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DOHA (AFP) -- Lionel Messi's Argentina booked its place in the last 16 of the World Cup on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with a 2-0 victory over Poland as Australia reached the knockout rounds for just the second time in its history. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi waves to supporters after his team won the...

DOHA (AFP) — Lionel Messi reignited Argentina's World Cup challenge with a superb goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 26, as Kylian Mbappe's double fired France into the last 16. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring the opening goal with his teammate Julian Alvarez...

DOHA (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia stunned Lionel Messi's Argentina on Tuesday, Nov. 22, beating the two-time winners 2-1 in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group C football match between Argentina and Saudi...

DOHA (AFP) — Argentina superstar Lionel Messi insisted on Monday he is determined to make the most of what will likely be his fifth and final chance to win the World Cup. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi gives a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha, on...

Argentina's Lionel Messi (center) drives the ball next to Paraguay's Angel Romero (right) during their closed-door 2022 FIFA World Cup South American qualifier football match at La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires on November 12, 2020. (Photo by Juan Ignacio RONCORONI / POOL / AFP) Argentina had...