Argentina

Nickname	Albicelestes (White and Sky blue)
Association	Argentine Football Association
Coach	José Pekerman (2004-)
Most caps	Diego Simeone (106)
Top scorer	Gabriel Batistuta (56)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First International Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)
Largest win Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Worst 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)
World Cup
Appearances	13 (First in 1930)
Best result	Winners, 1978 and 1986
Copa América
Appearances	37 (First in 1916)
Best result	Winners, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993

The Argentina national football team is one of the most successful national football teams, having won two World Cups and one Olympic Title. Argentina and Uruguay hold the record for the most international matches played against two countries, there have been 161 matches played against each other since 1901. The first match against Uruguay was the first official international match to be played outside Britain. (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.)

Argentina has appeared in four World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost 4-2 to Uruguay. They won the final at their next attempt in 1978, beating the Netherlands 3-1 and also won in 1986, a 3-2 victory over West Germany. Their last final was in 1990, which they lost 1-0 to West Germany.

Argentina have been very successful in Copa América, winning it eleven times and also winning the 'extra' South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Runners-up
• 1934 - Round 1
• 1938 - Withdrew
• 1950 - Withdrew
• 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 - Round 1
• 1962 - Round 1
• 1966 - Quarterfinals
• 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

Copa América record

Famous Players

• Gabriel Batistuta
• Hernán Crespo
• Alfredo Di Stefano (also played for Colombia and Spain)
• Mario Kempes
• Diego Maradona
• Daniel Passarella
• Fernando Redondo
• Diego Simeone
• Juan Sebastian Veron
• Javier Zanetti

External links

• Official website, at the Argentine Football Association's website (http://www.afa.org.ar/)
• RSSSF archive of results 1901-2002 (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg-intres.html)
• RSSSF archive of results 1999- (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg-intres-bielsa.html)
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-recintlp.html)
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1901-90 (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/arg-coach-triv.html)