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Strikes by Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez earned Argentina a 2-0 win over Mexico in a pulsating atmosphere at Lusail Stadium on Saturday and got the South American team’s World Cup campaign up and running. Stunned 2-1 by Saudi Arabia in their opening Group C match, Argentina knew defeat would …

Tunisia 1-0 Australia Africa’s search for a second victory at the FIFA World Cup proved unsuccessful after North Africans, Tunisia, suffered defeat in Group D. The Carthage Eagles were hoping to become the second country from Africa to register a win after Senegal yesterday. But after over 90 minutes of …

Lionel Messi conjured another moment of magic to help Argentina’s World Cup hopes at Qatar 2022 in a much-needed 2-0 victory over Mexico on Saturday, November 26. After the historic defeat to Saudi Arabia in its opening Group C match, one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, Argentina …

Diego Maradona Jr has slammed people who compare his father with Lionel Messi, saying they ‘don’t understand football’ after Argentina’s shock defeat to Saudi Arabia.   Messi put Argentina ahead in their World Cup opener from the penalty spot, only for the underdogs to score two goals in the opening eight minutes …

Well, who saw that coming? Day three of the World Cup 2022 (opens in new tab) in Qatar kicked off with one of the tournament’s greatest shocks ever, as Saudi Arabia came from behind to beat Argentina.   It was a disastrous start to what was expected to be a …

Saudi Arabia shocked everyone, including perhaps themselves, by scoring two of the three goals in a match against mighty Argentina to open Group C play. The unlikely result seemed even more impossible after Lionel Messi converted a penalty in the 10th minute. But Saleh Al-Shehri notched the equalizer in the …

Lionel Messi has admitted that Argentina have ‘no excuses’ after their 36-game unbeaten run came to an end following a 2 – 1 defeat to Saudi Arabia   Saudi Arabia came from behind to claim a famous 2-1 victory over the South American nation who have been widely regarded as one of the …

Lionel Messi and Argentina could be favourites for the 2022 World Cup. That’s according to journalist Guillem Balague (opens in new tab), who wrote the biography Messi (opens in new tab). Balague knows the little genius better than most so FourFourTwo wanted to ask him whether he thought that the …

This edition will be the last 32-team World Cup, with the competition expanding to 48 teams when the United States of America, Canada and Mexico host it in 2026. Almost all the teams have named their squad ahead of the first game next week. As expected, there …

The final Argentina World Cup 2022 squad will be named by November 13, and we know who’s in contention after Lionel Scaloni revealed 28-man provisional list – cut down from an initial 48 players. That will need to be cut down to a 26-man selection before the World Cup, though, …