Argentina national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Argentina women's national football team.

Argentina

Nickname(s)	La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Alejandro Sabella
Captain	Lionel Messi
Most caps	Javier Zanetti (145)
Top scorer	Gabriel Batistuta (56)
Home stadium	El Monumental, Mario A. Kempes, Estadio Único
FIFA code	ARG
FIFA ranking	3
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (March)
Lowest FIFA ranking	(August 1996)
Elo ranking	4
Highest Elo ranking	1 (most recently in July 2007, 34 times in total)
Lowest Elo ranking	28 (June 1990)
First colours Second colours
First international
Uruguay 0–6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; Jul 20, 1902)
Biggest win
Argentina 12–0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; January 22, 1942)
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; June 15, 1958) Uruguay 5–0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; December 16, 1959) Argentina 0–5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 5, 1993) Bolivia 6–1 Argentina (La Paz, Bolivia; April 1, 2009)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners, 1978 and 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
Confederations Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1992)
Best result	Winners, 1992
Honours Olympic medal record Men's football Silver 1928 Amsterdam Team Silver 1996 Atlanta Team Gold 2004 Athens Team Gold 2008 Beijing Team

The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro Sabella. The team is currently third in the FIFA World Rankings.

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. Argentina's 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 Argentine 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.

Argentina and France are the only two national teams that have won the three most important men's 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 Football Championship for France).

Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, Germany and England due to historic occurrences with one another throughout Football history.

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.

Argentina are the current Unofficial Football World Champions, having defeated the previous titleholders, Sweden, in a friendly on 6 February 2013.

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. 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.

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. Argentina's 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.

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.

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. The trophy was established by Brazilian Football Confederation for the benefit of Roberto Chery's relatives. Chery was Uruguay's substitute goalkeeper and died during the 1919 South American Championship after collapsing in a game against Chile.

In the 1958 World Cup, Argentina wore the yellow IFK Malmo's jersey in the match against West Germany as the team didn't bring away uniforms to Sweden.

Home

1901	1911–1974	1930 (World Cup)	1975	1978	1986	1990
1994	1998	1999	2002	2004	2006	2008
2010	2011

Away and rare kits

1919	1958	1978	1982	1986	1994	1998
2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2011

Managers

From 1924¹ to present days:

Argentina national team Managers
Period	Name
1924-25	Angel Vázquez
1926-27	Jorge Valderrama
1927-28	José Lago Millán
1928-29	Francisco Olazar
1929-30	Olazar & Juan José Tramutola
1934	Felipe Pascucchi
1934-37	Manuel Seoane
1937-39	Ángel Fernández Roca
1939-60	Guillermo Stábile
1960-61	Victorio Spinetto
1962-63	Juan Carlos Lorenzo
1963	Alejandro Galán
1963-64	Horacio Amable Torres
1964-68	José María Minella
1968	Renato Cesarini
1968-69	Humberto Maschio
1969	Adolfo Pedernera
1969-72	Juan José Pizzuti
1972-74	Enrique Omar Sívori
1974	Vladislao Cap
1974-83	César Luis Menotti
1983-90	Carlos Bilardo
1990-94	Alfio Basile
1994-98	Daniel Passarella
1998-2004	Marcelo Bielsa
2004-06	José Pekerman
2006-08	Alfio Basile
2008-10	Diego Maradona
2010-11	Sergio Batista
2011–present	Alejandro Sabella

Notes:

• ¹ There is no recorded information about who were managers in 1901-24 and 1930-35 (with the exception of Pascucci, credited just for one match played on May 27, 1934.

Current coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Alejandro Sabella
Assistant managers	Julián Camino, Claudio Gugnali
Fitness coach	Pablo Blanco
Goalkeeping coach	Juan José Romero
Physicians	Dr. Daniel Martínez, Dr. Alejandro Rolón
Physical therapists	Luis García, Rubén Araguas

Last updated: August 30, 2011
Source: AFA

Results and Fixtures

The following are Argentina's results and fixtures since Alejandro Sabella took over on July 2011, after the 2011 Copa America.

