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General Information-Argentina Soccer Team
Country - Argentina
Capital City - Buenos Aires
Continent - South America
Manager - José Pekerman
Captain - Diego Simeone
Star Man - Hernan Crespo
Argentina Soccer Team History
Founded 1893
Affiliated 1912
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WC participations 13 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
WC honours 2-time FIFA World Cup winners (1978, 1986), 2-time FIFA World Cup runners-up (1930, 1990)
Continental Titles Copa America 14 times (1921, 1925, 1927, 1927, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993), Pan American Cup 6 times (1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995, 2003)
First International: Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901)
Largest win: Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador (Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
Worst defeat: Czechoslovakia 6 - 1 Argentina (Helsingborg, Sweden; 15 June 1958)
Uruguay 5 - 0 Argentina (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 16 December 1959)
Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September 1993)
Copa America
Appearances: 37 (First in 1916) Best result Winners, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993
Argentina Soccer World Cup Record:
| Year | Host | Performance |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Runners Up |
| 1934 | Italy | First Round |
| 1938 | France | - |
| 1950 | Brazil | - |
| 1954 | Switzerland | - |
| 1958 | Sweden | Fourth, Pool One |
| 1962 | Chile | Third, Group Four |
| 1966 | England | Quarter finals |
| 1970 | Mexico | - |
| 1974 | West Germany | Second Group stage |
| 1978 | Argentina | Winners |
| 1982 | Spain | Third, Group C |
| 1986 | Mexico | Winners |
| 1990 | Italy | Runners Up |
| 1994 | U.S.A. | Second Round (last 16) |
| 1998 | France | Quarter finals |
| 2002 | S.Korea/Japan | Third, Group F |
| 2006 | Germany | in Group C with Cote d’Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands |
ARGENTINA Football Team for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Coach:
Jose Pekerman
Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri, Oscar Ustari, Leonardo Franco
Defenders:
Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Heinze, Juan Pablo Sorin, Nicolas Burdisso, Gabriel Milito, Leandro Cufre, Fabricio Coloccini.
Midfielders:
Javier Mascherano, Esteban Cambiasso, Pablo Aimar, Javier Mascherano, Luis Gonzalez, Maximiliano 'Maxi' Rodriguez, Lionel Scaloni.
Forwards:
Carlos Tevez, Hernan Crespo, Lionel Messi, Javier Saviola, Julio Cruz, Rodrigo Palacio.
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Argentina statistics | in Group C with Cote d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands |
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The team is known as 'Albiceleste'
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| Jersey No. | Name of the Player |
| 1 | Roberto Abbondanzieri |
| 2 | Roberto Ayala |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Sorin |
| 4 | Fabricio Coloccini |
| 5 | Esteban Cambiasso |
| 6 | Gabriel Heinze |
| 7 | Javier Saviola |
| 8 | Javier Mascherano |
| 9 | Hernan Crespo |
| 10 | Juan Roman Riquelme |
| 11 | Carlos Tevez |
| 12 | Leonardo Franco |
| 13 | Lionel Scaloni |
| 14 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 15 | Gabriel Milito |
| 16 | Pablo Aimar |
| 17 | Leandro Cufre |
| 18 | Maximiliano 'Maxi' Rodriguez |
| 19 | Lionel Messi |
| 20 | Julio Cruz |
| 21 | Nicolas Burdisso |
| 22 | Luis Gonzalez |
| 23 | Oscar Ustari |
Argentina Soccer Team, a two-time world champion is one of the favorites for the FIFA World Cup 2006, Germany. The team became the first South American country to qualify for the World Cup Finals on 8th June 2005 when they defeated Brazil 3 - 1, with three matches still to be played in their CONMEBOL zone.
Player to look for in the 'Albiceleste' side are midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme (jersey no. 10) (Villarreal), defender Gabriel Heinze (jersey no. 6) (Manchester United) and forwards Carlos Tevez (jersey no. 11) (Corinthians), Hernan Crespo (jersey no. 9) (Chelsea) & Lionel Messi (jersey no. 19) (Barcelona).
Argentina's defeat of Brazil in Buones Aires confirmed their qualification with 34 points. This time they secured the second position in their qualifying group, the first position being held by Brazil. In the past since the qualifiers of USA 94, Argentina Soccer Team has been securing the top place in the CONMEBOL Group. This time the team had ten wins, four draws and four defeats.
Argentina has won the World Cup twice in the years 1978 and 1986. Mario Kempes was the star player in the 1978 triumph and Diego Maradona led the 1986 triumph.
Argentina Soccer Team will be playing in Group C along with Serbia and Montenegro, Cote d'Ivoire and Netherlands. When the eight groups were drawn on 09th Dec 2005; Group C was termed the suicidal group as all the four teams are strong and only two will go into the next round.
Serbia and Montenegro topped its group without losing any match and conceding only 1 goal in the 10 qualifying matches. Their group included Spain.
Cote d'Ivoire topped its group, which included Cameroon and Egypt (winner of 2006 Africa Cup of Nations).
Netherlands topped its group, which included Czech Republic by scoring 10 wins and 2 draws in the 12 qualifying matches.
The Argentinians unfortunately failed to advance from the group stage in Korea/Japan 2002. It was a painful exit for the Albiceleste and they are looking forward to conquer the crown for the third time. This time it is difficult to predict if Argentina can shine like its earlier glorious days.
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