Jul 20, 2026
Spain look built to last, and that should worry the rest of the world
Spain backed up Euro 2024 with the World Cup, and with Lamine Yamal only nineteen and Rodri collecting the game’s top prize, the dynasty question is a...
Argentina
87 articles tagged with "Argentina"
Jul 19, 2026
Spain are world champions as Ferran Torres’ extra-time goal downs ten-man Argentina
Ferran Torres’ extra-time strike settled a tense final at MetLife Stadium, denying ten-man Argentina and handing Spain their first World Cup title sin...
Jul 19, 2026
Messi and Yamal: two Barcelona generations meet in the World Cup final
Messi is 39 and probably saying goodbye. Yamal is 19 and just getting started. The World Cup final puts two players from the same club lineage on oppo...
Jul 19, 2026
Spain vs Argentina: what to watch in the World Cup 2026 final
Spain and Argentina meet at MetLife Stadium with the World Cup on the line. Here is how the two unbeaten finalists shape up before the 00:30 IST kicko...
Jul 18, 2026
Whatever happens against Spain, this feels like Messi’s long goodbye
At 39, and openly admitting he is exhausted, Lionel Messi has dragged Argentina to a third World Cup final. Sunday against Spain may well be the last...
Jul 18, 2026
England’s 60-year wait goes on after another semi-final collapse
England led their World Cup semi-final and lost it late to a Messi-inspired Argentina, and sixty years on from 1966 the wait drags on. Thomas Tuchel w...
Jul 17, 2026
Messi edges Mbappe on assists as the World Cup Golden Boot goes to the wire
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are locked together on eight goals with one game each left, and the tie-break maths currently leaves the Argentine in f...
Jul 16, 2026
A World Cup final of opposites: Spain’s control against Messi’s Argentina
Spain reached the World Cup final with the tournament’s meanest defence; Argentina got there on Lionel Messi and a habit of late drama. Sunday’s showp...
Jul 15, 2026
Enzo and Lautaro strike late as Argentina beat England to reach the World Cup final
Two goals in the final five minutes, both made by Lionel Messi, turned a losing semi-final into a place in the final for the holders.
Jul 15, 2026
England face Messi’s Argentina in Atlanta with a final against Spain up for grabs
The World Cup’s last semifinal pits England against the holders Argentina in Atlanta, with the winner meeting Spain in Sunday’s final.
Jul 14, 2026
Dybala re-signs with Roma until 2027 and takes a pay cut to stay
Paulo Dybala has signed a new Roma contract until 2027, accepting a sharp wage cut to stay after a fortnight as a free agent.
Jul 13, 2026
Mbappe leads Messi by an assist as the World Cup Golden Boot race reaches the semis
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are tied on eight goals, Erling Haaland is stuck on seven and out of the tournament, and Harry Kane is chasing on six....
Jul 12, 2026
Messi faces England at last as an old World Cup rivalry returns in the semis
Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta pits Thomas Tuchel’s England against Lionel Messi’s Argentina, reviving a fixture last played in 2005 and one Messi...
Jul 12, 2026
Alvarez stunner sends Argentina past Switzerland and into an England semi-final
The holders needed extra time and a Julian Alvarez wonder-strike to see off a stubborn ten-man Switzerland in Kansas City. Argentina’s reward is a las...
Jul 12, 2026
Four teams, two ties, and a France-Spain semi-final that feels like the final
The World Cup is down to four, with France v Spain and England v Argentina to come. Two heavyweight semi-finals, one wide-open trophy race, and a pick...
Jul 11, 2026
Messi’s Argentina meet Switzerland’s underdogs for a World Cup semi-final place
Argentina, the reigning champions, face a Switzerland side in their first World Cup quarter-final since 1954, with a place in the last four on the lin...
Jul 8, 2026
Argentina meet Switzerland’s stubborn defence with a semi-final on the line
The holders survived a scare against Egypt to reach the last eight, where they meet a Switzerland side into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first...
Jul 7, 2026
Argentina score three in 13 minutes to stun Egypt and reach the quarter-finals
Down 2-0 with a quarter of the match to play, the defending champions produced the latest of great escapes in Atlanta to keep their title defence aliv...
Jul 7, 2026
Álvarez says he wants to leave Atlético as Real Madrid’s €150m bid is rejected
Julián Álvarez has told Atlético Madrid he wants out, with Barcelona his likely preference, even as the club reject Real Madrid’s bid and insist only...
Jul 6, 2026
Argentina national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
Lionel Scaloni’s world champions kept their 2022 spine and added fresh legs around Lionel Messi for the 2026 World Cup. A look at Argentina’s full 26-...
Jul 5, 2026
Messi’s Argentina meet Salah’s Egypt with a World Cup quarter-final at stake
Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah go head to head in Atlanta on Tuesday, with Argentina and a history-chasing Egypt one win away from the World Cup quart...
Jul 4, 2026
Messi reaches 20 World Cup goals as Argentina edge a defiant Cape Verde in extra time
Cape Verde twice fought back in Miami before a Diney Borges own goal in the 111th minute sent the holders through 3-2. Lionel Messi’s opener made him...
Jul 1, 2026
Messi’s Argentina stand between Cape Verde and one more World Cup shock
Cape Verde, the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup knockouts, take on the reigning champions in Miami with the fairytale on the line.
Jun 30, 2026
Atlético reject Real Madrid’s €150m bid for Álvarez and point to his release clause
Real Madrid’s reported €150m move for Julián Álvarez has been knocked back by Atlético, who insist only his €500m release clause can take him to eithe...