All About The Best Football Team In The World

The passionate fans of football are sure to witness an all-out effort from Argentina to defend their Copa America title, marking a period of incredible recent success for Lionel Messi and his teammates. La Albiceleste won the 2021 Copa America title in Brazil by defeating their arch-rivals in the final match in Rio de Janeiro. And then, led by the inspirational Messi, Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 2022, ending their iconic No. 10's international career title drought. The Argentina national football team is currently the top-ranked FIFA national side, but will that help them to succeed in this Copa America 2024 tournament? In this blog, we take a look at Lionel Messi stats and the best football team in the world.

2021 Copa America, 2022 FIFA World Cup - Is Argentina national football team the best football team in the world?

1. Lionel Messi-led Argentina aim for Copa America 2024

Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, and he is 36 years old. Messi will lead Argentina national football team in the Copa America 2024 as the team announced its provisional squad for the tournament, ahead of their friendlies. Argentina, which enters Copa America as the defending champion, will play against Ecuador and Guatemala on June 9 and 14, respectively, as part of their preparations for the Copa America tournament. Tap to know more about the Argentina Copa America 2024 squad. Messi would want Argentina to finish the 2024 season as the best football team in the world. Talking about Lionel Messi achievements, the star footballer has seven Ballon d'Or awards to his name, the most in football history. Nicknamed 'La Pulga', he has scored 833 senior career goals in 1058 appearances for club and country in all competitions.

2. Lionel Messi and Argentina - A never-ending love story

Talking about Lionel Messi stats and records, the greatest of all time currently shares the podium with Cristiano Ronaldo and Ali Dae regarding international goals. The Argentinian forward has played 180 matches and scored over 106 goals for his country and is their all-time top goal scorer. The only blemish on his international career was the lack of trophies he had won for his country. Having lost the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil, it seemed that one of the best football players would never win an international trophy.

But Argentina's fortunes turned around in 2021 when Messi led La Albiceleste to clinch the Copa America title, followed by a triumph in the Finalissima Trophy in 2022. In the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Messi finally laid his hands on the coveted World Cup trophy, completing his remarkable collection of titles. He scored six goals for Albiceleste and won the Golden Ball award as Argentina beat France on penalties in the final. When it comes to Messi football club, he has graced three high-profile clubs: Spain's FC Barcelona, France's Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and USA's Inter Miami.

Lionel Messi Argentina national football team goals

3. Consistent Argentina maintains first place in the latest FIFA men's World ranking

In the most recent update of the FIFA World Rankings, the Argentina national football team maintains the top position and has even extended their lead. Despite a loss to Germany on home soil, France remains in second place. Talking about Football news, on April 4 2024, Argentina completed one year at the top of the FIFA Men's World Ranking. La Albiceleste started their reign on April 6, 2023, a few months after their unforgettable victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 

Lionel Messi-led Argentina took over from their fierce rivals Brazil at the top spot after securing friendly victories against Panama and Curacao. But we all know that Lionel Messi will always be the main man, no matter what. The Argentina captain played a big part in helping his side lift the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar back in December 2022. Previously, he even led Argentina in winning the 2021 Copa America. Both Messi and his teammates have come a long way after missing out on the title on many occasions. Without Messi, Argentina would not have won two major trophies in the last few years.

FIFA Men's World Ranking as of April 4, 2024 - Top 10