | 3 Februar 1989 | 1 | 0 | Bordeaux | v.  Bosnie an Herzegovinae, November 18, 2013 |
| DF | Facundo Roncaglia | 10 Februar 1987 | 1 | 0 | Fiorentina | v. Bosnie an Herzegovinae, November 18, 2013 |
| DF | Fabricio Coloccini | 22 Januar 1982 | 39 | 1 | Newcastle United | v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 |
| DF | Sebastián Domínguez | 29 Julie 1980 | 8 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield | v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 |
| DF | Cristian Ansaldi | 20 September 1986 | 3 | 0 |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | v.  Peru, October 11, 2013 |
| DF | Santiago Vergini | 3 August 1988 | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | v.  Paraguay, September 10, 2013 |
| MF | Éver Banega | 29 Juin 1988 | 24 | 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad |
| MF | José Ernesto Sosa | 19 Juin 1985 | 19 | 1 | Atlético Madrid | 2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad |
| MF | Fabián Rinaudo | 15 Mey 1987 | 4 | 0 | Catania | 2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad |
| MF | Érik Lamela | 4 Mairch 1992 | 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | v. Bosnie an Herzegovinae, November 18, 2013 |
| MF | Rodrigo Braña | 7 Mairch 1979 | 9 | 0 | Quilmes | v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 |
| MF | Leandro Somoza | 26 Januar 1981 | 4 | 0 | Lanús | v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 |
| MF | Francisco Cerro | 9 Februar 1988 | 1 | 0 | Racing | v. Italy, August 14, 2013 |
| FW | Franco Di Santo | 7 Aprile 1989 | 3 | 0 |  Werder Bremen | 2014 FIFA Warld Cup preliminary squad |
| FW | Mauro Icardi | 19 Februar 1993 | 1 | 0 | Internazionale | v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 |
References
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