Argentina national football team
| Association | Argentine Football Association (AFA) | |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL, (South America) | |
| Nickname | La Albiceleste (the blue and whites) | |
| Coach | Edgardo Bauza | |
| Most caps | Javier Zanetti (145) | |
| Top scorer | Lionel Messi (57) | |
| FIFA ranking | 1  (2015) |
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| First game | 16 May 1901 Uruguay (2-3) |
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| Largest win | 22 January 1942 Ecuador (12-0) |
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| Largest loss | 15 June 1958 Czechoslovakia (1-6) |
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| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 16 | |
| First Apps | 1930 | |
| Best result | Champions (1978, 1986) | |
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 12 August 2015
| Rank. | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Zanetti | 1994–2011 | 145 | 5 |
| 2 | Javier Mascherano | 2003–present | 135 | 3 |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | 2005-present | 116 | 57 |
| 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 12 August 2015
| Rank. | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Avg/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 2005-present | 57 | 116 | 0.491 |
| 2 | Gabriel Batistuta | 1991-2002 | 56 | 78 | 0.718 |
| 3 | Hernán Crespo | 1995–2007 | 35 | 64 | 0.555 |
| 4 | Diego Maradona | 1977–1994 | 34 | 91 | 0.374 |
| 5 | Sergio Agüero | 2006–present | 33 | 80 | 0.44 |
| 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 |
