Argentina

89 articles tagged with "Argentina"

Sep 1, 2026

Manchester City passed on Enzo Fernandez at £120m, and have agreed 140 million euros for him instead

Manchester City let Chelsea’s £120 million deadline lapse on 14 August. On the last day of the window they agreed 140 million euros for the same playe...

Aug 25, 2026

The Hand of God ball sold for a third of its estimate, and the shirt got nearly three times as much

Heritage Auctions wanted close to $10m for the ball Maradona punched past Peter Shilton in 1986. It went for $3.35m, and the reasons are more interest...

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...

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...