Lionel Messi 4ever Argentina national football team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the mens team. For the womens team, see Argentina womens national football team. Argentina Shirt badge/Association crest Nickname(s) La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) Association Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) Confederation CONMEBOL (South America) Head coach TBD Captain Lionel Messi Most caps Javier Zanetti (145) Top scorer Gabriel Batistuta (56) Home stadium Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti FIFA code ARG FIFA ranking 5 Increase 2 Highest FIFA ranking 1 (March 2007) Lowest FIFA ranking 20 (August 1996) Elo ranking 4 Highest Elo ranking 1 (July 2007) Lowest Elo ranking 28 (June 1990) First colours Second colours First international Uruguay 2–3 Argentina Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; May 16, 1901)[1][1] Biggest win Argentina 12–0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; January 22, 1942) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; June 15, 1958) Argentina Argentina 0–5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 5, 1993) Bolivia 6–1 Argentina Argentina (La Paz, Bolivia; April 1, 2009) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1930) Best result Champions, 1978 and 1986 Copa América Appearances 39 (First in 1916) Best result Champions, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991 and 1993 Confederations Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1992) Best result Champions, 1992 Honours[show] The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentinas home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro Sabella. La Selección (national team), also known as the Albicelestes (sky blue and whites), has appeared in four World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost, 4–2, to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands, 3–1. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. They again made the World Cup finals in 1990, and lost, 1–0, to Germany by penalty kick in the 85th minute. Argentina will make their fifth appearance in a World Cup final in 2014, again facing Germany. Argentinas World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, and Carlos Bilardo in 1986. Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times and also winning the extra South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and the Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.[3] Argentina and France are the only two national teams that have won the three most important mens titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament. They have both also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina, and UEFA European Championship for France).[4][5] Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, Germany and England due to historic occurrences with one another throughout Football history.[6][7] Argentina also won six of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003. In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time.[8] Contents 1 History 2 Kit history 2.1 Home 2.2 Away 2.3 Strip manufacturer 3 Managers 4 Fixtures and results 4.1 Friendlies 4.2 2014 World Cup qualifiers 4.3 2014 FIFA World Cup 4.4 Recent and forthcoming matches 5 Players 5.1 Current squad 5.2 Recent call-ups 5.3 Previous squads 6 Competitive record 6.1 FIFA World Cup 6.2 FIFA Confederations Cup 6.3 South American Championship 6.4 Copa América 6.5 Summer Olympics 6.6 Pan American Games 7 Honours 7.1 Most capped players 7.2 Top goalscorers 8 Gallery 9 Notable matches 10 Rivalries 10.1 Brazil 10.2 Germany 10.3 England 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links History Main article: History of the Argentina national football team Further information: Football in Argentina The first match ever recorded by Argentina was against Uruguay.[a] The game was held in Montevideo on May 16, 1901 and Argentina won, 3–2. During the first years of existence, friendly matches were against South American teams only. The reasons varied from the long time that took the trips to another countries by then to the World War I.[11] La Selección (national team), also known as the Albicelestes (sky blue and whites), has appeared in four World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost, 4–2, to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final in 1978, beating the Netherlands, 3–1. