2011 Copa America Argentina National Football Team
732011 Copa America Argentina national football team
Argentina national football team (in Spanish known as Selección de fútbol de Argentina) is also known as the La Albiceleste , Spanish for “The White and Sky blue” This could be attributed to their uniform which is a white and blue shirt.
Coached by Sergio Daniel Batista, a retired midfielder, the team is looking for a way to prove to the world after their dismaying performance in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa under management of Diego Marandona.
Argentina is the most successful team in Copa America cup tournament have participated for 38 times since 1916. Argentina won their first Copa America title in 1921; 4 years since their debut in the Copa America tournament.
Argentina and Bolivia kicked off the 2011 Copa America edition in La Plata city on the opening match. The match ended with 1-1 draw.
The Argentina National Football Team in the 2011 Copa America managed to get to the finals of the 2007 Copa America only to lose by 3 goals to nil to their archrival Brazil and in the finals, this year, Argentina will be going for the cup.
Ranking fifth in the FIFA ranking, Argentina is in group A where other teams could be considered underdogs with only Bolivia have won the Copa America twice. Besides, Argentina National Football Team is the host and the fans expect more.
This will be time for Rionel Messi to showcase his expertise at home.
2011 COPA AMERICA ARGENTINA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
Number
| Position.
| Player
| Club
| Caps
| Goals
| Player's age
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goal Keeper
| ||||||
1
| Goal Keeper
| Juan Pablo Carrizo
| River Plate
| 12
| 0
| 27
|
12
| Goal Keeper
| Mariano Andújar
| Catania
| 6
| 0
| 27
|
23
| Goal Keeper
| Sergio Romero
| AZ
| 17
| 0
| 24
|
2
| Defenders
| Ezequiel Garay
| Real Madrid
| 3
| 0
| 24
|
3
| Defenders
| Pablo Zabaleta
| Manchester City
| 12
| 0
| 26
|
4
| Defenders
| Nicolás Burdisso
| Roma
| 40
| 2
| 30
|
6
| Defenders
| Gabriel Milito
| Barcelona
| 38
| 1
| 30
|
8
| Defenders
| Javier Zanetti
| Internazionale
| 141
| 5
| 37
|
13
| Defenders
| Nicolás Pareja
| Spartak Moscow
| 1
| 0
| 27
|
17
| Defenders
| Marcos Rojo
| Spartak Moscow
| 4
| 0
| 21
|
5
| Mid Fielders
| Esteban Cambiasso
| Internazionale
| 50
| 5
| 30
|
7
| Mid Fielders
| ngel di María
| Real Madrid
| 20
| 3
| 23
|
14
| Mid Fielders
| Javier Mascherano
| Barcelona
| 69
| 2
| 27
|
15
| Mid Fielders
| Lucas Biglia
| Anderlecht
| 4
| 0
| 25
|
18
| Mid Fielders
| Javier Pastore
| Palermo
| 8
| 0
| 22
|
19
| Mid Fielders
| ver Banega
| Valencia
| 9
| 0
| 23
|
20
| Mid Fielders
| Fernando Gago
| Real Madrid
| 31
| 0
| 25
|
9
| Strikers
| Gonzalo Higuaín
| Real Madrid
| 13
| 7
| 23
|
10
| Strikers
| Lionel Messi
| Barcelona
| 56
| 17
| 24
|
11
| Strikers
| Carlos Tévez
| Manchester City
| 59
| 13
| 27
|
16
| Strikers
| Sergio Agüero
| Atlético Madrid
| 26
| 10
| 23
|
21
| Strikers
| Ezequiel Lavezzi
| Napoli
| 12
| 1
| 26
|
22
| Strikers
| Diego Milito
| Internazionale
| 24
| 4
| 32
|
Lionel Messi
ARGENTINA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM COPA AMERICA PERFORMANCE
YEAR
| PERFORMANCE
| YEAR
| PERFORMANCE
| YEAR
| PERFORMANCE
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1921
| Champions
| 1916
| Second place
| 1963
| Third place
|
1925
| Champions
| 1917
| Second place
| 1989
| Third place
|
1927
| Champions
| 1920
| Second place
| 1922
| Fourth place
|
1929
| Champions
| 1923
| Second place
| 1987
| Fourth place
|
1937
| Champions
| 1924
| Second place
| 1995
| Quarter-finals
|
1941
| Champions
| 1926
| Second place
| 1997
| Quarter-finals
|
1945
| Champions
| 1935
| Second place
| 1999
| Quarter-finals
|
1946
| Champions
| 1942
| Second place
| 1975
| Round 1
|
1947
| Champions
| 1959
| Second place
| 1979
| Round 1
|
1955
| Champions
| 1967
| Second place
| 1983
| Round 1
|
1957
| Champions
| 2004
| Second place
| 1939
| Withdrew
|
1959
| Champions
| 2007
| Second place
| 1949
| Withdrew
|
1991
| Champions
| 1919
| Third place
| 1953
| Withdrew
|
1993
| Champions
| 1956
| Third place
| 2001
| Withdrew
|
Argentina Qualifies for the quarter finals of the 2011 Copa America
Argentina will be playing their quarter finals of the 2011 Copa America on the 16th of July. Argentina qualified for the quarter finals after beating Costa Rica by 3 goals to nil in a match played at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba on 11th July 2011. This was the first win of the 2011 Copa America host team. On their 2011 Copa America opening match for group A, Argentina drew with Bolivia and on their second match against Columbia, they drew again. The two draws have made fans complain, however all the doubts of Argentina qualifying for the quarter finals of the 2011 Copa America were discarded after their 3 nil win against Costa Rica.
Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero was the one who scored the first two goals. Agüero first goal was in the 46th minute and his second goal was in the 52nd minute. Ángel Fabián di María finalized the Argentina goals by scoring the third and the final match goal of the 63rd minute. Argentina’s quarter final match will be played on 16th of July in the Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López in Santa Fe
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SpiffyD Level 2 Commenter 10 months ago
Well, as history had it, Argentina were booted out in the quarterfinals. That was a bit of a disappointment, although they lost to eventual winners Uruguay. If that game were the final, it'd have been much better. Paraguay did not play very attractive football and often disappoint at World Cups anyway. Maybe Paraguay only has the measure of South American teams.