Lionel Messi scored his fastest career goal as Argentina beat Australia in a friendly match in Beijing. Captain Messi, 35, opened the score after one minute and 19 seconds, looping a shot from the edge of the box into the upper left corner. In the 68th minute, substitute German Pezzella extended the world champions’ advantage […]
Take time and find below VAR decision made throughout all 64 games at the 2022 World Cup. After each game, major incidents were taken to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. FIFA World Cup 2022 VAR Review: Total overturns: 25Rejected overturns: 2 Leading to […]
World Cup-winning Argentina players including Lionel Messi have rewritten the lyrics to their now-famous ‘Muchachos’ antthem as they fly back from Qatar with the World Cup trophy Argentinia are set to receive an emotional homecoming after their World Cup triumph with scenes in Buenos Aires yesterday encapsulating the passion for football in the South American […]
FIFA have been accused by fans of rigging the 2022 World Cup to help Lionel Messi win it with Argentina. In the 34th minute of their 3-0 semi-final victory over Croatia, Argentina were awarded a penalty after Julian Alvarez was brought down by Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. Messi stepped up and dispatched the spot kick […]
Argentina win 4-3 on penalties after Netherlands had come back from two goals down to equalise in normal time. Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic, testy match at Lusail’s Iconic Stadium to set up a semi-final against Croatia, following their World Cup quarter-final finish at 2-2 after extra-time. Argentina goalkeeper Emi […]
Iceland players and coaches maintained that they weren’t afraid of the World Cup stage or playing against Lionel Messi and Argentina. Then they went out and showed it. Iceland held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in Moscow, with Hannes Thor Halldorsson saving a Messi penalty kick just after the hour mark to preserve the draw. Sergio Aguero had opened the scoring in the 19th […]
Chile‘s wait for a major trophy come to an end after they beat Argetina 4-1 on penalties in the 2015 Copa America final. They were one of four teams who took part in the very first tournament in 1916 in Argentina but the best they had ever done was finishing as runner-up, a feat they […]