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Although the Argentine striker Lionel Messi has entered into list of Argentina Top 10 goal scorers list but he is still not highest goal scorer of Argentina. There is one player who is still leading the list of top 10 Argentina goal scorers. But we can forget the role of Messi in qualification process of 2014 FIFA World Cup. He suffered a lot due to his injuries in last season. But the player is now looking fit and fine to make huge impact on upcoming biggest football tournament which begins from 12th of June in Brazil for second time. Before enjoying this tournament, lets have a look on Argentina top 10 goal scorer list in history of National football team.
Argentina Top 10 Goal Scorers Of All Time
No. | Player Name | Goals | Matches |
1 | Gabriel Batistuta | 56 | 78 |
2 | Lionel Messi | 50 | 107 |
3 | Hernan Crespo | 35 | 64 |
4 | Diego Maradona | 34 | 91 |
5 | Sergio Aguero | 33 | 70 |
6 | Gonzalo Higuain | 26 | 55 |
7 | Luis Artime | 24 | 25 |
8 | Daniel Passarella | 23 | 70 |
9 | Leopoldo Luque | 22 | 45 |
Jose Sanfillippo | 22 | 29 |
Note: List was last updated on 30 March 2016 At the top position, Gabriel Batistuta is still maintained. The former Argentine striker scored 56 goals in 78 games with an average score of 0.718. Thereafter at second spot, the four times FIFA Ballon D’or winner Lionel Messi is there who is holding record of scoring 37 games after playing 84 games total for his national team. Messi’s average goal score count is 0.446. In this list of top 10, there are are 3 players who are still playing for their national football team which are Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero. This trio will be present in 2014 Brazil world cup. The attack of this team is considered as the best of all teams & is one of the strongest competitor to win this tournament. Along with this trio, world class midfielders like Angel di Maria, Javier Mascherano, Jose Ernesto Sosa will join them. Messi will lead this national team in 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Schedule of Argentina For 2014 World Cup
First Match: Against Bosnia and Herzegovina [15th June 2014] Second Match: Against Iran [21st June 2014] Third Match: Against Nigeria [25th of June 2014] Argentina will play first match of group stage against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 15th of June 2014 at Rio de Janerio. Their second group stage match is scheduled against Iran & third is against Nigeria on 21st & 25th June respectively. Complete team squad of Argentina is declared and the players are ready for this world cup.