The Argentina National Football Team represents the nation of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).The team’s nickname is Albicelestes (white and sky blue) due to the color of their uniforms. Argentina holds the record for most international titles won by a national squad. The Argentinean soccer team and its players make up one of the most successful teams in football history. Soccer legends such as Diego Maradona, Mario Kempes and Javier Zanetti helped the squad win its prestigious titles. The first match that the Argentinean national team played was on May 16th against Uruguay’s national football team, winning by a score of 3-2. Argentina’s first major international competition was the 1928 Olympic Games, in which the squad won the silver medal. In 1994, during the World Cup, a scandal broke out, which had a negative effect on Argentina, and expelled Maradona from the team, after he did not pass the drug test for steroids. The Argentinean National Football Team is currently number 1 in the FIFA world ranking. Superstar soccer players such as Lionel Messi, Javier Zanetti and Julio Ricardo Cruz are present members of the Argentinean National Soccer Team.

Argentina- one of the greatest national teams in football

Argentina’s National Football Team is considered by soccer fans to be one of the greatest in football history. Argentina has won the FIFA World Cup twice, in 1978 and 1986, one of few countries in the world to do so. The Albicelestes have also been runners up in the World Cup twice, in 1930 and 1990. The Gold medal in the Olympic Games, Confederations Cup, and the Continental Cup (Copa America) are also on Argentina’s list of achievements. As Argetina march towards the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, this OleOle section will keep you updated on Argetina's match results, fixtures, line-ups and live scores, all the latest news about the English football team, and how Alfio Basile is doing directing Argentina's squad.