Argentina national beach soccer team
| Nickname(s) | La Albiceleste | ||
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| Association | Argentine Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Gustavo Casado | ||
| Captain | Lucas Medero | ||
| Home stadium | Ezeiza | ||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||
| BSWW ranking | 11 | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 no officials and 8 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Fifth place: 2006, 2008, 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | ||
| CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Winner (2013) | ||
| Website | www.afa.org.ar | ||
The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football in Argentina.
The Argentina national beach soccer team has qualified and participated in all eight FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tournaments and has been a Winner of The CONMEBOL Competition once and Runners-up twice.Argentina is ranked 10th in the FIFA World Rankings.
Current squad
Correct as of April 2015:[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current staff
- Coach: Gustavo Casado
- Technical Assistant: Esteban Pizzi
- Head Delegation: Gustavo Lorenzo
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Record
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W aet/pso |
L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil2005 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | -8 |
| Brazil2006 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| Brazil2007 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| France2008 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
| United Arab Emirates2009 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Italy2011 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| Tahiti2013 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
| Portugal2015 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| Total | 8/8 | - | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 85 | 89 | - |
Beach Soccer World Cup record
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W aet/pso |
L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Brazil 1995 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Brazil 1996 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Brazil 1997 | Semifinalist | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 33 | |
| Brazil 1998 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | |
| Brazil 1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Brazil 2000 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| Brazil 2001 | Semifinalist | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | |
| Brazil 2002 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 27 | |
| Brazil 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Brazil 2004 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |
| Total | 8/10 | - | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 84 | 125 | - |
Regional honours
- CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship:
- 4th 2005
- 3rd 2007
- CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship:
- 3rd (3) 2006, 2009 and 2015
- Runners-up (2) 2008 and 2011
- Winners (1) 2013.
Mundialito de Futebol de Praia
- 3rd (3) 2006, 2008, 2010
Copa Latina
- 2nd (1) 2006
- 3rd (4) 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010
References
- ↑ Squad Archived 3 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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