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Lionel Messi's last Argentina match was built as a ceremony, yet the football around him kept demanding his attention. This article asks what a 3-0 friendly against Benin reveals about the player Argentina are…
Every article The Sports Guru has published about Argentina: 18 Football articles between 17 June 2026 and 7 October 2026, newest first. For wider coverage, see all Football analysis.
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Lionel Messi has stepped away from Argentina duty for good. This article looks at what the numbers behind his 207 caps actually mean, and why the decision landed now rather than after Qatar four years ago.…
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What follows when a World Cup final ends in confrontation rather than celebration? This article explains how FIFA’s response affects Argentina’s players, staff, supporters and football association, and why the…
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FIFA’s proceedings against Argentina reach from a banner after the England semi-final to the disorder around the Spain final. This article explains why that breadth matters, what has been alleged and why…
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Spain beat Argentina to win the 2026 World Cup, but the scoreboard and the scenes after full time told two very different stories. This article breaks down what the statistics actually show about Spain's…
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Spain didn't just beat Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final, they beat them by every measurable margin, and this piece breaks down exactly how wide that gap was. It also digs into why the aftermath, not just…
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Editor's note: this piece is built entirely from BBC Sport's report on the World Cup 2026 Golden Boot standings following France's third-place play-off against England. Any framing beyond the reported facts is…
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One guest at the World Cup final changed the queue for everyone else. This article explains why Donald Trump's single appearance at the tournament put the Secret Service in charge of the gates at the New…
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Twenty-four hours before a World Cup final, most of a team's work is already done. What remains is rhythm: one last session, one last run-through of set pieces. On Saturday the weather took that away from…
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New York issued a statewide air quality health alert days before the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium, with Canadian wildfire smoke pushing AQI past 200.
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England were five minutes from their first World Cup final since 1966, and then Argentina happened. This covers Anthony Gordon's opener, the two goals that came in the space of seven late minutes, why Thomas…
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The reigning world champions are through to the semi-finals, and England now know exactly who is waiting for them in Atlanta. This covers the corner Switzerland failed to defend twice in 10 minutes, the…
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Some knockout games ask a champion whether it still wants to be one, and for seventy-eight minutes in Atlanta Argentina had no answer. Egypt led 2-0, Lionel Messi had missed a penalty, and the holders were a…
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The mismatch on paper became one of the games of the World Cup on grass. This covers Argentina's 3-2 extra-time win over Cape Verde in the round of 32 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami: Lionel Messi's opener,…
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Lionel Messi against a 40-year-old goalkeeper whose contract at a Portuguese second-division club expired on Tuesday: the World Cup does not often serve up a contrast this stark. Drawing on the BBC's…
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Argentina had already qualified, made nine changes and still won comfortably, which tells you something about their depth. They beat World Cup debutants Jordan 3-1 in Dallas, with Lionel Messi coming off the…
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Lionel Messi went into Dallas level with Miroslav Klose and came out of it alone at the top of the World Cup's all-time scoring list. This piece looks at the night a 38-year-old missed a penalty, scored twice…
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Twenty years after making his World Cup debut, Lionel Messi produced the most significant individual performance of the 2026 tournament's opening days - a hat-trick that moved him level with the all-time…