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The Argentina football is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA). Argentina has the world record for most titles won by an international team. [1]

Argentina is one of the most successful national football teams in the world, and is currently seventh in World Cup rankings. [2] The team has twice won the World Cup by FIFA in 1978 and 1986 and were runners up in 1930 and 1990. Argentina has won Copa America 14 times, a record shared with Uruguay, and won the Confederations Cup in 1992.

Argentina and France are the only teams in the world who have won four titles largest organized by FIFA: World Cup gold medal in football in the Olympics, FIFA Confederations Cup and Continental Cup (Copa America for Argentina, and Europe UEFA Championship football for France).

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Canada's Olympic football team opening on Argentina

The Canadian women's soccer team won its first Wednesday at the Beijing Games 2008, defeating Argentina 2-1 in Group E action at the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium.

Defender Candace Chapman, Ajax, Ont., And in Canada Giving his first goal in the 27th minute, while Oakville, Ont., Native Kara Lang added the winner with a great header on a free kick to the 72nd minute.

Ludmila Manicler scored the only goal for Argentina in the 85th minute.

"The team was very pumped and ready to play, but it was with mixed emotions," Canada head coach Even Pellerud said the Canadian Soccer Association's official website. "The team installed after the first goal, then we clearly dominated. Overall, we would have preferred a more skilled game, but Argentina has preferred to keep the tempo."

"They were tough: the heat was 35 degrees and there was high humidity," said Pellerud. "We should have determined the final result much earlier, but our arrival was not great."

The victory was also at a price of the Canadian team. Forward Melissa Tancredi, who has scored four goals in April of the Olympic qualification tournament, left the field on a stretcher in the 19th minute after she seems to be suffering a leg injury in a collision with Argentine defender Gabriela Chavez.

She returned to the field less than three minutes later, but was finally forced to leave the 42nd minute.

Football is the only sport to play before the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday. The top two teams in each of three groups advance to the Olympic quarter-finals, with the next best two teams pressing thesis.

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Canada slowly built a first pressure which led to a first scoring chance.

Tancredi closely missed a goal on a corner by sending a header over the bar in the 16th minute.

Christine Sinclair, who led Canada with 93 goals in international competition, unleashed a shot on target in the 26th minute, but he was leaning on the limits of goalkeeper Vanina Correa.

Chapman put Canada on board a minute later, she joined as Argentina play a zone and click on a powerful, low volley from over 30 yards which sailed through a crowd and jumped just inside the left post.

"When we started, we had a lot of nerves," said Chapman. "The goal was big for us. It is always frustrating when your pressure on the ball and it does not go in the net."

Lang is published to mark the second goal in the 33rd minute with a sliding shot in the penalty box, but it was ruled offside and the goal was denied.

After mid-, Sinclair nearly struck again in the 59th minute, as she slipped behind the Argentine defenders and diverted a ball of his left leg Correa and out of bounds.

It took until the 72nd minute that Lang has helped to mitigate the Canadian lead. Rhian Wilkinson kick just outside the box found the head of Lang, who redirected to the left of Correa from 10 yards for a 2-0 advantage Canadian

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP)-Five-time Olympian Dara Torres, four time Olympian Amanda Beard and Natalie Coughlin, who won five medals four years ago in Athens, were selected as captains of the USA Olympic women's swimming team.

Three-time Olympian Erik Vendt and Jason Lezak, and twice at the Olympics Brendan Hansen, were appointed captains of the men's team in Beijing.

The captains announced Wednesday were decided in a team vote in the U.S. training camp in California last week.

The American team is currently training in Singapore before leaving for Beijing Monday.

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Coach
Sergio Batista, 45, Under-23 Coach

Goalkeepers:
Oscar Ustari (22) (Getafe, Spain)
Sergio Romero (21) (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands)

Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta (23) (Espanyol, Spain)
Ezequiel Garay (21) (Real Madrid, Spain)
Federico Fazio (21) (Seville, Spain)
Nicolas Burdisso (24) (Internazionale, Italy)
Luciano Monzon (21) (Boca Juniors)

Midfielders:
Fernando Gago (22) (Real Madrid)
Ever Banega (20) (Valencia, Spain)
Javier Mascherano (24) (Liverpool, England)
Juan Roman Riquelme (30) (Boca Juniors)
Di Angel Maria (20) (Benfica, Portugal)
Jose Sosa (23) (Bayern Munich, Germany)
Buonanotte Diego (20) (River Plate)

Forwards:
Lionel Messi (21) (Barcelona, Spain)
Ezequiel Lavezzi (23) (Naples, Italy)
Lautaro Acosta (20) (Seville, Spain)
Sergio Agüero (20) (Atlético Madrid, Spain)

Reserves:
Nicolas Navarro (Napoli, goalkeeper)
Nicolas Pareja (Anderlecht, Belgium, defender)
Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht, midfielder)
Emiliano Insúa (Liverpool, midfielder)