The Argentina national football team (referred to as "Argentina", English name: Argentina national football team) was established in 1893 and is a national-level football team managed by the Argentine Football Association. In the 1930 World Cup final, Argentina lost 2-4 to the host Uruguay at the Centenary Stadium in Montevideo, a classic match that even led to a five-year suspension of relations between the two football associations. The team has also won continental honors such as the 1992 Copa America and the 2022 Superclásico, and is one of only two teams in the world, along with France, to have won the World Cup, the Olympic Games, the Confederations Cup, and continental championships (the "Golden Grand Slam").
In the final of the first World Cup in 1930, Argentina lost 2-4 to the host nation Uruguay at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, a result that even led to a five-year suspension of relations between the two national football associations. The team also won the 1992 Confederations Cup and the 2022 European-South American Super Cup, among other continental titles, and, along with France, is one of only two teams in the world to have won the World Cup, the Olympics, the Confederations Cup, and continental championships, achieving the "Grand Slam.
Maradona was named FIFA's Century Player; Messi, with the 2022 World Cup victory as his core achievement, has become a contemporary icon, also boasting 8 Ballon d'Or awards and the title of all-time top scorer for his club. Messi temporarily left the national team due to three consecutive defeats in major tournament finals from 2014 to 2016; in the final round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Messi scored a hat-trick to overturn Ecuador and narrowly qualify; the 2022 Qatar World Cup final was an epic match, with Messi's team leading twice before being equalized by Mbappé, and ultimately winning 4-2 in a penalty shootout against France, lifting the World Cup trophy after 36 years.