Individual International Appearances, Part Six- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Part 3)

Official International Appearance No. 53 / 34 Goals

Date: January 12, 1997

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-CONMEBOL

Venue: Montevideo- Estadio Centenario

Uruguay 0-Argentina 0

Notes:

1-Fifth match as Captain.

Official International Appearance No. 54 / 34 Goals

Date: November 16, 1997

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-CONMEBOL

Venue: Buenos Aires, Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)

Argentina 1-Colombia 1 (Fernando Caceres 69 / Carlos Valderrama 10)

Notes:

1-Batistuta’s return to the National Team after being overlooked for nearly a year.

Photo From: kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1998

(Sitting second from left, November 16, 1997, World Cup Qualifier, Argentina 1-Colombia 1)

Official International Appearance No. 55 / 35 Goals

Date: March 11, 1998

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Buenos Aires-Estadio de Vélez Sarsfield - José Amalfitani

Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0 (Gabriel Batistuta 34 , Claudio Lopez 86)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 35^th International goal.

2-Batistuta became Argentina’s best goalsorer in the History of the National team by overtaking Diego Maradona’s 34 goals.

3-Batistuta was substituted in the 63^rd minute by Marcelo Delgado.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 4093, 1998

(March 11, 1998, Argentina 2-Bulgaria 0)

Official International Appearance No. 56 / 35 Goals

Date: April 15, 1998

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek

Israel 2-Argentina 1 (Najwan Grayeb 62, Haim Revivo 81 / Diego Cagna 76)

Notes:

1-Sixth match as Captain.

Photo From: World Soccer, June  1998

(April 15, 1998, Israel 2-Argentina 1)

Official International Appearance No. 57 / 36 Goals

Date: April 22, 1998

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Dublin, Lansdowne Road

Republic of Ireland 0-Argentina 2 (Gabriel Batistuta 27, Ariel Ortega 40)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 36^th International goal.

2-First win on European mainland (not including Israel in 1994).

Official International Appearance No. 58 / 36 Goals

Date: April 29, 1998

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Rio de Janeiro - Estádio do Maracanã- Estádio Mário Filho

Brazil 0-Argentina 1 (Claudio Lopez 84)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 4100, 1998

(April 29, 1998, Brazil 0-Argentina 1)

Official International Appearance No. 59 / 39 Goals

Date: May 14, 1998

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Cordoba – Estadio Olímpico Cordoba

Argentina 5-Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 (Gabriel Batistuta 5, 24, 79, Javier Zanetti 55, Ariel Ortega 60)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 37^th , 38^th and 39^th International goals.

2-Second International Hat Trick (last vs. Greece in 1994 World Cup).

3-First hat trick on home soil.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 4102, 1998

(May 14, 1998, Argentina 5-Bosnia and Herzegovina 0)

Official International Appearance No. 60 / 40 Goals

Date: May 19, 1998

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Mendoza- Estadio Malvinas Argentinas

Argentina 1-Chile 0 (Gabriel Batistuta 47)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 40^th International goal.

Official International Appearance No. 61 / 41 Goals

Date: May 25, 1998

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental)

Argentina 2-South Africa 0 (Gabriel Batistuta 50, Ariel Ortega 90)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 41^st International goal.

2-Fourth match vs. an African Nation.

Official International Appearance No. 62 / 42 Goals

Date: June 14, 1998

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group H

Venue: Toulouse, Stadium Municipal, France

Argentina 1-Japan 0 (Gabriel Batistuta 28)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 42^nd International goal.

2-Second World Cup Finals and the second he scored in.

3-First match vs. an Asian Nation in the World Cup Finals.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 4106, 1998

(June 14, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 1-Japan 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 157, February 2002

(Sitting in the middle, June 14, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 1-Japan 0)

Official International Appearance No. 63 / 45 Goals

Date: June 21, 1998

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group H

Venue: Paris, Parc des Princes, France

Argentina 5-Jamaica 0 (Ariel Ortega 32, 55, Gabriel Batistuta 73, 79, 83 pen)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 43^rd, 44^th and 45^th International goals.

