Lionel Messi has come full circle in his career. By winning the FIFA World Cup, the one major trophy that had evaded him all across his career, he has basically done everything a professional footballer can do. If he decides to call it a day and retire a few days later, one can’t really blame …
Argentina National Football Team
Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Sunday in a thriller. 4-2 on penalties after 3-3 in playing time against two-time champions France. Lionel Messi, the team’s captain, was the first member of the team to lift the World Cup trophy into the air. However, there were several others, like Sergio Aguero, present as …
Argentina put a nearly three-decade-long trauma to bed when they won the Qatar World Cup final in the most dramatic way possible against France. Despite having a 2-0 lead up until the hour-mark, the game dragged to extra time where it finished 3-3! Leo Messi scored a brace, Kylian Mbappe managed to get the first …
The month-long carnival that was the Qatar World Cup has finally assumed its place in the history books, and the mental tournament filled with twists and turns at every step culminated in a grandstand finish between two sides best described as ‘Football royalty’. France took on Argentina in what turned out to be one of …
Argentina won their third FIFA World Cup title in the most dramatic of circumstances, with a 3-3 (4-2) win over France. The game was full of ups and downs for Lionel Messi & co. Leo himself got in the scoring act twice, once in normal time and in extra time. Kylian Mbappe ensured that France …
It’s done. It’s over. Football is now complete for many. Lionel Messi and company have added the third jewel in the crown of Argentina’s football history. Diego Maradona’s legacy lives on and Messi finally edges past Cristiano Ronaldo in the ‘greatest of all time’ debate. The celebrations must have gone deep into the next morning, …
Unless you are living in a cave, you probably already know this by now. Argentina won the World Cup. Lionel Messi won the World Cup. And whoever thinks it was a cakewalk, here’s a reality check. It really was not. 2-0 up. 2 goals in 2 minutes and we’re level at a couple of goals …
In one of Argentinian footballing history’s darkest days, Saudi Arabia trumped Argentina by a score of 2-1, after a thrilling comeback following Lionel Messi’s 10th-minute penalty that put them ahead in the group stage game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Needless to say, fans of a fairly novice Saudi Arabian football team were elated …
The history of football in Argentina isn’t really based in the many corners of Buenos Aires’ barrios. It is one that may be linked to the large number of European immigrants that came to its shores throughout the 19th century, especially those from the British Isles. While some may view football as Britain’s greatest contribution …
The Argentina and Croatia semi-final was a staunch reminder to every football fan about what football really is. What the Argentine team did to Croatia was a dismantling, one that put Argentina as, by far, the favorites for this World Cup. Julian Alvarez, who earned the penalty before scoring a brace, was outstanding against the …
The Argentina–Netherlands game in the quarter-finals of the Qatar World Cup was definitely one for the ages. It basically had everything for the complete entertaining package. There were goals, last-minute drama, LOTS of bookings, brawls and a penalty shootout as a cherry on top. The match was absolutely thrilling stuff that kept every fan at …
The World Cup‘s incredibly dramatic quarterfinals fell well in line with the rest of the tournament and produced some truly shocking moments and results. Things kicked off in grand fashion as fan-favorites Brazil were ceremoniously knocked out after Penalties against Croatia. And as if that game wasn’t anxiety-ridden enough, Argentina against the Netherlands proved to …
The scenes at Lusail Stadium that followed Argentina’s FIFA World Cup Round of 16 victory against an ashen Dutch side seem to have made more headlines than the victory itself. A match rife with controversy and violence, the fixture entailed countless yellow cards and the Dutch Dumfries being sent off in the final minutes of …
There is a general saying in football that the best referees are those who can keep themselves out of the spotlight. Those who do their jobs just as they’re meant to be done, allow the games to flow in a fluid fashion and can stop the matches from spiralling into ugly affairs are not even …
The Qatar World Cup 2022 has produced some highly memorable matches so far. But the most bonkers match was probably the one that took place between Argentina and the Netherlands in the quarter-finals clash on Friday. The game was absolutely essential stuff for football fans and produced stuff to keep you on the edge of …
The Round of 16 fixture on the 9th of December 2022 witnessed 5-time World Champions Brazil crash out of contention as Croatia seal a place in the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The night also witnessed Argentina inch a step closer to Lionel Messi‘s dream of lifting the World Cup for the first …
15th December 2021. Almost to the day one year ago, Sergio Aguero of Manchester City fame called time on his incredible career in order to protect his health owing to a heart condition. Only six months after his move to Barcelona to play with his mate and international teammate Lionel Messi, he was diagnosed with …