Argentina national football team
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| 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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Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina. They are nicknamed La Albiceleste (the blue and whites).
Most appearances[change | change source]
- 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 scorers[change | change source]
- As of 13 October 2019
| Rank. | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Avg/Game |
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| 1 | Lionel Messi | 2005-present | 68 | 123 | 0.52 |
| 2 | Gabriel Batistuta | 1991-2002 | 56 | 78 | 0.718 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero | 2009-present | ’40’ | 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 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
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