Argentina national football team
| Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||
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(Montevideo, Uruguay; Jul 20, 1902)[1][1] |
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(Montevideo, Uruguay; January 22, 1942) |
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(La Paz, Bolivia; April 1, 2009) |
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| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1930) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1978 and 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
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.[4]
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).[5][6]
Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, Germany and England due to historic occurrences with one another throughout Football history.[7][8]
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.[9]
Argentina are the current Unofficial Football World Champions, having defeated the previous titleholders, Sweden, in a friendly on 6 February 2013.
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History[edit]
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.[12]
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.[13]
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.[14]
Kit history[edit]
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.[15] 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.[16]
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.[17]
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Managers[edit]
From 19241 to present days:
| Argentina national team Managers | |
| Period | Name |
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| 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.[18]
Current coaching staff[edit]
| Position | Staff |
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| 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[edit]
The following are Argentina's results and fixtures since Alejandro Sabella took over on July 2011, after the 2011 Copa America.[19]
Win Draw Loss
Friendlies[edit]
| September 2, 2011 | Venezuela |
0 – 1 | Kolkata, India | |||
| 19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report | Otamendi |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 94,000 Referee: Dinesh Nair (India) |
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| September 6, 2011 | Argentina |
3 – 1 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||
| 19:00 UTC+06:00 | Higuaín di María Elderson |
Report | Obasi |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Akbar Bakhshizadeh (Iran) |
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| Superclásico de las Américas September 14, 2011 |
Argentina |
0 – 0 | Córdoba, Argentina | |||
| 21:50 UTC−03:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
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| Superclásico de las Américas September 28, 2011 |
Brazil |
2 – 0 | Belém, Brazil | |||
| 21:50 UTC−03:00 | Lucas Neymar |
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico do Pará (Mangueirão) Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
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| February 29, 2012 | Switzerland |
1 – 3 | Bern, Switzerland | |||
| 20:30 UTC+01:00 | Shaqiri |
Messi |
Stadium: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
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| June 9, 2012 | Brazil |
3 – 4 | New Jersey, United States | |||
| 21:00 UTC+01:00 | Rômulo Oscar Hulk |
Messi Fernández |
Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 81,000 |
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| August 15, 2012 | Germany |
1 – 3 | Frankfurt, Germany | |||
| 20:45 UTC+02:00 | Zieler Höwedes |
Zabaleta Messi Khedira di María |
Stadium: Commerzbank Arena Referee: Jonas Eriksson |
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| 2012 Superclásico de las Américas September 19, 2012 |
Brazil |
2 – 1 | Goiânia, Brazil | |||
| Paulinho Neymar |
Juan Manuel Martínez Desábato |
Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
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| November 14, 2012 | Saudi Arabia |
0 – 0 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Abdullah |
Zabaleta |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) |
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| 2012 Superclásico de las Américas November 21, 2012 |
Argentina |
2 – 1 (3 – 4 p)
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Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| Scocco |
Fred |
Stadium: Estadio Alberto J. Armando "La Bombonera" Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
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| Martínez Montillo Domínguez Scocco Orión |
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| February 6, 2013 | Sweden |
2 – 3 | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| 20:30 UTC+01:00 | J. Olsson Elm |
Report | Higuaín Agüero Higuaín |
Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 49,646 Referee: Antony Gautier (France) |
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| June 14, 2013 | Guatemala |
0 – 4 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |||
| 20:00 UTC−06:00 | Report | Messi Fernández |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras) |
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| August 14, 2013 | Italy |
v | Rome, Italy | |||
| March 14, 2014 | Romania |
v | Bucharest, Romania | |||
| Stadium: Arena Națională |
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| March 18, 2014 | Argentina |
v | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti |
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2014 World Cup qualifiers[edit]
| Round 1 October 7, 2011 | Argentina |
4 – 1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 20:10 UTC-3 | Higuaín Messi Banega Rojo |
Report | Beausejour M. Fernández Jara |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 26,161 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
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| Round 2 October 11, 2011 | Venezuela |
1 – 0 | Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela | |||
| 20:20 UTC−04:30 | Amorebieta |
Report | Mascherano Rojo |
Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) |
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| Round 3 November 11, 2011 | Argentina |
1 – 1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 17:00 UTC-3 | Lavezzi Rodríguez |
Report | Moreno Robles |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 27,592 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
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| Round 4 November 15, 2011 | Colombia |
1 – 2 | Barranquilla, Colombia | |||
| 16:00 UTC-5 | Armero Pabón |
Report | Burdisso Braña Messi Agüero |
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) |
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| Round 5 June 2, 2012 | Argentina |
4 – 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 19:30 UTC-3 | Agüero Higuaín Messi Fernández Di María Mascherano |
Report | Ayoví |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru) |
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| Round 7 September 7, 2012 | Argentina |
3 – 1 | Córdoba, Argentina | |||
| 20:10 UTC-3 | Di María Higuaín Messi Palacio Braña |
Report | Fabbro Ortiz Piris V. Cáceres Valdez |
Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Wilson Seneme (Brazil) |
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| Round 8 September 11, 2012 | Peru |
1 – 1 | Lima, Peru | |||
| 20:25 UTC-5 | Advíncula Zambrano Lobatón Pizarro Ramírez |
Report | Higuaín Campagnaro Di María |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 34,111 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
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| Round 9 October 12, 2012 | Argentina |
3 – 0 | Mendoza, Argentina | |||
| 21:00 UTC−3 | Messi Agüero |
Report | Cáceres Lugano Godín Pereira |
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 31,997 Referee: Leandro Vuaden (Brazil) |
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| Round 10 October 16, 2012 | Chile |
1 − 2 | Santiago, Chile | |||
| 21:05 UTC-3 | Beausejour Díaz Vargas Gutiérrez |
Report | Messi Higuaín Di María |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay) |
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| Round 11 March 22, 2013 | Argentina |
3 – 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| 21:00UTC-3 | Higuain Messi Zabaleta |
Report | González Rincón Lucena Miku |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Victor Carillo (Peru) |
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| Round 12 March 26, 2013 | Bolivia |
1 − 1 | La Paz, Bolivia | |||
| 16:00 UTC-4 | Martins Gutiérrez Raldes |
[Report] | Banega Mascherano |
Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
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| Round 13 June 7, 2013 | Argentina |
0 − 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||
| --:-- | Higuain Biglia Garay Zabaleta |
Report | Aguilar Zapata Yepes Ramírez Zúñiga |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 44,807 Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela) |
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| Round 14 June 11, 2013 | Ecuador |
1 − 1 | Quito, Ecuador | |||
| --:-- | Domínguez Castillo Caicedo Saritama |
Report | Agüero Di María Fernández Garay Mascherano Basanta |
Stadium: Quito, Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) |
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Recent and forthcoming matches[edit]
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[edit]
Current squad[edit]
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.[20]
Caps and goals updated as June 14, 2013.
Recent call-ups[edit]The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
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