By Burnett Munthali
World cup 2022 is in its most exciting stages. Tonight Tuesday 13 December 2022, Argentina takes on Croatia at 9:00 PM (21:00 hours)
This is get another crucial game. This article looks at Argentina separately as a team which will play tonight.
The article is an attempt of showcasing what Argentina is all about and what this team is made of.
Briefly this write up shows the climax and low moments of Argentina.
This article is about the men’s team. The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in men’s international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina.
Argentina Nickname(s)
La Albiceleste
(‘The White and Sky Blue’). Association
Argentine Football Association (AFA)
Confederation
CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach
Lionel Scaloni. Captain
Lionel Messi. Most caps
Lionel Messi (170). Top scorer. Lionel Messi (95)
Home stadiums
List
Antonio V. Liberti
(Buenos Aires). Alberto J. Armando
(Buenos Aires). Ciudad de La Plata
(La Plata). Mario Alberto Kempes
(Córdoba). Malvinas Argentinas
(Mendoza). San Juan del Bicentenario
(San Juan). Único Madre de Ciudades
(Santiago del Estero)
FIFA code: ARG
FIFA ranking
Current: 3 (6 October 2022). Highest
1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008, July–October 2015, April 2016 – April 2017)
Lowest: 20 (August 1996)
First international
Uruguay 0–6 Argentina
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) [3][4][5][6]
Biggest win
Argentina 12–0 Ecuador
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina
(Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958)
Bolivia 6–1 Argentina
(La Paz, Bolivia; 1 April 2009)[7]
Spain 6–1 Argentina
(Madrid, Spain; 27 March 2018)[8]
World Cup Appearances
18 (first in 1930)
Best result
Champions (1978, 1986)
Copa América
Appearances
43 (first in 1916)
Best result
Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021)
Pan American Championship Appearances
2 (first in 1956)
Best result
Champions (1960)
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Appearances
2 (first in 1993)
Best result
Champions (1993, 2022)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances
3 (first in 1992)
Best result
Champions (1992)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam Team
FIFA World Cup
1978 Argentina Team
1986 Mexico Team
1930 Uruguay Team
1990 Italy Team
2014 Brazil Team
Copa América
1921 Argentina Team
1925 Argentina Team
1927 Peru Team
1929 Argentina Team
1937 Argentina Team
1941 Chile Team
1945 Chile Team
1946 Argentina Team
1947 Ecuador Team
1955 Chile Team
1957 Peru Team
1959 Argentina Team
1991 Chile Team
1993 Ecuador Team
2021 Brazil Team
1916 Argentina Team
1917 Uruguay Team
1920 Chile Team
1923 Uruguay Team
1924 Uruguay Team
1926 Chile Team
1935 Peru Team
1942 Uruguay Team
1959 Ecuador Team
1967 Uruguay Team
2004 Peru Team
2007 Venezuela Team
2015 Chile Team
2016 United States Team
1919 Brazil Team
1956 Uruguay Team
1963 Bolivia Team
1989 Brazil Team
2019 Brazil Team
La Selección (National Team) , also known as La Albiceleste, has appeared in five 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 at extra time.
Argentina won again in 1986 with a 3–2 victory over West Germany, and a tournament campaign inspired by their captain Diego Maradona.
They made the World Cup finals once more in 1990, and lost 1–0 to West Germany through an 87th minute penalty converted by Andreas Brehme.
Argentina made their fifth appearance in a World Cup final in 2014, again losing to Germany 1–0 during extra-time.
The team’s World Cup-winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978 and Carlos Bilardo in 1986.
Argentina has also been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 15 times, most recently led by Lionel Messi in 2021, and is currently tied with Uruguay in most wins. The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Argentina is the most successful team in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, having won it twice (1993 and 2022).
Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, Germany and Netherlands.