"Spain national under-23 football team Spain's Olympic football team (also known as Spain Under-23, or Spain U-23) represents Spain in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Having qualified for four Olympic competitions since 1992, Spain has won one gold medal (1992) and one silver medal (2000). It is the second most successful Olympic team after Argentina. Unlike later tournaments, the Summer Olympics used to"
"and Germany due to particular occurrences with one another throughout football history. The first match ever recorded by Argentina was against Uruguay. The game was held in Montevideo on 16 May 1901 and Argentina won 3–2. During the first years of its existence, the Argentina national team only played friendly matches against other South American teams. The reasons for this varied, including long travel times between countries and World War I. ""La Selección"" (national team), also known as the ""Albicelestes"" (sky blue and whites), has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost,"
"Internazionale F.C., champion of Italy and Europe. Among the most outstanding team members of the Chilean ""Ballet Azul"" were: Ballet Azul The Ballet Azul (""Blue Ballet"") is a term coined in Colombia in the 1950s to describe the Millonarios football team, during its successful period from 1949–1964, because the blue color of their uniform, the large number of titles who had won the team, and the quality of its game. The term was first used by the sportscaster Carlos Arturo Rueda. Later in the 1960s, in Chile, Ecuador and Costa Rica, was used the same term to refer to Universidad"
"the most successful team in international football. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first Spanish club to enter the European Cup in 1955, except for the 1977–78 and 1996–97 seasons. In the tables (H) denotes home ground, (A) denotes away ground, (N) symbolises neutral ground and (P) penalty shoot-out. The first score is always Real Madrid's. In 1949, the football federations of Spain, Italy, France and Portugal launched their own club competition. European clubs could not afford hefty travel costs so the Copa Latina was staged at the end of every season in"
"Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team () represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires. ""La Selección"" (national team), also known as the ""Albicelestes"", has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost 4–2 to Uruguay. Argentina won in their next final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands at extra time, 3–1. Argentina won again in 1986, through a 3–2 victory over West Germany, and a"
"Cup winning nation with a blue shirt is France, who are known as ""Les Bleus"" (the Blues). Two neighbouring countries with two World Cup victories each, Argentina and Uruguay wear a light blue shirt, the former with white stripes. Uruguay are known as the ""La Celeste"", Spanish for 'the sky blue one', while Argentina are known as ""Los Albicelestes"", Spanish for 'the sky blue and whites'. Blue features on the logo of football's governing body FIFA, as well as featuring highly in the design of their website. The European governing body of football, UEFA, uses two tones of blue to"
"ranking and the most valuable sports team in the world. Real are the current holders of the European Cup (UEFA Champions League) having won the competition a record 13 times. The latest of their 33 La Liga title came in 2017. Their successful hometown rivals, Atlético Madrid, are also well-supported in the city and play their home games at the Wanda Metropolitano. Their supporters are referred to as ""Atléticos or Colchoneros"" (The Mattressers), in reference to the team's red and white jersey colours. Atlético is considered a European elite team, having reached in the last five seasons, two UEFA Champions"
"European teams ranking and the most valuable sports team in the world. Real is also the worldwide leader with a record 26 international titles, being the current holders of the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Their successful hometown rivals, Atlético Madrid, are also well-supported in the city and play their home games at the Wanda Metropolitano. Their supporters are referred to as ""Atléticos or Colchoneros"" (The Mattressers), in reference to the team's red and white jersey colours. Atlético is considered a European elite team, having reached in the last ten seasons, three UEFA Europa League titles"
"Uruguay national football team The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez. The Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste (The Sky Blue). They have won the Copa América 15 times, the most successful national team in the tournament, the most recent title being the 2011 edition. The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final. They won"
"are originally from the Instituto O'Higgins, and the stadium was named as Estadio El Teniente, before having the name of the company during the 1950s and changing to the current name for the 1962 FIFA World Cup, in which they played as home team at its group the Argentine football team. It was also decided that the uniform would be sky blue, based in Uruguay's uniform, earning then the nickname of La Celeste. On 21 April 1955, the Asociación Central de Football decided that the team will play in the Primera División for the next season, being his first president,"
"the feat to have won the three most important men's football titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament. They also share with Spain a record of 35 consecutive matches undefeated. Brazil has notable rivalries with Argentina—known as the ""Superclássico das Américas"" in Portuguese—and Italy—known as the ""Clásico Mundial"" in Spanish or the ""World Derby"" in English. Brazil has also produced players considered as the best of the world at their time and among the best in history, such are the cases of Pelé, Garrincha, Zico, Romário, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, and Neymar."