      Win       Draw       Loss

Friendlies

September 2, 2011	Venezuela	0 – 1	Argentina	Kolkata, India
19:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Otamendi  70'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 94,000 Referee: Dinesh Nair (India)

September 6, 2011	Argentina	3 – 1	Nigeria	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 UTC+06:00	Higuaín  24' di María  26' Elderson  66' (o.g.)	Report	Obasi  47'	Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran)

Superclásico de las Américas September 14, 2011	Argentina	0 – 0	Brazil	Córdoba, Argentina
21:50 UTC−03:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Superclásico de las Américas September 28, 2011	Brazil	2 – 0	Argentina	Belém, Brazil
21:50 UTC−03:00	Lucas  53' Neymar  75'			Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

February 29, 2012	Switzerland	1 – 3	Argentina	Bern, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+01:00	Shaqiri  49'		Messi  20', 88', 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

June 9, 2012	Brazil	3 – 4	Argentina	New Jersey, United States
21:00 UTC+01:00	Rômulo  23' Oscar  56' Hulk  72'		Messi  32', 34', 84' Fernández  75'	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 81,000

August 15, 2012	Germany	1 – 3	Argentina	Frankfurt, Germany
20:45 UTC+02:00	Zieler  30' Höwedes  82'		Zabaleta  26' Messi 32'  52' Khedira  45' (o.g.) di María  73'	Stadium: Commerzbank Arena Referee: Jonas Eriksson

2012 Superclásico de las Américas September 19, 2012	Brazil	2 – 1	Argentina	Goiânia, Brazil
	Paulinho  26'  80' Neymar  90+4' (pen.)  88'		Juan Manuel Martínez  20' Desábato  90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

November 14, 2012	Saudi Arabia	0 – 0	Argentina	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	Abdullah  90+3'		Zabaleta  62'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

2012 Superclásico de las Américas November 21, 2012	Argentina	2 – 1 (3 – 4 p)	Brazil	Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Scocco  81' (pen.)  89'		Fred  83'	Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando "La Bombonera" Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
		Penalties
	Martínez Montillo Domínguez Scocco Orión		Neves Jean Carlinhos Fred Neymar

February 6, 2013	Sweden	2 – 3	Argentina	Stockholm, Sweden
20:30 UTC+01:00	J. Olsson  17' Elm  90+5'	Report	Higuaín  3' Agüero  19' Higuaín  23'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 49,646 Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

June 14, 2013	Guatemala	0 – 4	Argentina	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−06:00		Report	Messi  15', 40', 49' Fernández  36'	Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)

August 14, 2013	Italy	v	Argentina	Rome, Italy

March 14, 2014	Romania	v	Argentina	Bucharest, Romania
				Stadium: Arena Națională

March 18, 2014	Argentina	v	Italy	Buenos Aires, Argentina
				Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti

2014 World Cup qualifiers

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Round 1 October 7, 2011	Argentina	4 – 1	Chile	Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:10 UTC-3	Higuaín  7', 51', 62' Messi  25' Banega  44' Rojo  58'	Report	Beausejour  38' M. Fernández  59' Jara  61'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 26,161 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Round 2 October 11, 2011	Venezuela	1 – 0	Argentina	Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
20:20 UTC−04:30	Amorebieta  61'	Report	Mascherano  58' Rojo  59'	Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Round 3 November 11, 2011	Argentina	1 – 1	Bolivia	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 UTC-3	Lavezzi  60' Rodríguez  68'	Report	Moreno  55',  56' Robles  59'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 27,592 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Round 4 November 15, 2011	Colombia	1 – 2	Argentina	Barranquilla, Colombia
16:00 UTC-5	Armero  31' Pabón  45'	Report	Burdisso  37' Braña  46' Messi  61' Agüero  84',  84'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Round 5 June 2, 2012	Argentina	4 – 0	Ecuador	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC-3	Agüero  20',  51' Higuaín  30',  66' Messi  32' Fernández  33' Di María  76' Mascherano  86'	Report	Ayoví  55'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru)

Round 7 September 7, 2012	Argentina	3 – 1	Paraguay	Córdoba, Argentina
20:10 UTC-3	Di María  2' Higuaín  31' Messi  63' Palacio  80' Braña  82'	Report	Fabbro  17' (pen.) Ortiz  21' Piris  32' V. Cáceres  63' Valdez  78'	Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Wilson Seneme (Brazil)

Round 8 September 11, 2012	Peru	1 – 1	Argentina	Lima, Peru
20:25 UTC-5	Advíncula  8' Zambrano  22' Lobatón  34' Pizarro  40' Ramírez  80'	Report	Higuaín  38' Campagnaro  88' Di María  89'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 34,111 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Round 9 October 12, 2012	Argentina	3 – 0	Uruguay	Mendoza, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3	Messi  65', 79' Agüero  75'	Report	Cáceres  30' Lugano  50' Godín  78' Pereira  89'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 31,997 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil)

