Argentina

Nickname(s)	Albicelestes (White and Sky blue)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Diego Maradona
Captain	Javier Mascherano
Most caps	Javier Zanetti (136)
Top scorer	Gabriel Batistuta (56)
Home stadium	El Monumental, Estadio Gigante de Arroyito.
FIFA code	ARG
FIFA ranking	6
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (March 2007, October 2007-June 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking	24 (August 1996)
Elo ranking	7
Highest Elo ranking	1 (most recently in July 2007, 34 times in total)
Lowest Elo ranking	28 (June 1990)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)
Biggest win
Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador  (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina  (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958)  Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina  (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959)  Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993)  Bolivia 6 - 1 Argentina  (La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)
World Cup
Appearances	14 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners, 1978 and 1986
Copa América
Appearances	38 (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

The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Argentina has won most international titles by any national team - 19, a record shared with Uruguay.^[1]

Argentina is one of the most successful national football teams in the world, and is currently eighth in the FIFA world rankings.^[2] The team has twice won the FIFA World Cup, in 1978 and 1986. Argentina has won the Copa América 14 times, a record shared with Uruguay, won the Confederations Cup in 1992 and the Olympic Football Tournament in 2004 and 2008.

Argentina and France are the only national teams which 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).^[3][4]

Contents 1 World Cup Record 1.1 World Cup 2006 1.2 Copa América 2007 2 Competitive record 2.1 Pan American Games record 2.2 Olympics record 3 Honours 3.1 Senior team 3.1.1 Friendly titles 3.2 Olympic team 4 Uniform 5 Managers 6 Results and Fixtures 6.1 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings 6.2 Recent games 7 Players 7.1 Current squad 7.2 Recent call ups 7.3 Previous squads 7.4 Most capped players 7.5 Top goalscorers 7.6 Notable players 8 Facts 9 See also 10 Footnotes 11 External links

[edit] World Cup Record

La Selección, also known as the Albicelestes (Light 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.^[5]

Argentina also won six of the fourteen 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.^[6]

[edit] World Cup 2006

Argentina had been eliminated at the group stage at Korea/Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup, although they had been among the pre-tournament favourites. There was a high expectation of a better performance in the Germany 2006.

Argentina qualified for the knockout stages with wins over Ivory Coast (2-1) and Serbia and Montenegro (6-0), and a 0-0 draw with the Netherlands.

In the round of sixteen, Argentina defeated Mexico 2-1 in extra-time, the winning goal by Maxi Rodríguez winning an online poll organised by FIFA, as the best goal of the World Cup [1]. In the quarter final, they lost 4-2 in a penalty shootout against hosts Germany after a 1-1 draw. A brawl erupted between the Argentines and Germans after the game ended. Unused substitute Leandro Cufré was sent off for kicking Per Mertesacker, while Maxi Rodríguez hit Bastian Schweinsteiger from behind. Following an investigation of video evidence, FIFA doled out 4-game and 2-game suspensions for Cufre and Rodriguez, respectively. Germany's Torsten Frings was suspended for the semifinal match for punching Julio Ricardo Cruz.

Shortly after the elimination, coach José Pekerman resigned from his position. AFA appointed Alfio Basile, who had previously managed the national side during the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Copa América 2007

Argentina won all three games in the group stage, beating United States, Colombia and Paraguay. After convincing victories over Peru and Mexico in the quarter final and semi final respectively, they were favourites to beat Brazil in the final, but were defeated 0-3.

[edit] Competitive record

FIFA World Cup Record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Second Place 2 5 4 0 1 18 9 1934 Round 1 9 1 0 0 1 2 3 1938 to 1954 Withdrew 1958 Round 1 13 3 1 0 2 5 10 1962 Round 1 10 3 1 1 1 2 3 1966 Quarter-finals 5 4 2 1 1 4 2 1970 Did not qualify 1974 Round 2 8 6 1 2 3 9 12 1978 Champions 1 7 5 1 1 15 4 1982 Round 2 12 5 2 0 3 8 7 1986 Champions 1 7 6 1 0 14 5 1990 Second Place 2 7 2 3 2 5 4 1994 Round of 16 9 4 2 0 2 8 6 1998 Quarter-finals 6 5 3 1 1 10 4 2002 Round 1 18 3 1 1 1 2 2 2006 Quarter-finals 6 5 3 2 0 11 3 2010 Qualified Total 15/19 2 Titles 65 33 13 19 113 74

