⚽️♛★ARGENTINA★♛ ⚽️NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM - OFFICIAL THREAD

The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti inBuenos Aires.
Argentina has won the most international titles by any national team (19), a record shared with Uruguay.
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HONOURS
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FIFA World Cup (2): 1978, 1986
FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1992
South American Championship / Copa America (14): 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993.
Other Awards
Artemio Franchi Trophy (1): 1993
Panamerican Championship (1): 1960
Copa Newton (17) [c] 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976
Copa Lipton (18): [c] 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1962, 1968, 1976, 1992
Copa Julio A. Roca (4): [d] 1923, 1939–40, 1940, 1971 [21]
Nations' Cup (1): 1964
Copa Kirin (1): 1992
Copa Centenario Revolución de Mayo 1910 (1): 1910
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The first match ever recorded by an Argentina national football team was played on 16 May 1901 against Uruguay, although the one played by Argentina on 20 July 1902 (also against Uruguay) is considered its first official match, a 6–0 win.

Since its establishment, the Argentina national team has appeared in five FIFA World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, 1978 (when the team won its first World Cup) beating the Netherlands), the 1986(winning its second World Cup after defeating West Germany), 1990 and 2014.

Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 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 the Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

 

Argentina before playing its first official match ever, v. Uruguay, on July 20, 1902. This is also the first photo recorded of an Argentine national team.
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Although the first match ever recorded by an Argentine side was played on 16 May 1901 against Uruguay, this is not considered an official game due to the match was not organized by Uruguay's Football Association but by Albion FC in its home field, "Paso del Molino". The Uruguayan side had nine players from that club and the remainder from Nacional. Argentina won the match by 3-2.

The match considered the first official game played by Argentina was held in the same venue, on 20 July 1902 against Uruguay.[1] Argentina defeated the Uruguayan side by 6–0. The line-up was: José Buruca Laforia (Barracas A.C.), William Leslie (Quilmes), Walter Buchanan (Alumni), Eduardo Patricio Duggan (Belgrano A.C.), Carlos J. Buchanan (Alumni), Ernesto Brown (Alumni), Edward O. Morgan (Quilmes), Juan José Moore (cap.) (Alumni), Juan O. Anderson (Lomas A.C.), Carlos Edgar Dickinson (Belgrano A.C.), Jorge Brown (Alumni). The goals were scored by Dickinson, Arímalo, Morgan, Carve Urioste, Anderson and J. Brown
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The classic light blue and white striped jersey was first worn in 1908 vs Uruguay :

 

Argentina won its first South American championship in 1921, also held in Buenos Aires. The squad won all the games disputed, defeating Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to earn six points with no goals received. Notable players of that team were goalkeeper Américo Tesoriere and striker Pedro Calomino. Julio Libonatti was also tournament's top scorer

 

The team that won the Nations' Cup in 1964

 

Argentina host the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 1978

 

On 25 June 1978, at River Plate's Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina played its second World Cup final. Mario Kempes gave Argentina the lead in the 38th minute, with the Dutch squad able to respond in the 82nd minute for the equalizer. The game went to extra time and Mario Kempes once again gave the Argentines the lead and Daniel Bertoni added another goal which sealed the win for Argentina, which became the second South American team to win the World Cup at its home soil. Kempes was not only the most notable player of the team but also the topscorer of the tournament with six goals.


Team captain Daniel Passarella holding the World Cup trophy.

 

1986 World Cup
Argentina won a game played at the Azteca in which the squad won its second World Cup title. José Luis Brown opened the scoring for Argentina, then the team increased the lead with a goal by Jorge Valdano. Germany started a comeback with goals from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Völler, which evened the game at 2–2. Jorge Burruchaga scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute, giving Argentina a 3–2 victory over Germany.
Diego Maradona raising the FIFA World Cup trophy at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

 

The team that won the 1991 Copa América held in Chile

 

This Post has been Booked for posting the picture of Lionel Messi Lifting an international Cup For Argnetina (Copa America 2019,WorldCup 2022)

 

An Argentine international, Messi is his country's all-time leading goalscorer. At youth level, he won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, finishing the tournament with both the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe,and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.