Argentina national football team
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 | Lionel Messi(167) | ||||||||||
Top scorer | Lionel Messi (94) | ||||||||||
Home stadium | Antonio V. Liberti (Buenos Aires) Alberto J. Armando (Buenos Aires) Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza) Mario Alberto Kempes (Córdoba) Único Madre de Ciudades (Santiago del Estero) | ||||||||||
FIFA code | ARG | ||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | |||||||||||
Current | 2 ![]() | ||||||||||
Highest | 1 (March 2007, October 2007–June 2008, July–October 2015, April 2016–April 2017) | ||||||||||
Lowest | 24 (August 1996) | ||||||||||
First international | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 Jul 1902) [2] | |||||||||||
Biggest win | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942) | |||||||||||
Biggest defeat | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958) ![]() ![]() (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009) ![]() ![]() (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, 2021) | ||||||||||
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 22 June 2021
Boldface indicates a player still active
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Lionel Messi | 151 | 90 | 2005– |
2 | Javier Mascherano | 147 | 3 | 2003–2018 |
3 | Javier Zanetti | 143 | 4 | 1994–2011 |
4 | Roberto Ayala | 114 | 7 | 1994–2007 |
5 | Ángel Di María | 108 | 20 | 2008– |
6 | Diego Simeone | 106 | 9 | 1988–2002 |
7 | Sergio Agüero | 101 | 41 | 2006–2021 |
8 | Oscar Ruggeri | 97 | 7 | 1983–1994 |
9 | Sergio Romero | 96 | 0 | 2009–2018 |
10 | Diego Maradona | 91 | 34 | 1977–1994 |
Top scorers[change | change source]
- As of 22 June 2021
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Lionel Messi | 90 | 154 | 0.53 | 2005– |
2 | Gabriel Batistuta | 54 | 77 | 0.7 | 1991–2002 |
3 | Sergio Agüero | 42 | 99 | 0.41 | 2006–2021 |
4 | Hernán Crespo | 35 | 64 | 0.55 | 1995–2007 |
5 | Diego Maradona | 34 | 91 | 0.37 | 1977–1994 |
6 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 31 | 75 | 0.41 | 2009–2018 |
7 | Luis Artime | 24 | 25 | 0.96 | 1961–1967 |
8 | Daniel Passarella | 23 | 70 | 0.33 | 1976–1986 |
9 | Leopoldo Luque | 21 | 45 | 0.47 | 1975–1981 |
José Sanfilippo | 21 | 29 | 0.72 | 1956–1962 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Pelayes, Héctor Darío (24 September 2010). "Argentina-Uruguay Matches 1902–2009". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 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.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Notes
- ↑ From 1996 on, medals won by Argentina were with the U-23 team, not the senior squad, as ruled by the IOC.