Round 10 October 16, 2012	Chile	1 − 2	Argentina	Santiago, Chile
21:05 UTC-3	Beausejour  50' Díaz  51' Vargas  76' Gutiérrez  90'	Report	Messi  28' Higuaín  31' Di María  51'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Round 11 March 22, 2013	Argentina	3 – 0	Venezuela	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00UTC-3	Higuain  29', 59',  75' Messi  45' (pen.) Zabaleta  86'	Report	González  31' Rincón  37' Lucena  39' Miku  84'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Victor Carillo (Peru)

Round 12 March 26, 2013	Bolivia	1 − 1	Argentina	La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC-4	Martins  25' Gutiérrez  66' Raldes  76'	[Report]	Banega  44',  47' Mascherano  79'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Round 13 June 7, 2013	Argentina	0 − 0	Colombia	Buenos Aires, Argentina
--:--	Higuain  30' Biglia  40' Garay  71' Zabaleta  75'	Report	Aguilar  66' Zapata  30' Yepes  44' Ramírez  73' Zúñiga  85'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 44,807 Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela)

Round 14 June 11, 2013	Ecuador	1 − 1	Argentina	Quito, Ecuador
--:--	Domínguez  2' Castillo  17' Caicedo  58' Saritama  90'	Report	Agüero  4' (pen.) Di María  56' Fernández  59' Garay  67' Mascherano  88' Basanta  90+5'	Stadium: Quito, Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

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.

Players

See also: Argentina international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Colombia on June 7, and Ecuador on June 11, and Friendly Match against Guatemala on June 14, 2013.

