Top 10 goal scorers of different countries In this post we will see the top 10 goal scorers of all time in international football from different countries. 1. Cristiano Ronaldo At first place we have Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal. He has scored 128 goals in 206 appearances. 2. Ali Daei At second spot we have Ali Daei from Iran. He has scored 108 goals in 148 appearances. 3. Lionel Messi At third place we have Lionel Messi from Argentina. He has scored a total of 106 goals in 181 matches. 4. Sunil Chhetri At fourth place we have Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri. He has scored 94 goals in 151 matches. 5. Mokhtar Dahari At place number five, we have Mokhtar Dahari from Malaysia. He has scored 89 goals in 142 appearances. 6. Ali Mabkhout Coming at sixth spot, we have Ali Mabkhout from United Arab Emirates. He has scored 85 goals in 114 matches. 7. Romelu Lukaku Now we have Romelu Lukaku from Belgium. Number of goals scored by Romelu Lukaku is equal to the goals of Ali Mabkhout but has ta
Argentina football team. Facts, Captain, Head coach,top scorer, records and stats of argentina football team.
INTRODUCTION
In this post we will be reading all the major points of Argentina football team or Argentina national football team. We will be reading about the overview of Argentina football team, FIFA ranking of Argentina football team, Records of Argentina football team, Facts about Argentina football team, biggest wins and biggest defeats of Argentina football team.
ARGENTINA FOOTBALL TEAM
It is controlled by Argentine football Association. Argentina team is also known as La albiceleste which means the white and sky blues. The head coach of the team is Lionel Scaloni. The captain of the team is Lionel Messi who is also the top scorer of the team having a score of 70 till date. The player having most caps is Javier Mascherano having 147 caps.
FIFA RANKING
The current FIFA ranking of Argentina football team is 9 as on 9 april 2020.
The highest ranking was 1 in march 2007, october 2007 to june 2008, july 2015 to October 2015 and in april 2016 to april 2017.
The lowest FIFA ranking of the team was 24 in August 1996.
Due to such a great rankings, the team had always been a part of FIFA world cup.
BIGGEST WIN
Argentina defeated Ecuador with a score of 12-0 on 22 January 1948 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
BIGGEST DEFEAT
- Argentina was defeated by Czechoslovakia with a score of 6-1 on 15 june 1958 in Helsingborg, Sweden.
- Argentina was defeated by Bolivia with a score of 6-1 on 1 April 2009 in La paz, Bolivia.
- Argentina was defeated by Spain with a score of 6-1 on 27 March 2018 in Madrid, Spain.
RECORDS
- Argentina football team has participated 17 times in football world cup out of which they became two times champion. They were the champions in 1978 and 1986.
- Argentina football team had participated 42 times in Copa America out of which they became champion 14 times. They were the champions in 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991 and 1993.
FACTS
- If we are talking about Argentina football team then it is impossible to forget about greatest football players of all time i.e Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, and many more.
- South America has been home to football and nearly every country of South America is known for producing talented footballers. In the same way Argentina is also known for its football and world class footballers.
- Football was introduced in Argentina by the British in later half of 19th century.
- The first Argentine league was contested in 1891 which makes it the fifth oldest recognised league of a FIFA member.
- Argentina football team is one of the eight teams to have won the FIFA world cup. Argentina national football team has won the FIFA world cup in 1978 and 1986.
- Argentine player Lionel Messi is also sometimes referred as 'god of football'.
- The most famous player from Argentina is football player 'Lionel Messi'.
- The most famous sport of Argentina is football.
- The highest paid footballer in the world is also Lionel Messi.
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