FIFA Confederations Cup Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1992 Champions 2 2 0 0 7 1 1995 Second Place 3 1 1 1 5 3 1997 to 2003 Did not qualify 2005 Second Place 5 2 2 1 10 10 2009 Did not qualify Total 1 Title 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. Olympic medal record Men's football[7] Silver 1928 Amsterdam Team Silver 1996 Atlanta Team Gold 2004 Athens Team Gold 2008 Beijing Team

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

[edit] Pan American Games record

• 1951 - Champions
• 1955 - Champions
• 1959 - Champions
• 1963 - Second place
• 1967 - Round 1
• 1971 - Champions
• 1975 - Third place
• 1979 - Third place
• 1983 - Round 1
• 1987 - Third place
• 1991 - Did not enter
• 1995 - Champions
• 1999 - Did not enter
• 2003 - Champions
• 2007 - Round 1

[edit] Olympics record

Olympics Record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1896 No football tournament 1900-1920 Did Not Participate 1924 Did Not Qualify 1928 Runners-up 2 5 3 1 1 24 7 1932 No football tournament 1936-1956 Did Not Qualify 1960 Round 1 - 3 2 0 1 6 4 1964 Round 1 - 2 0 1 1 3 4 1968-1984 Did Not Qualify 1988 Quarter-finals - 4 1 1 2 4 5 1992 Did Not Qualify 1996 Runners-up 2 6 3 2 1 13 6 2000 Did Not Qualify 2004 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 17 0 2008 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 11 2 Total 7/24 2 Titles 32 21 5 6 78 28 [edit] Honours [edit] Senior team FIFA World Cup Winner (2): 1978, 1986 Runner-up (2): 1930, 1990 Copa America Winner (14): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946 (extra edition), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993. Runner-up (12): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959 (extra edition), 1967, 2004, 2007. FIFA Confederations Cup Winner (1): 1992 Runner-up (2): 1995, 2005 Artemio Franchi Trophy Winner (1): 1993 Nations' Cup Winner (1): 1964 Panamerican Championship: Winners (1): 1960 [edit] Friendly titles Copa Kirin: Winners (1): 1992 Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo 1910: Winners (1): 1910 Copa Roca: Winners (4): 1923, 1939, 1940, 1971 Copa Lipton: Winners (18): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909,1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992 Copa Newton: Winners (17): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975 [edit] Olympic team See also: Argentina Olympic Team A selection with limited team selection (only 3 players over 23 years could be included in the squad), won the following honours. The matches in these tournaments are generally not included in the statistics of the national team. Gold medal (2): 2004, 2008 Silver medal (2): 1928, 1996 [edit] Uniform 1901-1910 1911-present 1978 1986 1996-1997 1997-1999 2000-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-2008 [edit] Managers 1. 1924-1925 Angel Vázquez 2. 1927-1928 José Lago Millán 3. 1928-1929 Francisco Olazar 4. 1929-1930 Olazar & Tramutola 5. 1934-1934 Felipe Pascucci 6. 1934-1937 Manuel Seoane 7. 1937-1939 Ángel Fernández Roca 8. 1939-1960 Guillermo Stábile 9. 1960-1961 Victorio Spinetto 10. 1961-1961 José D'Amico 11. 1962-1963 Juan Carlos Lorenzo 12. 1963-1963 Alejandro Galán 13. 1963-1964 Horacio Amable Torres 14. 1964-1968 José María Minella 15. 1968-1968 Renato Cesarini 16. 1968-1969 Humberto Dionisio Maschio 17. 1969-1969 Adolfo Pedernera 18. 1969-1972 Juan José Pizzuti 19. 1972-1974 Enrique Omar Sívori 20. 1974-1974 Vladislao Cap 21. 1974-1983 César Luis Menotti 22. 1983-1990 Carlos Bilardo 23. 1990-1994 Alfio Basile 24. 1994-1998 Daniel Passarella 25. 1998-2004 Marcelo Bielsa 26. 2004-2006 José Pekerman 27. 2006-2008 Alfio Basile 28. 