"that was known as ""The Blue Ballet"", that featured great players such as Alfredo di Stefano, Adolfo Pedernera, Néstor Rossi, Julio Cozzi, Antonio ""Maestrico"" Báez, Hugo Reyes, Reinaldo Mourin and other figures in Argentina, mainly from River Plate. Thanks to the great football that showed these players on the field, Millonarios was named by several media outlets in South America and Europe, as the best team in the world in the early 1950s. In 1951, Colombia was suspended by FIFA due to the recruitment of international players without a pass; the teams were forced to return all expatriate players that"
"Superclásico Superclásico is the football match in Argentina between Buenos Aires rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate. It derives from the Spanish usage of ""clásico"" to mean derby, with the prefix ""super"" used as the two clubs are the most popular and successful clubs in Argentine football. According to some statistics, they commandeer more than 70% of all Argentine football fans between them. The Superclásico is known worldwide as one of the fiercest and most important derbies. In April 2004, the English newspaper ""The Observer"" put the Superclásico at the top of their list of ""50 sporting things you must"
"Bulgaria, Greece, Japan, Ivory Coast, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland played its first time against Argentina.<br>France, Mexico, Chile, United States, Uruguay, Northern Ireland, Haiti, East Germany, Jamaica and Croatia played in its first world cup but after first game. Diego Maradona has captained the team in 16 matches. His total of 21 matches is only beaten by three other players. Argentina's game versus West Germany in 1958 featured a yellow jersey instead traditional's light blue and white colors or blue as alternate. This was beacause both teams wear white jerseys creating confusing. As South American side forgot to bring an"
"Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team (Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), also known as ""La Verde"" or ""Los Altiplanicos"", has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once — in 1994 where they lost 1–0 to defending champions Germany in the tournament's opening game in Chicago. Bolivia have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal,"
"Big Five (Argentine football) The Big Five ("""") is a term which refers to the main five teams of Argentine association football. In alphabetical order, they are Boca Juniors, Independiente, Racing Club, River Plate, and San Lorenzo de Almagro. The term was coined in the 1930 decade, with the establishment of the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The AFA arranged a system of proportional representation for the involved sport clubs: the vote of the clubs with either 15.000 members and at least 20 years playing the tournament and two or more championships would weight threefold, the vote of clubs with 20"
"After Italy's 2006 World Cup victory, a fourth star was added to the tricolour badge. Italy has four main rivalries with other top footballing nations. Their rivalry with Brazil, known as the ""Clásico Mundial"" in Spanish or the World Derby in English, two of the most successful football nations in the world, having achieved nine World Cups between the two countries. Since it was first contested at the 1938 World Cup, they have played against each other a total of five times in the World Cup, most notably in the 1970 World Cup Final and the 1994 World Cup final"
"Five, but achieved the threefold vote in 1946. Big Five (Argentine football) The Big Five ("""") is a term which refers to the main five teams of Argentine association football. In alphabetical order, they are Boca Juniors, Independiente, Racing Club, River Plate, and San Lorenzo de Almagro. The term was coined in the 1930 decade, with the establishment of the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The AFA arranged a system of proportional representation for the involved sport clubs: the vote of the clubs with either 15.000 members and at least 20 years playing the tournament and two or more championships would"
"player, achieving stardom overseas from a young age, while his lack of outward passion for the ""Albiceleste"" shirt—he does not sing the national anthem and is disinclined to emotional displays—have in the past led to the false perception that he felt Catalan rather than truly Argentine. Despite having lived in Spain since age 13, Messi has said: ""Argentina is my country, my family, my way of expressing myself. I would change all my records to make the people in my country happy."" In November 2016, with the Argentine Football Association being run by a FIFA committee for emergency due to"
"Ciro Alegría (Peru), Joaquin Garcia Monge (Costa Rica), and Jesus Balmori (Philippines). In the majority of the Hispanic countries, association football is the most popular sport. The men's national teams of Argentine, Uruguay and Spain have won the FIFA World Cup a total five times. The Spanish La Liga is one of the most popular in the world, known for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Meanwhile, the Argentine Primera División and Mexican Primera División are two of the strongest leagues in the Americas. However, baseball is the most popular sport in some Central American and Caribbean countries (especially Cuba, Dominican"
"""world champions"" until 2017 when FIFA officially (""de jure"") recognized all of them as club world champions with the same status to the FIFA Club World Cup winners. The first winner of the cup was Spanish side Real Madrid, defeating Uruguayan side Peñarol in 1960. The last winner was Portuguese side Porto, defeating Colombian side Once Caldas in a penalty shoot-out in 2004. According to Brazilian newspaper ""Tribuna de Imprensa"", the idea for the Intercontinental Cup rose in 1958 in a conversation between the then president of the Brazilian FA João Havelange and French journalist Jacques Goddet. The first mention"
"while 14% travel for over 12 km in a single direction. Football is a passion of the people from Porto Alegre. There is a big rivalry between two football clubs, Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, founded in 1903, and Sport Club Internacional, founded in 1909. Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and Sport Club Internacional currently play in the top league in Brazil, the Serie A. Both have successful histories, having won national and international titles, including the South American top honour, the Copa Libertadores, and the highest global trophy for football clubs, the Intercontinental Cup, now known as the Club World Cup."
