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.
Scott Staffin will manage the editorial section in worldcupupdates.org. Scott is a passionate soccer blogger from the United States. He is also a football player and a diehard fan of Argentina.