2008-0000 Diego Maradona [edit] Results and Fixtures Argentina participated in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) [edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 18 9 7 2 33 11 +22 34  Chile 18 10 3 5 32 22 +10 33  Paraguay 18 10 3 5 24 16 +8 33  Argentina 18 8 4 6 23 20 +3 28  Uruguay 18 6 6 6 28 20 +8 24  Ecuador 18 6 5 7 22 26 −4 23  Colombia 18 6 5 7 14 18 −4 23  Venezuela 18 6 4 8 23 29 −6 22  Bolivia 18 4 3 11 22 36 −14 15  Peru 18 3 4 11 11 34 −23 13   Argentina  – 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 Bolivia  6–1 – 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 4–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 Brazil  0–0 0–0 – 4–2 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 Chile  1–0 4–0 0–3 – 4–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–2 Colombia  2–1 2–0 0–0 2–4 – 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 Ecuador  2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 – 1–1 5–1 1–2 0–1 Paraguay  1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 5–1 – 1–0 1–0 2–0 Peru  1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 – 1–0 1–0 Uruguay  0–1 5–0 0–4 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 6–0 – 1–1 Venezuela  0–2 5–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 – Qualification: On 14 October 2009, Argentina qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 1–0 win against Uruguay.[8] [edit] Recent games Last game:  Argentina 1 – 0  Uruguay - Montevideo, Uruguay - October 14, 2009 - WCQ2010. Next game: Argentina vs  Spain - Madrid, Spain - November 14, 2009 - F. see also: Argentina national team 2008-09 results. see also: Argentina national team 2009-10 results. KEY: F = Friendly match; WCQ2010 = 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. [edit] Players [edit] Current squad The following 19 players were named for the Friendly match against  Spain on November 14, and  Nigeria on November 18 [9] Caps and goals as of October 14, 2009, subsequent to the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against  Uruguay.[10] No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Mariano Andújar July 30, 1983 (1983-07-30) (age 26) 4 0 Catania GK Sergio Romero February 22, 1987 (1987-02-22) (age 22) 3 0 AZ DF Cristian Ansaldi September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20) (age 23) 0 0 Rubin Kazan DF Fabricio Coloccini January 22, 1982 (1982-01-22) (age 27) 32 1 Newcastle United DF Martín Demichelis December 20, 1980 (1980-12-20) (age 28) 23 1 Bayern Munich DF Gabriel Heinze April 19, 1978 (1978-04-19) (age 31) 61 2 Marseille DF Nicolas Pareja January 19, 1984 (1984-01-19) (age 25) 0 0 Espanyol MF Pablo Aimar November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03) (age 30) 52 8 Benfica MF Esteban Cambiasso August 18, 1980 (1980-08-18) (age 29) 45 4 Internazionale MF Ángel Di María February 14, 1988 (1988-02-14) (age 21) 5 0 Benfica MF Fernando Gago April 10, 1986 (1986-04-10) (age 23) 26 0 Real Madrid MF Jonás Gutiérrez July 5, 1983 (1983-07-05) (age 26) 14 1 Newcastle United MF Javier Mascherano June 8, 1984 (1984-06-08) (age 25) 54 2 Liverpool MF Maxi Rodríguez January 2, 1981 (1981-01-02) (age 28) 34 10 Atlético Madrid FW Sergio Agüero June 2, 1988 (1988-06-02) (age 21) 20 7 Atlético Madrid FW Gonzalo Higuaín December 10, 1987 (1987-12-10) (age 21) 2 1 Real Madrid FW Ezequiel Lavezzi May 3, 1985 (1985-05-03) (age 24) 5 0 Napoli FW Lionel Messi June 24, 1987 (1987-06-24) (age 22) 42 12 Barcelona FW Carlos Tévez February 5, 1984 (1984-02-05) (age 25) 49 8 Manchester City [edit] Recent call ups The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Diego Pozo February 16, 1978 (1978-02-16) (age 31) 2 0 Colón vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) GK Cristian Campestrini June 16, 1980 (1980-06-16) (age 29) 1 0 Arsenal Sarandí vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) GK Juan Pablo Carrizo May 6, 1984 (1984-05-06) (age 25) 10 0 Real Zaragoza vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) GK Federico Vilar May 30, 1977 (1977-05-30) (age 32) 0 0 Atlante vs  Ecuador, June 10, 2009 (WCQ) DF Emiliano Insúa