Caps and goals updated as June 14, 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Sergio Romero (1987-02-22) February 22, 1987 39 0 Sampdoria 1GK Mariano Andújar (1983-07-30) July 30, 1983 9 0 Catania 1GK Agustín Orión (1981-07-26) July 26, 1981 3 0 Boca Juniors 2DF Fabricio Coloccini (1982-01-22) January 22, 1982 37 1 Newcastle United 2DF Pablo Zabaleta (1985-01-16) January 16, 1985 31 0 Manchester City 2DF Clemente Rodríguez (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981 18 1 Boca Juniors 2DF Federico Fernández (1989-02-21) February 21, 1989 18 2 Napoli 2DF Marcos Rojo (1990-03-20) March 20, 1990 17 0 Sporting Lisbon 2DF Ezequiel Garay (1986-10-10) October 10, 1986 15 0 Benfica 2DF Hugo Campagnaro (1980-06-27) June 27, 1980 10 0 Internazionale 2DF Gino Peruzzi (1992-06-09) June 9, 1992 4 0 Vélez Sarsfield 2DF José María Basanta (1984-04-03) April 3, 1984 3 0 Monterrey 3MF Javier Mascherano (1984-06-08) June 8, 1984 92 2 Barcelona 3MF Ángel di María (1988-02-14) February 14, 1988 39 8 Real Madrid 3MF Éver Banega (1988-06-29) June 29, 1988 19 1 Valencia 3MF Pablo Guiñazú (1978-08-26) August 26, 1978 16 0 Libertad 3MF Lucas Biglia (1986-01-30) January 30, 1986 10 0 Lazio 3MF Rodrigo Braña (1979-03-07) March 7, 1979 9 0 Estudiantes 3MF Walter Montillo (1984-04-14) April 14, 1984 6 0 Santos 3MF Augusto Fernández (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 5 1 Celta Vigo 3MF Érik Lamela (1992-03-04) March 4, 1992 2 0 Roma 4FW Lionel Messi (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 82 35 Barcelona 4FW Sergio Agüero (1988-06-02) June 2, 1988 45 18 Manchester City 4FW Gonzalo Higuaín (1987-12-10) December 10, 1987 33 20 Real Madrid 4FW Ezequiel Lavezzi (1985-05-03) May 3, 1985 24 2 Paris Saint-Germain 4FW Rodrigo Palacio (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 14 1 Internazionale 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 Cristian Álvarez (1985-11-13) November 13, 1985 0 0 Espanyol v. Sweden, February 6, 2013 GK Óscar Ustari (1986-07-03) July 3, 1986 2 0 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 GK Esteban Andrada (1991-01-26) January 26, 1991 0 0 Lanús v. Brazil, October 3, 2012 GK Marcelo Barovero (1984-02-12) February 12, 1984 0 0 River Plate v. Brazil, October 3, 2012 GK Cristian Campestrini (1980-06-16) June 16, 1980 2 0 Arsenal v. Brazil, September 19, 2012 DF Sebastián Domínguez (1981-07-29) July 29, 1981 7 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Bolivia, March 26, 2013 DF Cristian Ansaldi (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 3 0 Rubin Kazan v. Sweden, February 6, 2013 DF Leandro Desábato (1979-01-24) January 24, 1979 5 0 Estudiantes v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 DF Lisandro E. López (1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 4 0 Arsenal v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 DF Santiago Vergini (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988 1 0 Newell's Old Boys v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 DF Maximiliano Caire (1988-07-12) July 12, 1988 0 0 Colón v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 DF Luciano Monzón (1987-04-13) April 13, 1987 7 0 Fluminense v. Chile, October 16, 2012 DF Germán Ré (1981-11-02) November 2, 1981 0 0 Estudiantes v. Brazil, October 3, 201 MF Fernando Gago (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 45 0 Vélez Sársfield v. Colombia, June 7, 2013 MF José Ernesto Sosa (1985-06-19) June 19, 1985 18 1 Metalist Kharkiv v. Colombia, June 7, 2013 MF Maxi Rodríguez (1981-01-02) January 2, 1981 46 12 Newell's Old Boys v. Bolivia, March 26, 2013 MF Leonardo Ponzio (1982-01-29) January 29, 1982 8 0 River Plate v. Bolivia, March 26, 2013 MF Nicolás Gaitán (1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 6 0 Benfica v. Sweden, February 6, 2013 MF Fabián Rinaudo (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 4 0 Sporting Lisbon v. Sweden, February 6, 2013 MF Leonel Vangioni (1987-05-05) May 5, 1987 3 0 River Plate v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 MF Óscar Ahumada (1982-08-31) August 31, 1982 1 0 All Boys v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 MF Francisco Cerro (1988-02-09) February 9, 1988 1 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 MF Iván Bella (1989-09-13) September 13, 1989 0 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 MF Pablo Pérez (1985-08-10) August 10, 1985 0 0 Newell's Old Boys v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 MF Eduardo Salvio (1990-07-13) July 13, 1990 6 0 Benfica v. Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2012 MF Ricardo Álvarez (1988-04-12) April 12, 1988 3 0 Internazionale v. Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2012 MF Tino Costa (1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 2 0 Valencia v. Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2012 MF Cristian Chávez (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 4 1 Lanús v. Brazil, October 3, 2012 MF Leandro Somoza (1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 2 0 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, October 3, 2012 MF Juan Sánchez Miño (1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 0 0 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, October 3, 2012 MF Julio Buffarini (1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 0 0 San Lorenzo v. Brazil, September 19, 2012 MF Adrián Centurión (1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 0 0 Racing v. Brazil, September 19, 2012 FW Franco Di Santo (1989-04-07) April 7, 1989 3 0 Wigan Athletic v. Bolivia, March 26, 2013 FW Juan Manuel Martínez (1985-10-25) October 25, 1985 4 1 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 FW Hernán Barcos (1984-04-11) April 11, 1984 4 0 Grêmio v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 FW Ignacio Scocco (1985-05-29) May 29, 1985 1 2 Newell's Old Boys v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 FW Emanuel Gigliotti (1987-05-20) May 20, 1987 1 0 Colón v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 FW Lucas Mugni (1992-01-12) January 12, 1992 0 0 Colón v. Brazil, November 21, 2012 FW Lucas Viatri (1987-03-29) March 29, 1987 3 0 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, September 19, 2012 FW Rogelio Funes Mori (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 1 0 River Plate v. Brazil, September 19, 2012 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 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 Maradona celebrating the 1986 FIFA World Cup won by Argentina team Argentina Team , many of the players were present during the 2010 World Cup, where Argentina reached the quarterfinals and was placed fifth in the final board FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 18 9 1934 First round 9th 1 0 0 1 2 3 1938 to 1950 Withdrew 1954 Did Not Enter 1958 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 5 10 4 3 0 1 10 2 1962 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 11 3 1966 Quarter-final 5th 4 2 1 1 4 2 4 3 1 0 9 2 1970 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 4 6 1974 Second group stage 8th 6 1 2 3 9 12 4 3 1 0 9 2 1978 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 15 4 – – – – – – 1982 Second group stage 11th 5 2 0 3 8 7 – – – – – – 1986 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 14 5 6 4 1 1 12 6 1990 Runners-up 2nd 7 2 3 2 5 4 – – – – – – 1994 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 6 8 4 2 2 9 10 1998 Quarter-final 6th 5 3 1 1 10 4 16 8 6 2 23 13 2002 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 18 13 4 1 42 15 2006 Quarter-final 6th 5 3 2 0 11 3 18 10 4 4 29 17 2010 Quarter-final 5th 5 4 0 1 10 6 18 8 4 6 23 20 2014 To Be Determined 11 7 3 1 24 8 Total 2 Titles 15/19 70 37 13 20 123 80 113 66 27 20 184 104 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup record Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad 1992 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 7 1 Squad 1995 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 5 3 Squad 1997 Did not qualify 1999 2001 2003 2005 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 10 10 Squad 2009 Did not qualify 2013 Total 1 Title 3/9 10 5 3 2 22 14 - *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Copa América Copa América Total: 14 Titles Year Position Year Position Year Position 1916 Second place 1939 Withdrew 1967 Second place 1917 Second place 1941 Champions 1975 Round 1 1919 Third place 1942 Second place 1979 Round 1 1920 Second place 1945 Champions 1983 Round 1 1921 Champions 1946 Champions 1987 Fourth place 1922 Fourth place 1947 Champions 1989 Third place 1923 Second place 1949 Withdrew 1991 Champions 1924 Second place 1953 Withdrew 1993 Champions 1925 Champions 1955 Champions 1995 Quarter-finals 1926 Second place 1956 Third place 1997 Quarter-finals 1927 Champions 1957 Champions 1999 Quarter-finals 1929 Champions 1959 Champions 2001 Withdrew 1935 Second place 1959 Second place 2004 Second place 1937 Champions 1963 Third place 2007 Second place 2011 Quarter-finals Honours Note: The list above is only for the Senior team. See also: Argentina Olympic Team and Argentina national under-20 football team FIFA World Cup (2): 1978, 1986 South American Championship / Copa America (14): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993. FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1992 Other Awards Artemio Franchi Trophy (1): 1993 Panamerican Championship (1): 1960 Copa Newton (17) 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976 Copa Lipton (18): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992 Copa Julio A. Roca (4): 1923, 1939–40, 1940, 1971 Nations' Cup (1): 1964 Copa Kirin (1): 1992 Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo 1910 (1): 1910 Most capped players As of June 14, 2013, the ten players with the most caps for Argentina are: Rank. Name Career Caps Goals 1 Javier Zanetti 1994–2011 145 5 2 Roberto Ayala 1994–2007 115 7 3 Diego Simeone 1988–2002 106 11 4 Oscar Ruggeri 1983–1994 97 7 5 Javier Mascherano 2003–present 92 2 6 Diego Maradona 1977–1994 91 34 7 Ariel Ortega 1993–2010 87 17 8 Lionel Messi 2005–present 82 35 9 Gabriel Batistuta 1991–2002 78 56 10 Juan Pablo Sorín 1995–2006 76 11 Top goalscorers As of June 14, 2013, the ten players with the most goals for Argentina are: Rank. Player Career Goals Caps Avg/Game 1 Gabriel Batistuta 1991–2002 56 78 0.718 2 Hernán Crespo 1995–2007 35 64 0.555 Lionel Messi 2005–present 35 82 0.427 4 Diego Maradona 