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FIFA: 23.5 million tickets sought in latest World Cup sale

29-04-2022 13:54 Football's world governing body reveals extraordinary demand for tickets for Qatar 2022 World Cup, with Argentina's three group stage matches among the most sought after.

Argentina, Brazil to play World Cup build-up match in Melbourne

20-04-2022 05:53 National side lines up clash against arch-rivals at Melbourne Cricket Ground in June – just five months before the Qatar 2022 World Cup kicks off.

Argentina draw as Peru book World Cup play-off spot as Colombia, Chile miss out

30-03-2022 09:29 Argentina held 1-1 by Ecuador in South American qualifiers on a decisive night for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Messi, Di María on scoresheet as Argentina stretch unbeaten run to 30 matches

26-03-2022 08:25 Lionel Messi scored on his return to the national team as Argentina stretched their world-leading unbeaten run to 30 matches with a routine 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Venezuela on Friday.

Scaloni says he won't travel to Chile due to Covid diagnosis

26-01-2022 18:21 National team coach Lionel Scaloni will not travel to Chile for Thursday's World Cup qualifier in Calama because he is suffering from Covid-19.

World Cup to Rio carnival: Six key events to come in 2022

01-01-2022 00:01 From the World Cup in Qatar to the midterm elections in the United States, here are six events that are likely to mark the coming year.

Year before Qatar World Cup, Amnesty urges end to labour abuses

16-11-2021 10:12 A year before the World Cup in Qatar, Amnesty International Tuesday urged Qatar to end abuses against migrant workers, many of whom built the tournament's infrastructure.

Di María winner puts Argentina on brink of World Cup qualification

12-11-2021 22:26 Ángel Di María's goal on Friday put Argentina on the verge of qualifying for next year's World Cup in Qatar after a 1-0 win away to Uruguay.

Peru fail to disrupt the Scaloneta as Argentina march on

15-10-2021 00:37 If this Argentina team has one great virtue, and there are plenty to choose from, it is the unshakeable self-belief that courses through its veins.

by Dan Edwards

Martínez winner over Peru takes Argentina's run to 25 unbeaten

14-10-2021 23:52 Argentina took their unbeaten run to 25 matches and moved a step closer to qualifying for the World Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Peru on Thursday.

Messi & co arrive in Argentina for World Cup triple header

05-10-2021 17:15 Albiceleste captain Lionel Messi and his teammates arrived in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, as Argentina's national team prepares for a World Cup qualifying triple header.

This is it: Messi gets set for PSG Champions League bow

14-09-2021 13:27 Lionel Messi went to Paris to win the Champions League again – on Wednesday he's set to finally make his first start for his new club when they kick off their European campaign in Bruges.

Argentina, Brazil plan return of fans for World Cup qualifier

25-08-2021 13:42 Argentina and Brazil both announced on Tuesday plans to use World Cup qualifiers next month as test events for the return of football fans to stadiums following Covid-19 enforced bans.

Premier League clubs won't release players for red-list internationals

24-08-2021 16:09 Argentine stars including Giovani Lo Celso, Cristian Romero, Emiliano Martínez and Emiliano Buendía could miss out on upcoming Albiceleste internationals.

'Welcome to Paris, Leo' - Messi meets teammates at first PSG training session

12-08-2021 15:00 Argentine captain meets his new teammates at Paris Saint-Germain's Camp des Loges training facility.

'Madness': Fans queue before dawn to witness 'Messimania' in Paris

11-08-2021 16:21 Determined queues formed before dawn in front of the club shop on the Champs-Élysées while raucous crowds gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium.

CONMEBOL should switch World Cup qualifiers to Europe, claims insider

15-03-2021 16:11 All South American qualifiers for the next World Cup should be played in Spain and Portugal to get around coronavirus restrictions at home, says one well-placed football insider.

by Anthony Harwood

Colombia to allow stadiums to be 30% full at Copa América

02-03-2021 20:47 Number may be raised if Colombia's vaccination campaign goes according to plan, and the number of coronavirus cases drops, said the minister.

Little to shout about as Argentina see off Ecuador

09-10-2020 01:12 The stands were silent at the La Bombonera on Thursday night and Lionel Messi and Co responded with a suitably muted performance against Ecuador.

by Dan Edwards