Argentina national football team championships, records, history
Team, nicknamed the "Argentina de Corazones," (Quarterback: Diego Maradona), is one of the most successful national football teams in history. The team won two FIFA World Cups, in 1986 and 1990, and was runner-up in the third, in 1930. The team has also won three Copa America titles, in 1916, 1930, and 1989.
The team was founded in 1893 and played mostly in regional leagues until being invited to join the Argentine Association in 1900. They first made their international debut at the 1904 World Cup, where they finished in fourth place. The team's first major success came at the 1986 World Cup, where they won the tournament with a perfect record of wins and losses.
• Argentina national football team.
At full international level, their 1996 (3-2 vs. Nigeria) and 2008 (1-0 vs. Argentina) Olympic teams also faced each other in the gold medal match. They also took part in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship final; both goals for Argentina in the 2-1 tie were scored by Lionel Messi, who will play in 2014 and Scored for the first team in the 2018 World Cup. On September 6, 2011, an international football friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria, including Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Javier, was held at the Bangabandu National Stadium. Star players from both countries such as Mascherano and John Obi Mikel. Argentina won 3-1 thanks to goals from then-Real Madrid teammates Gonzalo Higuain and Angel Di Maria and an own goal from Nigeria's Erderson Echiyeguile, while Chinedu won 3-1. · Obasi scored Nigeria's only goal.
Argentina is one of the giants of the national football team and is known for its great passion for football; Jonathan Wilson in Dirty Faced Angels wrote: "No country has so knowledgeable its football, Love its theories and myths so much". When talking about Argentina in the context of football, one cannot skip over Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, two of the greatest footballers of all time. But the story goes back even further, when other stars rescued Argentine football, such as Manuel Cione, Antonio Sastre, Adolfo Pedenera and Omar Sivoli. The team is also known as the Albiceleste due to the color of the jersey.
Argentina won its first South American championship in Buenos Aires in 1921. The team has won all contested games, beating Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to score six points without a goal. Notable players on this team include goalkeeper Americo Tessorier and striker Pedro Calomino. Julio Libonatti was also the tournament's top scorer.
• Argentina national football league.
From August 2017 to June 2018, a total of 28 teams participated in the league. Four teams were relegated to the National Serie A and two teams advanced. This season is also the first "Argentina Super League" organized by the organization of the same name, managed independently and with its own statutes. Therefore, the AFA only focuses on the Argentine national team. The 2017/18 season was the first title organised by the institution.
As of the 2018/19 season, five teams from Argentina have qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The Champions of the First Division are automatically eligible to participate in the competition. The other three best-ranked teams at the end of the game (2nd to 4th) also qualify for the Cup (2nd and 3rd in the group stage, 4th in the second stage).
In 1916, Argentina participated in the first tournament organized by CONMEBOL, the South American Championship (now the Copa America) in Buenos Aires and Avellaneda, which Uruguay won. The hosts, along with Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, were the only teams to take part in the inaugural competition. In this match, Argentina played three games, beating Chile 6-0 and drawing with Brazil and Uruguay, which won the championship with a goal difference advantage. The final lineup is: Isola, Diaz, Reyes, Martinez, Olazaar, Badarako, Heisinger, Ojako, H. Hayes, E. Hayes and Perinetti.