2-His third Hat Trick.

3-First match vs. a North American Nation in the World Cup.

4-Second Hat Trick in the World Cup (since Greece in 1994 World Cup).

5-Second Hat Trick on neutral soil and the first on European soil.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 4107, 1998

(June 21, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 5-Jamaica 0)

Photo From: El Grafico, Libro De Seleccion-La Historia De Argentina En Los Mundiales-De Uruguay 30 A Corea-Japon 2002

(June 21, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 5-Jamaica 0)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 10, August 1998

(Scoring from the spot, June 21, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 5-Jamaica 0)

Official International Appearance No. 64 / 45 Goals

Date: June 26, 1998

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group H

Venue: Bordeaux- Stade Lescure          , France

Argentina 1-Croatia 0 (Mauricio Hector Pineda 36)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 10, August 1998

(June 26, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 1-Croatia 0)

Official International Appearance No. 65 / 46 Goals

Date: June 30, 1998

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Second Round

Venue: Saint Etienne- Stade Geoffroy Guichard, France

Argentina 2-England 2 (Gabriel Batistuta 6 pen Javier Zanetti 45 / Alan Shearer 10 pen, Michael Owen 16) (penalty kick shoot-out 5-4)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 46^th International goal.

2-Sixth goal on a penalty kick.

3-His fifth match ending in a penalty kick shoot-out and the fourth win.

4-Batistuta was substituted in the 68^th minute by Hernan Crespo.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 4108, 1998

(June 30, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 2-England 2)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 10, August 1998

(June 30, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 2-England 2)

Photo From: World Soccer, February 1999

(June 30, 1998, World Cup, Argentina 2-England 2)

Official International Appearance No. 66 / 46 Goals

Date: July 4, 1998

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Quarterfinals

Venue: Marseille- Stade Velodrome, France

Holland 2-Argentina 1 (Patrick Kluivert 12, Dennis Bergkamp 89 / Claudio Lopez 18)

Notes:

1-Last match under Manager Daniel Passarella.

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 10, August 1998

(July 4, 1998, World Cup, Holland 2-Argentina 1)

Official International Appearance No. 67 / 47 Goals

Date: March 31, 1999

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Amsterdam - Amsterdam ArenA

Holland 1-Argentina 1 (Edgar Davids 10 / Gabriel Batistuta 83)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 47^th International goal.

2-First match under new Manager Marcelo Bielsa.

Official International Appearance No. 68 / 48 Goals

Date: October 13, 1999

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Córdoba, Estadio Olímpico de Córdoba      

Argentina 2-Colombia 1 (Gabriel Batistuta 7, Ariel Ortega 70 / Ivan Ramiro Cordoba 47 pen)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 48^th International goal.

Official International Appearance No. 69 / 48 Goals

Date: February 23, 2000

Competition: Friendly

Venue: London - Wembley

England 0-Argentina 0 

Notes:

1- Batistuta was substituted in the 56^th minute by Hernan Crespo.

Official International Appearance No. 70 / 49 Goals

Date: March 29, 2000

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-CONMEBOL

Venue: Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental)

Argentina 4-Chile 1 (Gabriel Batistuta 10, Juan Sebastian Veron 34, 71 pen, Claudio Lopez 88 / Rodrigo Tello 29)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 49^th International goal.

2- Batistuta was substituted in the 89^th minute by Hernan Crespo.

3-Third World Cup qualifying series.

Official International Appearance No. 71 / 49 Goals

Date: June 4, 2000

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-CONMEBOL

Venue: Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental)

Argentina 1-Bolivia 0 (Gustavo Lopez 83)

Official International Appearance No. 72 / 51 Goals

Date: June 29, 2000

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-CONMEBOL

Venue: Bogotá, Estadio Nemesio Camacho 'El Campín'

Colombia 1-Argentina 3 (Oviedo 26 / Gabriel Batistuta 23, 44, Hernan Crespo 75)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 50^th and 51^st International goals.