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany. Their most recent World Cup final was in 1990, which they lost, 1–0, to Germany by a much disputed penalty. Argentinas World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, and Carlos Bilardo in 1986. Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it fourteen times and also winning the extra South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and an Argentina team (with only three players of over 23 years of age included in the squad) won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.[12] Argentina also won six of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003. In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time.[13] Kit history Argentina has been wearing white and light blue in vertical stripes jersey, black shorts and white/black socks. The away kits usually are in dark blue tones, varying the colors of shorts and socks. Nevertheless, Argentina wore other uniforms a few times. One of them was on 3 June 1919 in Rio de Janeiro playing the Roberto Chery Cup against Brazil. That time Argentina wore a light blue kit, similar to Uruguay.[14] The trophy was established by Brazilian Football Confederation for the benefit of Roberto Cherys relatives. Chery was Uruguays substitute goalkeeper and died during the 1919 South American Championship after collapsing in a game against Chile.[15] In the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore the yellow IFK Malmos jersey in the match against West Germany as the team didnt bring away uniforms to Sweden.[16] Home 1901 1911–1974 1930 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 1999 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2011 2014 2014 Alternate Away 1919 [14] 1958 [16] 1978 1982 1986 1994 1998 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2011 2014 Strip manufacturer Manufacturer Period Germany Adidas 1973–1979 France Le Coq Sportif 1980–1989 Germany Adidas 1990–1998 England Reebok 1999–2001 Germany Adidas 2001–present Managers Alejandro Sabella, current coach since 2011. As coach of Argentina he played 40 matches (26 wins - 4 defeats and 9 draws) From 19241 to date: Dates Name 1924–25 Argentina Ángel Vázquez 1926–27 Argentina Jorge Valderrama 1927–28 Argentina José Lago Millán 1928–29 Argentina Francisco Olazar 1929–30 Argentina Francisco Olazar & Argentina Juan José Tramutola 1934 Italy Felipe Pascucci 1934–37 Argentina Manuel Seoane 1937–39 Argentina Ángel Fernández Roca 1939–60 Argentina Guillermo Stábile 1960–61 Argentina Victorio Spinetto 1962–63 Argentina Juan Carlos Lorenzo Dates Name 1963 Argentina Alejandro Galán 1963–64 Argentina Horacio Torres 1964–68 Argentina José María Minella 1968 Italy Renato Cesarini 1968–69 Argentina Humberto Maschio 1969 Argentina Adolfo Pedernera 1969–72 Argentina Juan José Pizzuti 1972–74 Argentina Omar Sívori 1974 Argentina Vladislao Cap 1974–83 Argentina César Luis Menotti 1983–90 Argentina Carlos Bilardo Dates Name 1990–94 Argentina Alfio Basile 1994–98 Argentina Daniel Passarella 1998–04 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa 2004–06 Argentina José Pékerman 2006–08 Argentina Alfio Basile 2008–10 Argentina Diego Maradona 2010–11 Argentina Sergio Batista 2011–present Argentina Alejandro Sabella Notes: 1 There is no recorded information about who were the managers in 1901–24 and 1930–35 (with the exception of Pascucci, credited just for one match played on May 27, 1934.[17] Fixtures and results The following are Argentinas results and fixtures since Alejandro Sabella took over on 3 August 2011, after the 2011 Copa America.[18] Win Draw Loss Friendlies September 2, 2011 Venezuela 0–1 Argentina Kolkata, India [show] September 6, 2011 Argentina 3–1 Nigeria Dhaka, Bangladesh [show] 2011 Superclásico de las Américas September 14, 2011 Argentina 0–0 Brazil Córdoba, Argentina [show] 2011 Superclásico de las Américas September 28, 2011 Brazil 2–0 Argentina Belém, Brazil [show] February 29, 2012 Switzerland 1–3 Argentina Bern, Switzerland [show] June 9, 2012 Brazil 3–4 Argentina New Jersey, United States [show] August 15, 2012 Germany 1–3 Argentina Frankfurt, Germany [show] 2012 Superclásico de las Américas September 19, 2012 Brazil 2–1 Argentina Goiânia, Brazil [show] November 14, 2012 Saudi