January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07) (age 20) 1 0 Liverpool vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) DF Fabián Monzón April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13) (age 22) 2 0 Boca Juniors vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) DF Rolando Schiavi January 18, 1973 (1973-01-18) (age 36) 4 0 Newell's Old Boys vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) DF Nicolás Otamendi February 12, 1988 (1988-02-12) (age 21) 5 0 Vélez Sársfield vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) DF Ignacio Canuto February 20, 1986 (1986-02-20) (age 23) 2 0 Argentinos Juniors vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) DF Matías Caruzzo August 15, 1984 (1984-08-15) (age 25) 2 0 Argentinos Juniors vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) DF Juan Insaurralde October 3, 1984 (1984-10-03) (age 25) 1 0 Newell's Old Boys vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) DF Cristian Villagra December 27, 1985 (1985-12-27) (age 23) 0 0 River Plate vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) DF Nicolás Burdisso April 12, 1981 (1981-04-12) (age 28) 27 2 Roma vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) DF Sebastián Domínguez July 29, 1980 (1980-07-29) (age 29) 2 0 Vélez Sársfield vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) DF Emiliano Papa April 19, 1982 (1982-04-19) (age 27) 6 0 Vélez Sársfield vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) DF Javier Zanetti August 10, 1973 (1973-08-10) (age 36) 136 5 Internazionale vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) DF Daniel Díaz June 13, 1979 (1979-06-13) (age 30) 12 1 Getafe vs  Russia, August 12, 2009 (Friendly) DF Juan Forlín October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01) (age 21) 0 0 Espanyol vs  Ecuador, June 10, 2009 (WCQ) DF Alexis Ferrero March 31, 1979 (1979-03-31) (age 30) 1 0 Colón vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) DF Marcos Angeleri April 7, 1983 (1983-04-07) (age 26) 3 0 Estudiantes vs  Bolivia, April 1, 2009 (WCQ) DF Walter Samuel March 23, 1978 (1978-03-23) (age 31) 53 4 Internazionale vs  Bolivia, April 1, 2009 (WCQ) MF Mario Bolatti February 17, 1985 (1985-02-17) (age 24) 3 1 Huracán vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) MF Rodrigo Braña March 7, 1979 (1979-03-07) (age 30) 1 0 Estudiantes vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) MF Lucho González January 19, 1981 (1981-01-19) (age 28) 43 6 Marseille vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) MF Federico Insúa January 3, 1980 (1980-01-03) (age 29) 12 0 Boca Juniors vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) MF Enzo Pérez February 22, 1986 (1986-02-22) (age 23) 2 0 Estudiantes vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) MF Juan Sebastián Verón March 9, 1975 (1975-03-09) (age 34) 68 9 Estudiantes vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) MF Nicolás Gaitán February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23) (age 21) 1 0 Boca Juniors vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) MF Jesús Méndez August 1, 1984 (1984-08-01) (age 25) 1 0 Rosario Central vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) MF Leonel Vangioni May 5, 1987 (1987-05-05) (age 22) 1 0 Newell's Old Boys vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) MF Sebastián Battaglia November 8, 1980 (1980-11-08) (age 29) 10 0 Boca Juniors vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) MF Jesús Dátolo May 19, 1984 (1984-05-19) (age 25) 3 2 Napoli vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) MF Christian Giménez February 1, 1981 (1981-02-01) (age 28) 0 0 Pachuca vs  Ecuador, June 10, 2009 (WCQ) MF Daniel Montenegro May 27, 1979 (1979-05-27) (age 30) 3 0 América vs  Ecuador, June 10, 2009 (WCQ) MF Hernán Bernardello August 3, 1986 (1986-08-03) (age 23) 1 0 Almería vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) MF