2- Batistuta was substituted in the 69^th minute by Hernan Crespo.

3-Last match an goals as an AC Fiorentina (Italian Serie A) player.

Official International Appearance No. 73 / 52 Goals

Date: October 8, 2000

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-CONMEBOL

Venue: Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental)

Argentina 2-Uruguay 1 (Marcelo Gallardo 27, Gabriel Batistuta 41 / Federico Magallanes 49)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 52^nd International goal.

2-First match and goal as an AS Roma (Italian Serie A) player.

Official International Appearance No. 74 / 53 Goals

Date: October 7, 2001

Competition: World Cup Qualifier-CONMEBOL

Venue: Asuncion –Estadio De los Defensores del Chaco

Paraguay 2-Argentina 2 (Jose Luis Chilavert 50 pen, Gustavo Morinigo 70 / Mauricio Pochettino 67, Gabriel Batistuta 73)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 53^rd International goal.

2-First International match in a year.

3- Batistuta was substituted in the 90+3rd minute by Julio Cruz.

Photo From: World  Soccer, November 2001

(October 7, 2001, World Cup Qualifier, Paraguay 2-Argentina 2)

Un-Official International Appearance

Date: May 23, 2002

Competition: Unofficial Friendly

Venue: Naraha, J-Village Complex

Kashima Antlers (Japan) 1-Argentina 5 (Nozawa 41 /        

Mauricio Pochettino 4, Gabriel Batistuta 44, 55, 77, 78)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored four goals in an unofficial match vs. a club side.

2-he came on as substitute for Hernan Crespo.

Official International Appearance No. 75 / 54 Goals

Date: June 2, 2002

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group F

Venue: Ibaraki (Japan), Kashima Stadium      

Argentina 1-Nigeria 0 (Gabriel Batistuta 63)

Notes:

1-Gabriel Batistuta scored his 54^th International goal. It would be his last International goal.

2- Batistuta was substituted in the 81^st minute by Hernan Crespo.

3-Third straight World Cup Finals.

4- Gabriel Batistuta scored goals in three straight World Cups.

5-Second World Cup finals match vs. Nigeria (previous in 1994).

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 162, July 2002

(June 2, 2002, World Cup, Argentina 1-Nigeria 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 2002

(June 2, 2002, World Cup, Argentina 1-Nigeria 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Sitting in the middle, June 2, 2002, World Cup, Argentina 1-Nigeria 0)

Official International Appearance No. 76 / 54 Goals

Date: June 7, 2002

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group F

Venue: Sapporo (Japan), Sapporo Dome

England 1-Argentina 0 (David Beckham 44 pen)

Notes:

1- Batistuta was substituted in the 60^th minute by Hernan Crespo.

2-Batistuta was booked in the 13^th minute.

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Sitting third from the left, June 7, 2002, World Cup, England 1-Argentina 0)

Official International Appearance No. 77 / 54 Goals

Date: June 12, 2002

Competition: FIFA World Cup-Group F

Venue: Miyagi (Japan), Miyagi Stadium      

Sweden 1-Argentina 1 (Anders Svensson 59 / Hernan Crespo 88)

Notes:

1-Batistuta was substituted in the 58^th minute by Hernan Crespo.

2-Last ever match for Argentina. Last ever as an AS Roma player and the last under Manager marcelo Bielsa.

3-Last ever World Cup Finals match.

4-Batistuta earned 77 caps and scored a then record 54 goals. His goals record was broken on June 21, 2016 by Lionel Messi when he scored his 55^th goals vs. USA (4-0) during the Copa America.

5- On November 8^th, 2002, Gabriel Batistuta confirmed his international retirement.