Argentina

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’s home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires. 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 following a controversial penalty call in the 87th minute. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, made their fifth appearance in a World Cup final in 2014, again losing to Germany 1–0 during extra-time. Argentina’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 are currently tied with Uruguay in most wins. The team also won the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy. Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, and Germany due to particular occurrences with one another throughout football history.

Argentina 2022 FIFA World Cup Team  Squad

NO.	Player	Club
1	Emiliano Martínez	Aston Villa F.C.
2	Esteban Andrada	C.F. Monterrey
3	Agustín Marchesín	FC Porto
4	Lionel Messi	Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
5	Lautaro Martínez	Inter Milan
6	Paulo Dybala	Juventus F.C.
7	Ángel Di María	Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
8	Lucas Ocampos	Sevilla
9	Lucas Alario	Bayer Leverkusen
10	Nicolás González	ACF Fiorentina
11	Papu Gómez	Sevilla
12	Nicolás Domínguez	Bologna F.C. 1909
13	Leandro Paredes	Paris Saint-Germain
14	Rodrigo De Paul	LaLiga
15	Santiago Ascacibar	Hertha BSC
16	Giovani Lo Celso	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
18	Exequiel Palacios	Bayer Leverkusen
19	Nicolás Otamendi	S.L. Benfica
20	Nicolás Tagliafico	Ajax
21	Lisandro Martínez	Ajax
22	Marcos Acuña	Sevilla FC
23	Lucas Martínez Quarta	ACF Fiorentina
24	Gonzalo Montiel	LaLiga
25	Cristian Romero	Tottenham Hotspur
26	Marcos Senesi	Feyenoord

Argentina Football Coach Lionel Scaloni

Lionel Sebastián Scaloni is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the coach of the Argentina national team. A player of wide range, he operated as a right back or right midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Deportivo in Spain, amassing totals of 258 games and 15 goals over 12 seasons in La Liga with three teams. He also played several years in Italy, with Lazio and Atalanta.

Argentina 2022 FIFA World Cup Kit