Messi's goal from the audience's angle

The Argentine national team participated in all FIFA World Cups except for the years 1938, 1950, 1954, 1970. Its first international match was in 1901, in which it beat Uruguay 3-2, and its biggest victory was in 1942 against Ecuador 12-0, and its harshest defeat was In 1958, at the hands of Czechoslovakia, Bolivia and Spain, with a score of 1 - 6. Argentina won the FIFA World Cup Finals twice, 1978, 1986, and ranked second in 1930, 1990 and 2014. And reached the quarter-finals in 1966, 1978, 2006, 2010. Argentina won the Copa America 15 times, achieving the record equally with Uruguay. Argentina won the gold medal for football at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and the silver medal at the 1928 and 1996 Olympics. The youth team won the World Youth Football Championship 6 times.

Lionel Scaloni took over the task of coaching the national team, succeeding coach Jorge Sampaoli. Among the most prominent current players are Lionel Messi, who won the Golden Ball award 7 times, and Angel Di Maria, who plays for the Italian club Juventus. The Argentine national team is considered one of the strongest teams on the world stage and includes many stars in its ranks who play in the strongest European leagues