Argentina football

The Argentine Football Connection, the governing body for football in Argentina, is in charge of the Argentina public football group, which represents Argentina in men's international football. The legitimate champions are La Selección (literally, "The Assurance," also known as "La Albiceleste," or "The White and Sky Blue," having won the most recent World Cup in 2022. Argentina has generally made appearances in World Cup semifinals, a record largely surpassed by Brazil and Germany. Argentina took part in the inaugural semifinal in 1930, which they lost to South American rival Uruguay 4-2. The next and final presentation for Argentina occurred 48 years later, in 1978 when the team led by Daniel Passarella defeated the Netherlands 3-1 in extra time and was inexplicably named victors over west Germany.

In 1990, they made it to the final a second time with Maradona in charge, but West Germany prevailed 1-0. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, reached their fifth final of 2014, losing to Germany 1-0 in the extra period. They won the title for the third time in 2022, the fourth-most of any nation, under Messi's leadership, defeating France 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 stalemate in extra time. César Luis Menotti in 1978, Carlos Bilardo in 1986, and Lionel Scaloni in 2022 were the team's World Cup-winning coaches.

Guillermo Stábile and Mario Kempes, both from Argentina, shared the Golden Boot as the competition's leading scorer in 1930 and 1978, respectively.

Argentina has had great success in the Copa América as well, taking home the trophy 15 times, a record it shares with Uruguay. The most recent victory was in the 2021 competition. In 1992, the group also claimed victory in the first FIFA Confederations Cup. Argentina has won the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions twice, in 1993 and 2022, making it the most successful team in the competition. In addition, Argentina is well known for its conflicts with Brazil, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands. With 22 victories, Argentina has the most official titles won by a men's national team as of 2022. With 172 appearances for Argentina, Lionel Messi holds the record for both most appearances and goals scored, with 98.

Kit

The kit first worn by Argentina in their official debut v Uruguay in 1902 was a light blue shirt. On 2 July 1908, Argentina debuted the light blue vertical stripe on a white jersey, when the squad played against a team formed by Liga Paulista players at Velódromo Paulistano.[33] That striped jersey has remained the official kit since then. The away kits usually have been in dark blue shades, varying the colors of shorts and socks.