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The Argentina National Football team represents Argentina in men’s international football and are the reigning world champions, winning their third World Cup in 2022. Also known as La Albiceleste, Argentina have collectively won a record 22 national team titles and hold the current no. 2 FIFA ranking in the world. Individually for Argentina, current captain Lionel Messi is the most-capped player with 173 matches and leading goal scorer with 99 goals.
Argentina play most of their home matches at River Plates’ Estadio Monumental, in Buenos Aires. Opened in 1938, the stadium is the largest in both Argentina and all of South America with a capacity of 83,196. The venue has hosted many notable matches but none more so than the iconic 1978 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and the Netherlands. The host nation won 3-1 in extra time and claimed their first World Cup through the leadership of Daniel Passarella and brilliance of Golden Boot winner Mario Kempes.
The first ever international fixture Argentina played was against Uruguay in 1902. The match was the first international for both sides and was held in Montevideo with Argentina winning 6-0. 3 decades later this fixture was played at the first ever World Cup final in 1930 with Uruguay ultimately winning 4-2. The South American rivalry between Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay has always been a spectacle due to their passionate fan bases and talent of world class players. Both of these aspects along with the fact that each nation is a multiple World Cup winning team just adds to the rivalry.
Concluding 2022 with a penalty shoot-out victory over France in the World Cup final, Argentina will have their eyes set on defending their title with 2026 World Cup qualifier matches later this year. These qualifier matches will build-up to defending their Copa America title in the United States for the 2024 tournament in hope of adding further legacy on an already iconic football nation.
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The Argentina National Football team represents Argentina in men’s international football and are the reigning world champions, winning their third World Cup in 2022. Also known as La Albiceleste, Argentina have collectively won a record 22 national team titles and hold the current no. 2 FIFA ranking in the world. Individually for Argentina, current captain Lionel Messi is the most-capped player with 173 matches and leading goal scorer with 99 goals.
Argentina play most of their home matches at River Plates’ Estadio Monumental, in Buenos Aires. Opened in 1938, the stadium is the largest in both Argentina and all of South America with a capacity of 83,196. The venue has hosted many notable matches but none more so than the iconic 1978 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and the Netherlands. The host nation won 3-1 in extra time and claimed their first World Cup through the leadership of Daniel Passarella and brilliance of Golden Boot winner Mario Kempes.
The first ever international fixture Argentina played was against Uruguay in 1902. The match was the first international for both sides and was held in Montevideo with Argentina winning 6-0. 3 decades later this fixture was played at the first ever World Cup final in 1930 with Uruguay ultimately winning 4-2. The South American rivalry between Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay has always been a spectacle due to their passionate fan bases and talent of world class players. Both of these aspects along with the fact that each nation is a multiple World Cup winning team just adds to the rivalry.
Concluding 2022 with a penalty shoot-out victory over France in the World Cup final, Argentina will have their eyes set on defending their title with 2026 World Cup qualifier matches later this year. These qualifier matches will build-up to defending their Copa America title in the United States for the 2024 tournament in hope of adding further legacy on an already iconic football nation.
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