Soccer World Cup: Argentina

Argentina football federation is also known as Asociation del Futbol Argentino (AFA). Argentina soccer team has won the world record for most international titles. It has won World Cup twice i.e. in the year 1978 and 1986 and was runner up in the year 1930 and 1990.

It has won the FIFA Confederations Cup in the year 1992 and stood as runner up in the year 1995 and 2005. 3)h it has won Copa America 14 times that is in the year : 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959,1991, 1993 and was runner up for 12 times in the year : 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1959, 1967, 2004, 2007.

It has also won Olympic football tournament in the year 2004 and 2008.

The Argentina soccer team is also known as Albicelestes. The team has a light blue jersey with black shorts.

Head Coach: . Diego Maradona

Captain of the team: Javier Mascherano

Most Capped Player: Javier Zanetti (131)

Top Scorer: Gabriel Batistuta (56)

FIFA Ranking: 6

The Argentina Squad List :

Goal keepers Juan Pablo Carrizo,
Mariano Andujar,
Federico Vilar
Defenders Martin Demichelis, Emiliano Papa,

Marcos Angeleri, Gabriel Heinze, Javier Zanetti,

Daniel Diaz, Walter Samuel, Juan Forlin
Midfielders Fernando Gago, Daniel Montenegro, Javier Mascherano,

Sebastian Battaglia, Maxi Rodriguez, Juan Sebastian Veron,

Lucho Gonzalez, Jonas Gutierrez, Angel di Maria.
Forwards Ezequiel Lavezzi, Diego Milito,

Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero,

Lionel Messi, Lisandro Lopez

Some of the names of the famous football Clubs in Argentina:


1) Boca Juniors

2) River Plate

3) Estudiantes






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