"Brazil–Italy football rivalry The Brazil–Italy football rivalry, also known as the Clásico Mundial in Spanish or the World Derby in English, is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Brazil and Italy, two of the most successful football nations in the world, having achieved nine World Cups between the two countries. They have played against each other five times in the World Cup. Most notably, the 1970 World Cup Final and the 1994 World Cup final in which Brazil won 4–1, and 3–2 on penalties after a goalless draw, respectively, as well as the semifinals of the 1938"
"Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club (), known simply as Fluminense or Tricolor, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its football team that plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, the state league of Rio de Janeiro. The club is based in the Laranjeiras neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. Fluminense plays their home games at the Maracanã Stadium, which currently holds up to 78,838 spectators. The club was founded on 21 July 1902 by the sons of ""Carioca"" aristocrats, being led by Oscar Cox, a Brazilian sportsman, in the"
"Paulista"","" is won by São Paulo Athletic Club. The first North American football association (geographically South American but affiliated to CONCACAF) is formed: the Guyana Football Federation. The penalty area is defined. Real Madrid, Olimpia Asunción and Fluminense Football Club are founded. Hearts of Midlothian F.C. won the Football World Championship against Tottenham Hotspur F.C., 3–1 in Edinburgh. The first international match between non-British European national teams: Hungary–Bohemia 2–1. Beşiktaş J.K., Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Racing Club de Avellaneda and Atlético Madrid are founded. FIFA is founded in Paris on 21 May. The first football association geographically in North America"
"Chile national football team The Chile national football team ""(Selección de fútbol de Chile)"" represents Chile in major international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. The team is commonly referred to as ""La Roja"" (""The Red One""). They have appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup. Since the mid to late 1960s, the Elo ratings ranks Chile among the 10 strongest football teams"
"experts and former players have considered the Brazil team of 1970 to be the greatest football team ever. Other Brazilian teams are also highly estimated and regularly appear listed among the best teams of all time, such as the Brazil teams of 1958–62, with honorary mentions for the gifted 1982 side. Brazil is the only national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents: once in Europe (1958 Sweden), once in South America (1962 Chile), twice in North America (1970 Mexico and 1994 United States) and once in Asia (2002 Korea/Japan). They share with France and Argentina"
"internationals. The associations of both Brazil and Italy, on the other hand, listed their national sides' matches against Team America as full internationals. Matches against Team America would not meet the new standard FIFA set down in January, 2001 for official full internationals because they were not played between the selections of two FIFA country members. FIFA has retroactively removed the official status of matches involving other multinational all-star selections, including England's matches against the Rest of Europe and the Rest of the World (although the FA continues to recognise these as official internationals). Brazil won the cup, winning all"
"Olympics. Another stadium in Belo Horizonte, Independência Stadium, was one of the venues of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, where it hosted a legendary upset of the United States team over England. The biggest teams of Belo Horizonte and Minas as a whole are Atlético Mineiro, founded in 1908 and nicknamed ""Galo"" (rooster) after its mascot, and Cruzeiro, founded in 1921 as ""Palestra Itália"" by the members of the local Italian community - but renamed in the 1940s as the government of Getúlio Vargas forbid mentions to the Axis powers. Atlético won one edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A"
"following 25 players were called up for the friendly matches against and on November 16 and 20, 2018. <br>""Caps and goals updated , after the game against ."" The following players have been called up during the last twelve months. Retired players are not included. Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team (Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), also known as ""La Verde"" or ""Los Altiplanicos"", has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the 10 members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). After playing in the"
"A.C., were all founded by British expatriates. As the popularity of the game increased, the British influence on the game waned and by 1912, the Association was renamed Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. The British influence on the game in Argentina, however, shows in the continued use of terms such as ""corner"" and ""wing"" rather than their Spanish translations. The names of several famous teams in Argentina are also English in origin, such as River Plate, or influenced by the language, such as Boca Juniors. The national teams had met before their 1966 clash – Argentina were the first team other"
"from Monserrat, a historic neighborhood of Buenos Aires, the club moved to Avellaneda in 1907. The football team has won 16 Primera División titles (the last one was the 2002 Apertura) and 9 National cups. In international club football competitions, Independiente has won a total of 20 titles, 18 of them being organised by CONMEBOL and other associations. Independiente's achievements include a record of seven Copa Libertadores won, being the only club to win four finals in a row, between 1972 and 1975. The club has won the Copa Interamericana three times, the Supercopa Sudamericana twice, the Recopa Sudamericana once,"
"the defenders; Ramón Mifflin and Roberto Challe as the midfielders; Julio Baylón, Pedro Pablo León, Teófilo Cubillas, and Alberto Gallardo as the forwards; and Luis Rubiños as the goalkeeper. The participation of Peru in the 1970 FIFA World Cup was particularly memorable when the squad caused surprise as they advanced into the quarterfinals by defeating Bulgaria 3–2 and Morocco 3–0, and despite losing 3–1 to Germany. Although Peru lost the quarterfinal game to Brazil by 4–2, ""la Blanquirroja"" would go on to win the ""Copa del Pacífico"", were invited to participate in the Brazil Independence Cup, and won the ""Copa"