Argentina wins incredible World Cup final on penalties

Reuters 12/19/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar — Argentina won its third World Cup in extraordinary style on Sunday, beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw that featured a hat-trick for Kylian Mbappe…

Argentina crushes Croatia, Messi’s dream lives on into final

Reuters 12/14/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar — The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny and broke Croatian hearts as Argentina reached Sunday’s World Cup final with a 3-0 victory at the Lusail Stadium.…

Luka Modric, Croatia stand between Lionel Messi and World Cup final

Agence France Presse 12/12/2022

Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday’s semifinal in Doha. Argentina has recovered from the shock…

Soccer-Messi’s Argentina go through on penalties after Dutch comeback

Agence France Presse 12/10/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar  –Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a penalty shootout to keep Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream alive on Friday after the Dutch had snatched a 2-2 draw from the jaws of defeat in an extraordinary quarter-final. Emiliano Martinez…

Argentina court hands VP Cristina Kirchner 6-year jail term in graft case

Reuters 12/07/2022

BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine court sentenced Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to six years in jail and disqualified her from holding public office in a high-profile corruption case on Tuesday, though she has immunity due…

Messi magic helps send Argentina into World Cup last eight

Agence France Presse 12/04/2022

Lionel Messi produced a moment of trademark quality to score the opener in a 2-1 win over Australia and help send Argentina into the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday. Messi’s 789th goal in his 1,000th…

World Cup Round of 16: qualified teams, schedule and how it works

Reuters 12/03/2022

With the World Cup knockout phase having begun, here is an overview of the teams advancing to the last 16 at the tournament in Qatar: HOW DOES THE KNOCKOUT STAGE AT WORLD CUP 2022 WORK? In the…

Saul Alvarez sorry over Messi World Cup jersey rant

Reuters 12/01/2022

World boxing champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez issued an apology to Lionel Messi on Wednesday after accusing the Argentine World Cup star of mistreating a Mexican football jersey. Alvarez took to Twitter last weekend to vent anger at…

World Cup: Messi, Lewandowski face off for knockout berth

Reuters 11/28/2022

DOHA – Two of the most intimidating strikers in world football, Argentina’s 35-year-old Lionel Messi and Poland’s 34-year-old Robert Lewandowski line up against each other on Wednesday with a last 16 place at stake in the World…

Argentines feel the pain of 100% inflation

Reuters 10/13/2022

BUENOS AIRES – Argentines facing an inflation rate set to top 100 this year are grappling to survive, turning to recycling from garbage dumps or lining up to trade their belongings in barter clubs. The South American…

Messi powers Argentina past Honduras in Miami

Reuters 09/24/2022

Lionel Messi scored twice and Argentina dominated Honduras 3-0 on Friday in Miami as the World Cup-bound team continues to fine-tune its game ahead of the upcoming international tournament in Qatar. Messi was at the center of…

Messi, Neymar to battle in dream Copa final for 1st title

Reuters 07/09/2021

Former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar will line up opposite each other in Saturday’s Copa America final looking to end a hoodoo that has also affected some of their countries’ greatest players. Like Brazil’s Pele and…

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