Argentina

History

La Selección is nickname for Argentina. Argentina has followed four FIFA World Cup editions in total overall. At the inaugural World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay, they lost 4-2 on the host.

Mario Deflated and Diego Maradona led Argentina to win the World Cup in 1978 and in Mexico in 1986. After that, Argentina is the highest achievement in 1990, explores the final, but lost 1-0 victory over West Germany in the Summit party. Argentina also won six of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, winning in 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1995 and 2003.

Argentina's journey towards Brazil 2014

After the win against Chile 4-1 to start World Cup qualifying, Argentina then stumbled when against Venezuela by playing a 1-1 draw at home to Bolivia, which raised doubts whether coach Alejandro Sabella, who took over after the Copa America 2011, able to carry out its work.

However, La Selección back on track with a 2-1 victory over Colombia in Barranquilla, which began a sequence of Argentina's victory with 14 matches unbeaten in the remaining qualifying matches, where they established a position in the South American zone ranking first. Accounting for Argentina, scoring 35 goals and only conceded 15 goals in the course of the initial competition winning for the third time. Other South American countries are only able to follow Argentina at the end of qualifying matches. Argentina joined in Group B with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, and Nigeria.

FIFA Ranking: 5
Hightest FIFA Ranking: 1
Lowest FIFA Ranking: 20

Kit

Squad
Coach: Alejandro Sabella

1 GK Sergio Romero        (age 27) Monaco Monaco
12 GK Agustín Orión                (age 32) Argentina Boca Juniors
21 GK Mariano Andújar          (age 30) Italy Catania
2 DF Ezequiel Garay        (age 27) Portugal Benfica
3 DF Hugo Campagnaro      (age 33) Italy Internazionale
4 DF Pablo Zabaleta       (age 29) England Manchester City
15 DF Martín Demichelis        (age 33) England Manchester City
16 DF Marcos Rojo                 (age 24) Portugal Sporting Lisbon
17 DF Federico Fernández    (age 25) Italy Napoli
23 DF José María Basanta     (age 30) Mexico Monterrey
5 MF Fernando Gago            (age 28) Argentina Boca Juniors
6 MF Lucas Biglia                  (age 28) Italy Lazio
7 MF Ángel di María              (age 26) Spain Real Madrid
8 MF Enzo Pérez                   (age 28) Portugal Benfica
11 MF Maxi Rodríguez             (age 33) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
13 MF Augusto Fernández      (age 28) Spain Celta Vigo
14 MF Javier Mascherano      (age 29) Spain Barcelona
19 MF Ricardo Álvarez            (age 26) Italy Internazionale
9 FW Gonzalo Higuaín         (age 26) Italy Napoli
10 FW Lionel Messi (Captain) (age 26) Spain Barcelona
18 FW Rodrigo Palacio             (age 32) Italy Internazionale
20 FW Sergio Agüero               (age 26) England Manchester City
22 FW Ezequiel Lavezzi            (age 29) France Paris Saint-Germain

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