Sebastián Blanco March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15) (age 21) 1 0 Lanús vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) MF Sebastián Prediguer September 4, 1986 (1986-09-04) (age 23) 1 0 Porto vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) MF Fabián Rinaudo May 15, 1987 (1987-05-15) (age 22) 1 0 Gimnasia La Plata vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) MF Franco Zuculini September 5, 1990 (1990-09-05) (age 19) 1 0 Hoffenheim vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) MF José Ernesto Sosa June 19, 1985 (1985-06-19) (age 24) 5 0 Bayern Munich vs  Scotland, November 19, 2008 (Friendly) FW Martín Palermo November 7, 1973 (1973-11-07) (age 36) 10 6 Boca Juniors vs  Uruguay, October 14, 2009 (WCQ) FW Mauro Boselli May 22, 1985 (1985-05-22) (age 24) 1 0 Estudiantes vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) FW Gabriel Hauche November 27, 1986 (1986-11-27) (age 22) 1 0 Argentinos Juniors vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) FW Luis Rodríguez January 1, 1985 (1985-01-01) (age 24) 1 0 Atlético Tucumán vs  Ghana, September 30, 2009 (Friendly) FW Diego Milito June 12, 1979 (1979-06-12) (age 30) 20 4 Internazionale vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) FW Lisandro López March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02) (age 26) 7 1 Lyon vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) FW Eduardo Salvio May 13, 1990 (1990-05-13) (age 19) 1 0 Lanús vs  Paraguay, September 9, 2009 (WCQ) FW Gonzalo Bergessio July 20, 1984 (1984-07-20) (age 25) 3 2 Saint-Etienne vs  Ecuador, June 10, 2009 (WCQ) FW Matías De Federico January 1, 1989 (1989-01-01) (age 20) 1 1 Corinthians vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) FW Esteban Fuertes December 26, 1972 (1972-12-26) (age 36) 1 0 Colón vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) FW José Sand July 17, 1980 (1980-07-17) (age 29) 2 0 Al Ain vs  Panama, May 20, 2009 (Friendly) FW Germán Denis September 10, 1981 (1981-09-10) (age 28) 5 0 Napoli vs  France, February 11, 2009 (Friendly) [edit] Previous squads 2007 Copa América - Argentina 2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads - Argentina 2002 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1998 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1994 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1990 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1986 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1982 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1978 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1974 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1966 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1962 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1958 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1934 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina 1930 FIFA World Cup squads - Argentina [edit] Most capped players As of October 10, 2009, the ten players with the most caps for Argentina are: # Name Career Caps Goals 1. Javier Zanetti 1994 - present 136 5 2. Roberto Ayala 1994 - 2007 115 7 3. Diego Simeone 1988 - 2002 106 11 4. Oscar Ruggeri 1983 - 1994 97 7 5. Diego Maradona 1977 - 1994 91 34 6. Ariel Ortega 1993 - 2003 86 17 7. Gabriel Batistuta 1991 - 2002 78 56 8. Juan Pablo Sorín 1995 - 2006 76 12 9. Américo Gallego 1975 - 1982 73 3 10. Daniel Passarella 1976 - 1986 70 22 [edit] Top goalscorers As of september 16 2009, the ten players with the most goals for Argentina are: # Name Career Goals Caps 1. Gabriel Batistuta 1991 - 2002 56 78 2. Hernán Crespo 1995 - 2007 36 64 3. Diego Maradona 1977 - 1994 34 91 4. Luis Artime 1961 - 1967 24 25 5. Leopoldo Luque 1975 - 1981 22 45 5. Daniel Passarella 1976 - 1986 22 70 7. José Sanfilippo 1956 - 1962 21 29 7. Herminio Masantonio 1935 - 1942 21 19 9. Mario Kempes 1973 - 1982 20 43 