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Rare genius: Messi stamped his authority on Qatar 2022 in a manner only the most gifted could have. | Photo Credit: Getty Images On the grandest of all stages, Lionel Messi conjured up an act of magic for ages. How he won Argentina the World Cup in 2022 will remain one of the greatest stories in…
Spain are world champions once again after a dominant FIFA World Cup campaign, defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final. But beyond the result, the tournament has sparked fierce debate over contrasting footballing philosophies, refereeing decisions and the narratives that shaped the competition. FIFA final: Spain’s absolute domination over Argentina explained In this episode of In…
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Legendary status: No one can take away the imprint Messi has left on this tournament. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For 120 minutes, Spain did what no other team at this World Cup had managed. It found a way to keep Lionel Messi quiet. The plan was simple in theory but brutally difficult in practice. Every…
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Legendary status: No one can take away the imprint Messi has left on this tournament. | Photo Credit: Getty Images For 120 minutes, Spain did what no other team at this World Cup had managed. It found a way to keep Lionel Messi quiet. The plan was simple in theory but brutally difficult in practice. Every…
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Hassan accused referee Letexier of being biased towards Argentina. | Photo Credit: AFP Egypt coach Hossam Hassan emerged from one of the World Cup’s wildest games furious with the refereeing, convinced his side had been denied a famous result and openly suggesting that the defending champion had been carried by favourable treatment. Egypt, he said,…
Linchpins: Egypt will try to get Salah on the break while Messi will be Argentina’s bow and arrow. | Photo Credit: AFP Both Argentina and Egypt needed 120 draining minutes to survive their opening knockout ties and had barely four days to recover before meeting for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals. For Argentina,…
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Stellar show: Cape Verde enters the knockouts unbeaten. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The script was written long ago — small island nation, eliminated at the group stage, goes home with a good story. Cape Verde has not read it. Three games in at the 2026 World Cup, it is unbeaten, through to the knockouts, and nobody…
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Hello, all and a warm welcome to the Group J clash between Argentina and Austria in Dallas. Lineups are announced and players are warming up. Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Lisandro Martinez, Cristian Romero, Facundo Medina, Nahuel Molina, Rodrigo de Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez, Lionel Messi, Thiago Almada, Lautaro Martinez Austria: Alexander Schlager; Kevin Danso,…
Lionel Messi with his father Jorge Messi. Source: Instagram/@jorge.sole As Argentina legend Lionel Messi makes history at the World Cup, his father is experiencing a “health situation” that prompted family members to release a statement on Thursday (June 18, 2026). Jorge Messi is “under medical supervision” as he continues to recover from a medical condition…
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File picture of Argentina and Chelsea player Enzo Fernandez | Photo Credit: Reuters Chelsea has begun disciplinary action after midfielder Enzo Fernandez was involved in a video where members of Argentina’s Copa America-winning squad appeared to sing about French players with African heritage. FIFA also said it was also looking into the incident after the…