Argentina's national men’s football team represents Argentina in the international football tournaments. Commonly known as La Albiceleste, the Argentinian football team has appeared in five World Cup finals, winning two of them in 1978 and 1986. It is one of the only eight teams to have won the world title at least once. The country has also won 14 Copa America titles, the South American continental tournament for members of the South American football federation. It also has won the FIFA Confederations Cup, and the Artemio Franchi Trophy.
Defending champions Argentina, after their 2-0 win vs Austria in Dallas, became the fourth team to qualify for the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026
France vs Iraq (2:30 AM), Norway vs Senegal (5:30 AM), Jordan vs Algeria (8:30 AM) and Portugal vs Uzbekistan (10:30 PM)
Lionel Messi's hattrick against Algeria takes him to 16 World Cup goals, equalling with Miroslav Klose's all-time record as Kylian Mbappe remains firmly in the race.
Messi's hat-trick against Algeria took the 38-year-old's World Cup tally to 16 goals, drawing level with Miroslav Klose's all-time record set across four tournaments between 2002 and 2014.
Fifa World Cup 2026 June 17 fixtures (IST): France vs Senegal (12:30 AM), Iraq vs Norway (3:30 AM), Argentina vs Algeria (6:30 AM), Austria vs Jordan (9:30 AM), Portugal vs DR Congo (10:30 PM).
"Not only the Argentine population, but everybody-the whole planet-wants to see Messi play," says Argentina coach Scaloni.
The Finalissima had initially been scheduled for March 27 in Qatar. However, organisers were forced to reconsider the venue after tensions in West Asia
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil over the next eight days because of an injury to his adductor.
Coach Lionel Scaloni announced his squad on Tuesday, with the absence of Dybala and the inclusion of Valencia midfielder Enzo Barrenechea the two big surprises.
In the final moments of added time, Argentina's Medina scored a controversial equaliser, causing Moroccan fans to react violently by throwing objects onto the field. Check what happened next here
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Both teams failed to score during regulation time and stoppages. The match went into extra time, where Martinez found the back of the net in the 112th minute, sealing the victory for Argentina.
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The Argentina vs Colombia final will kick off at 5:30 AM IST Monday morning. Check Copa America final details, Argentina vs Colombia head-to-head stats here
Check the match timings (IST) of the final match in the Copa America 2024 here
It's now two for two in qualifiers for coach Lionel Scaloni's team, which was led by veteran ngel Di Mara and a strong midfield
Brazil has won all nine matches in World Cup qualifying so far and could well make it 10 on Sunday at Colombia. The Brazilians lead the 10-team South American round-robin competition by eight points.
Richarlison scores a hat-trick as Brazil gets the better of Germany
A person with knowledge of the negotiations between club and player told AP on Friday that Messi was prepared to accept Barcelona's offer of a five-year contract at 50 per cent of his previous salary