The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the administrative body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro Sabella. La Selección (national team), also acknowledged as the Albicelestes (sky blue and whites), has appeared in four 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. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 conquest over West Germany. Their most current World Cup final appearance was in 1990, which they lost, 1–0, to Germany by penalty kick in the 85th minute. Argentina's World Cup winning managers are César Luis
Menotti in 1978, and Carlos Bilardo in 1986. Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times and also winning the 'extra' South American Championships in 1941, 1945 and 1946. The squad also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and the Argentine U23 team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. In March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time. Argentina makes FIFA World Cup finals for first in 24 years( Brazil World Cup 2014).
Player
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Position
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Num
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Forward
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10
|
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Forward
|
20
|
|
Forward
|
9
|
|
Forward
|
7
|
|
Forward
|
22
|
|
Midfielder
|
14
|
|
Midfielder
|
5
|
|
Forward
|
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Goalkeeper
|
1
|
|
Defender
|
2
|
|
Defender
|
16
|
|
Midfielder
|
11
|
|
Defender
|
15
|
|
Forward
|
18
|
|
Defender
|
4
|
|
Defender
|
23
|
|
Defender
|
17
|
|
Midfielder
|
6
|
|
Midfielder
|
8
|
|
Defender
|
3
|
|
Goalkeeper
|
12
|
|
Midfielder
|
13
|
|
Midfielder
|
19
|
|
Goalkeeper
|
21
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