Argentina national football team (Spanish Seleccion de Fubol of Argentina) is the representative of Argentina in international football for men and is managed through the Argentine Football Association, the authority for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.
La Seleccion (National Team) Also called La Albiceleste, has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the initial final in 1930. In that final, was a 4-2 loss to Uruguay. Argentina took the title in their second final match in 1978, defeating the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time. Argentina were again victorious in 1986, with the score of 3-2 against West Germany, and a winning campaign that was influenced by the Captain Diego Maradona. They made it to the World Cup finals once more in 1990, only to lose 1-1 against West Germany following a controversial penalty during the final minute of the game in the 87th. Argentina is led by Lionel Messi, made their fifth appearance in the World Cup final in 2014 but lost again to Germany by 1-0 in extra-time. In Argentina, the World Cup winning managers are Cesar Luis Menotti in 1978 and Carlos Bilardo in 1986.
Argentina has also been extremely efficient in winning the Copa America, winning it 15 times, the most recent time with the help of Lionel Messi in 2021, and currently are tied with Uruguay for the most wins. They also was the winner of in 1992 the FIFA Confederations Cup. Argentina has the highest success rate in CONMEBOL UEFA Cup of Champions, winning two times (1993 as well as 2022). Argentina is well-known for its disputes against Brazil, Uruguay, England and Germany.