Arabia 0–0 Argentina Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [show] 2012 Superclásico de las Américas November 21, 2012 Argentina 2–1 (3–4 p) Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] February 6, 2013 Sweden 2–3 Argentina Solna, Sweden [show] June 14, 2013 Guatemala 0–4 Argentina Guatemala City, Guatemala [show] August 14, 2013 Italy 1–2 Argentina Rome, Italy [show] November 15, 2013 Ecuador 0–0 Argentina New Jersey, United States [show] November 18, 2013 Argentina 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina St. Louis, United States [show] March 5, 2014 Romania 0–0 Argentina Bucharest, Romania [show] June 4, 2014 Argentina 3–0 Trinidad and Tobago Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] June 7, 2014 Argentina 2–0 Slovenia La Plata, Argentina [show] September 3, 2014 Germany v Argentina Dusseldorf, Germany [show] 2014 Superclásico de las Américas October 11, 2014 Argentina v Brazil Beijing, China [show] October 14, 2014 Hong Kong v Argentina So Kon Po, Hong Kong [show] 2014 World Cup qualifiers Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Round 1 October 7, 2011 Argentina 4–1 Chile Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] Round 2 October 11, 2011 Venezuela 1–0 Argentina Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela [show] Round 3 November 11, 2011 Argentina 1–1 Bolivia Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] Round 4 November 15, 2011 Colombia 1–2 Argentina Barranquilla, Colombia [show] Round 5 June 2, 2012 Argentina 4–0 Ecuador Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] Round 7 September 7, 2012 Argentina 3–1 Paraguay Córdoba, Argentina [show] Round 8 September 11, 2012 Peru 1–1 Argentina Lima, Peru [show] Round 9 October 12, 2012 Argentina 3–0 Uruguay Mendoza, Argentina [show] Round 10 October 16, 2012 Chile 1–2 Argentina Santiago, Chile [show] Round 11 March 22, 2013 Argentina 3–0 Venezuela Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] Round 12 March 26, 2013 Bolivia 1–1 Argentina La Paz, Bolivia [show] Round 13 June 7, 2013 Argentina 0–0 Colombia Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] Round 14 June 11, 2013 Ecuador 1–1 Argentina Quito, Ecuador [show] Round 16 September 10, 2013 Paraguay 2–5 Argentina Asunción, Paraguay [show] Round 17 October 11, 2013 Argentina 3–1 Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina [show] Round 18 October 15, 2013 Uruguay 3–2 Argentina Montevideo, Uruguay [show] 2014 FIFA World Cup Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group Stage June 15, 2014 Argentina 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [show] Group Stage June 21, 2014 Argentina 1–0 Iran Belo Horizonte, Brazil [show] Group Stage June 25, 2014 Nigeria 2–3 Argentina Porto Alegre, Brazil [show] Round of 16 July 1, 2014 Argentina 1–0 (aet) Switzerland São Paulo, Brazil [show] Quarterfinals July 5, 2014 Argentina 1–0 Belgium Brasília, Brazil [show] Semifinals July 9, 2014 Netherlands 0–0 (aet) (2–4 p) Argentina São Paulo, Brazil [show] Final July 13, 2014 Germany v Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [show] Recent and forthcoming matches see also 2010–11 Argentina national team results. see also 2011–12 Argentina national team results. see also 2012–13 Argentina national team results. see also 2013–14 Argentina national team results. Players See also: Argentina international footballers Current squad On June 2, 2014, Argentina manager Alejandro Sabella named the 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[20] Caps and goals updated as of July 9, 2014 after the match against the Netherlands. # Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Sergio Romero February 22, 1987 (age 27) 53 0 Monaco Monaco 12 GK Agustín Orión January 26, 1981 (age 33) 3 0 Argentina Boca Juniors 21 GK Mariano Andújar July 30, 1983 (age 30) 10 0 Italy Catania 2 DF Ezequiel Garay October 10, 1986 (age 27) 24 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3 DF Hugo Campagnaro June 27, 1980 (age 34) 16 0 Italy Internazionale 4 DF Pablo Zabaleta January 16, 1985 (age 29) 42 0 England Manchester City 15 DF Martín Demichelis December 20, 1980 (age 33) 40 2 England Manchester City 16 DF Marcos Rojo March 20, 1990 (age 24) 27 1 Portugal Sporting 17 DF Federico Fernández February 21, 1989 (age 25) 30 2 Italy Napoli 23 DF José María Basanta April 