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The Argentinean Football Team known widely as Argentina National Football Team is controlled by the Asociacion del Futbol Argentino (AFA). The Argentinean football squad is one of the most successful national teams, currently standing at the number 1 position in the FIFA ranking.  The team is popularly known as La Selection and Albicelestes. 

 

 
 
Albicelestes
 
 
 
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World Cup finals

The Argentina team has held the record for playing in four World Cup finals. In 1930, they got the opportunity to play their first World Cup final but lost the match to Uruguay. The match statistics reveal that though the team participated in four final matches, they only won two of the four matches. In 1978, they played in the World Cup Final for the second time, against strong rivals Netherlands. Inspite of the enthusiasm and good on-field performance by both the teams, the match finally went in favor of Argentina by 3-1.

 
 
Argentina Champions 1978
 
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The third final match against Germany was equally exciting. Both the teams played exceptionally well and the Argentinean team emerged as winners with a final score of 3-2.
 
 
 
World Cup 1986
 
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The same enthusiasm was seen by the team during their 1990 match. The Argentina team played well, however due to a contraversial penalty they lost the match to Germany by 1-0.


 

Copa America

The Argentina team has won several honors including the Copa America Cup which it has won over fourteen times. Apart from the Copa America Cup, the team has won the South America Championships held in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The team has also been proud winners at the Pan American Games held during 1951, 1955, 1971, 1995 and 2003. In the year 2004, the team won the Olympics football gold medal held in Athens. To add to the team’s accomplishments, they also managed to reach the top slot of the FIFA World Rankings for first time in March 2007.


 

Alfio Besile

 

 
 
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The present football squad consists of some of the best players, manager and other staff. Alfio Besile is the head coach, who has been a good player and a manager through out his career. He began his career in Bella Vista and played for the Racing Club from 1964 to 1970. After retirement from international football in the year 1975, he began the new innings of his career. Over the years, he has coached prominent teams like Rosario Central, Racing Club, Huracan, Uruguayan Nacional, Atletico Madrid and more. In 1990, he led the Argentine national football team to win the two Copa America achievements.




 

Football history

Over the years there have been a lot of good players that have led the team of Argentina to reach the apex of the Football history. Some of them being Rene Pontoni, Jose Manuel Moreno and Norberto Mendez scoring 19 goals, Herminio Masantoni with 21 goals, Mario Kempes with 20. 

 
 
Mario Kempes Goals
 
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Diego Maradona with 34 goals.

 

 
 
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Herman Crespo with 35 goals and Gabriel Batistuta scoring 56 goals. 

 
 
Gabriel Batistuta 100 Goals
 
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The fans and supporters of the team shall remember and cherish all the players that have contributed to the achievements of the team.


 

El Monumental

The Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, more popularly known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, in the Nuñez district of Buenos Aires, Argentina is known to be the national stadium of Argentina. It is also the home venue of Club Atlético River Plate and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti El Monumental.


 

Team Honors:


2 FIFA World Cup
(1978, 1986)

14 Copa America
(1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993)

1 FIFA Confederations Cup
(1992)

1 Olympic Games
(2004)

5 U-20 FIFA World Cup
(1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005)
 



 

National team history: (World Cup Record)


1930 - Runners-up
1934 - Round 1
1938 - Withdrew
1950 - Withdrew
1954 - Did not enter
1958 - Round 1
1962 - Round 1
1966 - Quarter-finals
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Round 2
1978 - Champions
1982 - Round 2
1986 - Champions
1990 - Runners-up
1994 - Round 2
1998 - Quarterfinals
2002 - Round 1
2006 - Quarterfinals
Best World Cup result: Champions (1978, 1986)
World Cup Appearances: 14 (1st appearance in 1930)
 



 

Copa America Record:


1916 - Runners-up
1917 - Runners-up
1919 - Third Place
1920 - Runners-up
1921 - Champions
1922 - Fourth Place
1923 - Runners-up
1924 - Runners-up
1925 - Champions
1926 - Runners-up
1927 - Champions
1929 - Champions
1935 - Runners-up
1937 - Champions
1939 - Withdrew
1941 - Champions
1942 - Runners-up
1945 – Champions
1946 - Champions
1947 - Champions
1949 - Withdrew
1953 - Withdrew
1955 - Champions
1956 - Third Place
1957 - Champions
1959 - Champions
1963 - Third Place
1967 - Runners-up
1975 - Round 1
1979 - Round 1
1983 - Round 1
1987 - Fourth Place
1989 - Third Place
1991 - Champions
1993 - Champions
1995 - Quarterfinals
1997 - Quarterfinals
1999 - Quarterfinals
2001 - Withdrew
2004 - Runners-up
 



 

Olympic medal record: (venue-medal- year)


1 Athens-Greece Gold (2004)
1 Atlanta- USA Silver (1996)
1 Amsterdam-Netherlands Silver (1928)


Squad

NamePositionGrade FansGroups
Nicolás Andrés Burdisso
Defense
151
0
Javier Alejandro Mascherano
Midfield
1893
0
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
Offense
15931
0
Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Offense
1876
0
Sergio Germán Romero
Goal
53
0
Ángel Fabián di María Hernández
Midfield
207
0
Mariano Gonzalo Andújar
Goal
92
0
Lucas Rodrigo Biglia
Midfield
16
0
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín
Offense
798
0
Diego Hernán Valeri
Midfield
0
0
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