The match against Iceland was for Javier Mascherano 144th in the national team of Argentina.

The draw of the Argentina national team in a duel against Iceland certainly disappointed Javier Mascherano the day he became the record holder of the Argentine national team for played matches.

Javier made his debut on July 16, 2003 in a friendly match against the Uruguayan national team, and since then for almost 15 years played for Argentina 144 matches (3 goals).

The previous achievement (143 matches) belonged to Javier Sanetti, who played for Argentina from 1994 to 2011.

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