1977–1994 34 91 0.374 5 Luis Artime 1961–1967 24 25 0.960 6 Leopoldo Luque 1975–1981 22 45 0.488 Daniel Passarella 1976–1986 22 70 0.314 8 José Sanfilippo 1956–1962 21 29 0.724 Herminio Masantonio 1935–1942 21 19 1.105 10 Gonzalo Higuaín 2009– 20 33 0.625 Mario Alberto Kempes 1973-1982 20 43 0.465 Notable players This section lists players who have appeared in 50 matches or scored at least 10 goals for Argentina. Abel Balbo (1988–1998) Alberto Tarantini (1974–1982) Américo Gallego (1975–1982) Ángel Labruna (1942–1958) Antonio Angelillo (1957) Ariel Ortega (1993–2010) Carlos Peucelle (1928–1940) Carlos Tévez (2004– ) Claudio Caniggia (1988–2002) Claudio López (1995–2004) Daniel Bertoni (1974–1982) Daniel Passarella (1974–1986) Diego Maradona (1977–1994) Diego Simeone (1991–2003) Domingo Tarasconi (1922–1929) Ermindo Onega (1960–1967) Esteban Cambiasso (2000–) Félix Loustau (1945–1952) Fernando Redondo (1992–1999) Gabriel Batistuta (1991–2003) Gabriel Heinze (2003–2010) Gonzalo Higuaín (2009– ) Herminio Masantonio (1935–1942) Hernán Crespo (1995–2007) Humberto Maschio (1956–1957) Javier Mascherano (2003– ) Javier Saviola (2001–2009) Javier Zanetti (1994–2011) Jorge Burruchaga (1983–1990) Jorge Olguín (1976–1982) José Luis Brown (1983–1990) José Manuel Moreno (1940–1947) José Sanfilippo (1957–1962) Juan Pablo Sorín (1995–2006) Juan Román Riquelme (1997–2008) Juan Sebastián Verón (1995–2010) Kily González (1995–2005) Leopoldo Luque (1975–1981) Lionel Messi (2005– ) Luis Artime (1961–1967) Manuel Ferreira (1927–1930) Manuel Seoane (1924–1929) Marcelo Gallardo (1995–2002) Mario Kempes (1974–1982) Maxi Rodríguez (2003– ) Miguel Ángel Brindisi (1969–1974) Nicolás Burdisso (2003–) Norberto Méndez (1945–1956) Omar Oreste Corbatta (1956–1962) Oscar Más (1965–1972) Oscar Ruggeri (1982–1994) Osvaldo Ardiles (1974–1982) Pablo Aimar (1999–2009) Ramón Díaz (1979–1982) René Houseman (1973–1979) René Pontoni (1942–1947) Ricardo Giusti (1983–1990) Rinaldo Martino (1942–1948) Roberto Ayala (1995–2007) Roberto Cherro (1926–1937) Roberto Sensini (1987–2003) Rodolfo Fischer (1967–1972) Rodolfo Micheli (1953–1956) Rogelio Domínguez (1951–1963) Rubén Ayala (1969–1974) Rubén Héctor Sosa (1959–1962) Sergio Agüero (2006– ) Ubaldo Fillol (1972–1985) Walter Samuel (1999–2010) Gallery Américo Tesoriere played for Argentina between 1919 and 1925. Cesáreo Onzari scored the first "olympic goal" vs. Uruguay in 1924. Adolfo Zumelzú played in the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1930 World Cup. Guillermo Stábile played in the 1930 World Cup and managed the team from 1939 to 1960. Norberto Méndez, all-time top scorer of the Copa América with 17 goals. Silvio Marzolini played in the 1962 and 1966 World Cup. César Menotti coached the team for 10 years, winning the 1978 World Cup. Mario Kempes, the top scorer in the 1978 World Cup. Daniel Passarella, the 1978 champions' captain. Ubaldo Fillol, voted best goalkeeper at the 1978 World Cup. Diego Maradona the 1986 champions' captain and best player of the tournament Oscar Ruggeri made 97 appearances for Argentina between 1983 and 1994. Carlos Bilardo won the 1986 World Cup as coach. Javier Zanetti played 145 matches for Argentina, including two World Cups. Gabriel Batistuta, all-time top scorer with 56 goals. Roberto Ayala played in 10 tournaments from 1994 to 2007, also spent time as captain. Hernán Crespo, is the second top scorer of Argentina with 35 goals. Lionel Messi is the second top scorer of Argentina with 35 goals in 82 matches. Facts Argentina and Uruguay hold the record for the most international matches played between two countries. The two teams have faced each other 198 times since 1901. The first match against Uruguay was the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom. Marcelo Trobbiani was a member of the Argentina World Cup squad in 1986, but he only managed two minutes of play in the entire tournament, he came on in the 88th minute of the World Cup Final against West Germany. This two minutes of football equalled the world record for the shortest World Cup career set by Tunisia's Khemais Labidi in 1978. In the 2006 World Cup Leandro Cufré was given a red card and sent off after the end of the Quarter Final game with Germany for his part in the brawl after the match, even though he was a substitute and had not participated in the game itself. It is the only occasion of a player being sent off in a FIFA World Cup match after the final whistle. Four years earlier, in the 2002 World Cup Claudio Caniggia was sent off for swearing at a match official from the substitute bench. See also Vamos vamos Argentina Argentina national under-17 football team Argentina national under-20 football team Argentina national under-23 football team Argentina and Brazil football rivalry Argentina and England football rivalry Argentina national football team head to head Notes References National Squads External links Official website, at the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino's website RSSSF archive of results 1901–2002 RSSSF archive of results 1999– RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers RSSSF archive of coaches 1901–90 News and results of the Argentina national team Argentina Soccerway Profile [fifa.com/argentina]