3, 1984 (age 30) 12 0 Mexico Monterrey 5 MF Fernando Gago April 10, 1986 (age 28) 54 0 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 MF Lucas Biglia January 30, 1986 (age 28) 24 0 Italy Lazio 7 MF Ángel di María February 14, 1988 (age 26) 52 10 Spain Real Madrid 8 MF Enzo Pérez February 22, 1986 (age 28) 9 1 Portugal Benfica 11 MF Maxi Rodríguez January 2, 1981 (age 33) 57 16 Argentina Newells Old Boys 13 MF Augusto Fernández April 10, 1986 (age 28) 9 1 Spain Celta Vigo 14 MF Javier Mascherano June 8, 1984 (age 30) 104 3 Spain Barcelona 19 MF Ricardo Álvarez April 12, 1988 (age 26) 8 1 Italy Internazionale 9 FW Gonzalo Higuaín December 10, 1987 (age 26) 42 22 Italy Napoli 10 FW Lionel Messi (Captain) June 24, 1987 (age 27) 92 42 Spain Barcelona 18 FW Rodrigo Palacio February 5, 1982 (age 32) 26 3 Italy Internazionale 20 FW Sergio Agüero June 2, 1988 (age 26) 55 21 England Manchester City 22 FW Ezequiel Lavezzi May 3, 1985 (age 29) 36 4 France Paris Saint-Germain Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Óscar Ustari July 3, 1986 (age 28) 2 0 Argentina Newells Old Boys v. Italy, August 14, 2013 DF Emanuel Mammana February 10, 1996 (age 18) 1 0 Argentina River Plate v. Slovenia, June 7, 2014 DF Nicolás Otamendi February 12, 1988 (age 26) 16 1 Spain Valencia 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Lisandro Ezequiel López September 1, 1989 (age 24) 4 0 Portugal Benfica 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Gabriel Mercado March 18, 1987 (age 27) 1 0 Argentina River Plate 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Gino Peruzzi February 9, 1992 (age 22) 4 0 Italy Catania v. Romania, March 5, 2014 DF Lucas Orbán February 3, 1989 (age 25) 1 0 France Bordeaux v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 18, 2013 DF Facundo Roncaglia February 10, 1987 (age 27) 1 0 Italy Fiorentina v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 18, 2013 DF Fabricio Coloccini January 22, 1982 (age 32) 39 1 England Newcastle United v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 DF Sebastián Domínguez July 29, 1980 (age 33) 8 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 DF Cristian Ansaldi September 20, 1986 (age 27) 3 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v. Peru, October 11, 2013 DF Santiago Vergini August 3, 1988 (age 25) 1 0 England Sunderland v. Paraguay, September 10, 2013 MF Éver Banega June 29, 1988 (age 26) 24 2 Spain Valencia 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF José Sosa June 19, 1985 (age 29) 19 1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Fabián Rinaudo May 15, 1987 (age 27) 4 0 Portugal Sporting 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Érik Lamela March 4, 1992 (age 22) 6 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, November 18, 2013 MF Rodrigo Braña March 7, 1979 (age 35) 9 0 Argentina Quilmes v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 MF Leandro Somoza January 26, 1981 (age 33) 4 0 Argentina Lanús v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 MF Francisco Cerro February 9, 1988 (age 26) 1 0 Argentina Racing v. Italy, August 14, 2013 FW Franco Di Santo April 7, 1989 (age 25) 3 0 Germany Werder Bremen 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad FW Mauro Icardi February 19, 1993 (age 21) 1 0 Italy Internazionale v. Uruguay, October 15, 2013 Previous squads FIFA World Cup 1930 FIFA World Cup squad 1934 FIFA World Cup squad 1958 FIFA World Cup squad 1962 FIFA World Cup squad 1966 FIFA World Cup squad 1974 FIFA World Cup squad 1978 FIFA World Cup squad 1982 FIFA World Cup squad 1986 FIFA World Cup squad 1990 FIFA World Cup squad 1994 FIFA World Cup squad 1998 FIFA World Cup squad 2002 FIFA World Cup squad 2006 FIFA World Cup squad 2010 FIFA World Cup squad 2014 FIFA World Cup squad Copa América 1987 Copa América squad 1989 Copa América squad 1991 Copa América squad 1993 Copa América squad 1995 Copa América squad 1997 Copa América squad 1999 Copa América squad 2004 Copa América squad 2007 Copa América squad 2011 Copa América squad Confederations Cup 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup squad 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squad Competitive record FIFA World Cup Gold Silver Bronze en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team
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