10. Norberto Méndez 1945 - 1956 19 31 10. José Manuel Moreno 1936 - 1950 19 34 10. René Pontoni 1942 - 1947 19 19 [edit] Notable players To appear in this section, players should have played 50 games or scored at least 10 goals for Argentina, or been part of a World Cup or Copa América winning team. Pablo Aimar (1997-) Antonio Angelillo (also played for Italy) (1957) Osvaldo Ardiles (1974-1982) Roberto Ayala (1995-2007) Abel Balbo (1988-1998) Gabriel Batistuta (1991-2003) Claudio Borghi (1983-1986) Miguel Ángel Brindisi (1969-1974) José Luis Brown (1983-1990) Jorge Burruchaga (1983-1990) Pedro Calomino (1917-1921) Claudio Caniggia (1988-2002) Roberto Cherro (1926-1937) Omar Oreste Corbatta (1956-1962) Hernán Crespo (1995-) Alfredo Di Stéfano (also played for Colombia and Spain) (1947) Ramón Díaz (1979-1982) Rogelio Domínguez (1951-1963) Ubaldo Fillol (1972-1985) Rodolfo Fischer (1967-1972) Marcelo Gallardo (1995-2002) Américo Gallego (1975-1982) Ricardo Giusti (1983-1990) Kily González (1995-2005) Sergio Goycochea (1989-1995) Gabriel Heinze (2003- ) Mario Kempes (1974-1982) Ángel Labruna (1942-1958) Claudio López (1995-2004) Félix Loustau (1945-1962) Leopoldo Luque (1975-1981) Javier Mascherano (2003- ) Diego Armando Maradona (1977-1994) Rinaldo Martino (1942-1948) Herminio Masantonio (1935-1942) José Manuel Moreno (1940-1947) Lionel Messi (2005-) Luis Monti (also played for Italy) (1924-1931) Julio Olarticoechea (1982-1990) Jorge Olguín (1976-1982) Ermindo Onega (1960-1967) Ariel Ortega (1993-2004) Daniel Passarella (1974-1986) Adolfo Pedernera (1940-1946) Carlos Peucelle (1928-1940) Nery Pumpido (1983-1990) Antonio Rattín (1959-1966) Fernando Redondo (1991-1996) Juan Román Riquelme (1997-2009) Oscar Ruggeri (1982-1994) Walter Samuel (1999-2006) José Sanfilippo (1957-1962) Javier Saviola (2003-) Roberto Néstor Sensini (1987-2003) Diego Simeone (1991-2003) Omar Sivori (also played for Italy) (1956-1957) Juan Pablo Sorín (1995-2006) Guillermo Stábile (1924-1934) Domingo Tarasconi (1922-1929) Marcelo Trobbiani (1974-1986) Jorge Valdano (1980-1990) Juan Sebastián Verón (1995-) Ricardo Villa (1974-1982) Javier Zanetti (1994-) see also Cat:Argentina international footballers [edit] Facts 1964 line-up for the Nations' Cup Argentina and Uruguay hold the record for the most international matches played between two countries.[citation needed] The two teams have faced each other 161 times since 1901. The first match against Uruguay was the first official international match to be played outside the United Kingdom.[11] 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. [edit] 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 [edit] Footnotes ^ Asociación del Fútbol Argentino ^ FIFA.com - The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking ^ FIFA.com - Argentina on FIFA.com ^ FIFA.com - Tournaments ^ BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Football | Football gold for Argentina ^ FIFA.com - Argentina first for first time ^ 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. ^ "Bolatti delivers for Diego". ESPN. 2009-10-14. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=230079&cc=5739. Retrieved 2009-10-15.  ^ "Los 19 elegidos por Maradona para enfrentar a España" (in Spanish). AFA. 2009-10-30. http://www.afa.org.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10456:los-19-elegidos-por-maradona-para-enfrentar-a-espana&catid=164:seleccion-mayor&Itemid=66. Retrieved 2009-11-02.  ^ "National football teams Argentina". National-football-teams.com. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/country.php?id=9&year=2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.  ^ Although Canada and the United States played two internationals in 1885 and 1886, neither match is considered official; Canada did not play an official international until 1904 and the USA did not play one until 1916. 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