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☆ Lionel Messi’s Last Dance Is More of a Stroll
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Andrew Beaton | Jonathan Clegg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
When Lionel Messi takes the field for Argentina’s World Cup quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Friday, it will mark the latest moment in what is likely his final run at the trophy. Except it’s actually been more of a walk.
☆ Argentina vs Netherlands: 'Aging genius' Lionel Messi looking to inspire La Celeste
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —Lionel Messi and Argentina are three games away from winning the World Cup, but against the Netherlands they will face their toughest test of the tournament so far. Friday’s quarterfinal at the Lusail Stadium is a compelling match-up, not least because of the World Cup history between the two teams. With three goals – including a superb strike against Mexico and a well-worked move against Australia – and one assist from four games, Messi is the heartbeat of this Argentina team, even in the twilight of his career. “You can see he’s happy and, for us, that’s very important.”Yet this Argentina team is more than just Messi. “It’s not about me, or the Netherlands, against Messi, it’s about the Netherlands against Argentina,” the Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk told reporters this week, according to Reuters.
☆ Lionel Messi scores in 1000th career game as Argentina reaches World Cup quarterfinals
  + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Lionel Messi scored in what was the 1,000th game of his storied career as Argentina beat Australia 2-1 to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals. In the second half, Julián Álvarez capitalized on some slack goalkeeping by Australia stopper Mat Ryan to score his second goal of the tournament and extend Argentina’s lead. Those fans were soon crooning even more loudly when Messi curled a beautiful, left-footed effort past Australian keeper Ryan following a slick Argentina moved. After the break, Argentina began to turn on the style, though La Albiceleste’s second goal stemmed from hard work and pressing. With Australia pushing for a second goal, Argentina had an opportunities to catch the Socceroos on the break, with Lautaro Martínez missing numerous opportunities to seal the game.
☆ Lionel Messi: Fans around the world flock to watch Argentina star play at Qatar 2022
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
Doha, Qatar CNN —Walk around Doha and it isn’t long before you hear people talking about Lionel Messi. “I get to see the man himself,” Belal Ahmed, who has traveled from the US to watch Messi play, told CNN Sport. The World Cup is the only trophy not yet in Messi’s cabinet, and the 35-year-old is in the last chance saloon at Qatar 2022. “I think to solidify his GOAT [Greatest Of All Time] status he needs the World Cup,” Ahmed added. Ravindran had not managed to get his hands on a ticket to watch Argentina play, but he still wanted to be in the city to support his hero.
☆ Lionel Messi has penalty saved but Argentina progresses to World Cup knockout stages with win
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Lionel Messi had a penalty saved but Argentina booked its ticket to the knockout phase of the 2022 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Poland. The opener came after Messi, Argentina’s all-time top goalscorer, had his penalty saved by Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny. Álvarez’s sublime finish midway through the second half capped off a nail-biting evening for Argentina, who will now face Australia. Poland advanced to the knockout stages by the skin of its teeth, qualifying on goal difference. While the Polish attack offered very little throughout the game, Argentina cranked up the pressure – and both Messi and left-back Marcos Acuña coming close.
☆ Argentina and Lionel Messi face crunch game against Poland
  + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Argentina was stunned by Saudi Arabia in its first game, before getting its campaign back on track with a 2-0 victory over Mexico in which Messi scored the opening goal. Argentina sits second on three points, a point behind Group C leader Poland, knowing a win in its final game against the Polish will assure its progression. Ariel Schalit/APNext up Argentina takes on Poland, and Robert Lewandowski, pictured celebrating scoring his team's second goal during the Group C match between Poland and Saudi Arabia. Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty ImagesArgentina faces a Poland team spearheaded by its own iconic striker, Robert Lewandowski, who scored his first World Cup goal last time out against Saudi Arabia. “We are still alive.”Mexico’s hopes are much slimmer, needing to beat Saudi Arabia by at least a three-goal margin, with Poland not losing to Argentina.
☆ Canelo slams Messi over Mexico team World Cup jersey
  + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +1 min
The Argentina star may have gotten into trouble with the wrong person after moving the Mexican national team jersey with his foot while celebrating his team’s much-needed World Cup win against Mexico on Saturday. The Mexican boxer said on Twitter that Messi “was cleaning the floor” with the Mexican shirt. Messi was taking his right shoe off when he — apparently without intention — moved the Mexico shirt which he had exchanged with a Mexican player after Argentina’s 2-0 win. The 35-year-old Messi is trying to win his first World Cup title with Argentina. The win over Mexico kept the Argentines in position to advance to the knockout round.
☆ Lionel Messi: Argentine receives warning from Canelo Álvarez
  + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez has sent a warning to Lionel Messi, who he accused of disrespecting Mexico. “Did you see Messi cleaning the floor with our shirt and flag??? ?” Álvarez tweeted, apparently referencing a video in which Messi appears to kick a Mexico shirt that is on the floor during Argentina’s celebrations in the changing room. There is no indication that Messi kicked the shirt intentionally, instead appearing to do it accidentally as he took off his football boots. Canelo, don’t look for excuses or problems, surely you don’t know about football and what happens in a changing room.
☆ Messi’s World Cup Hopes Survive With Argentina’s 2-0 Win Over Mexico
  + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Jonathan Clegg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A Lionel Messi goal in the second half helped secure a 2-0 win for Argentina over Mexico, keeping alive Argentina’s hopes of advancing at the World Cup. LUSAIL, Qatar—For more than an hour, Lionel Messi cut a dejected and increasingly isolated figure. The final World Cup of his glittering career had started with a stunning upset by Saudi Arabia. Now, as Argentina labored through another ugly display at the same stadium just four days later, his hopes of lifting the one major trophy that has eluded him were hanging by a thread.
☆ Lionel Messi fronts up to defeat after World Cup shock
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Doha, Qatar CNN —Argentina’s game against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday was supposed to serve as the perfect springboard for Lionel Messi’s last dance at the World Cup. But the Argentine captain was overshadowed by arguably the biggest upset in World Cup history and, as Saudi Arabia celebrated its win, Messi trudged down the tunnel with a face of thunder. The seven-time Ballon d’Or, who has yet to lift the World Cup trophy, didn’t hide from the embarrassment though. At the final whistle, the Argentine fans were slumped in their seats and it was the Saudi supporters chanting Messi’s name ironically. Saudi Arabia faces Poland in its next game before playing Mexico.
☆ Messi’s Argentina Stunned by Saudi Arabia in World Cup Opener
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Joshua Robinson | Jonathan Clegg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LUSAIL, Qatar—Lionel Messi landed at his fifth World Cup this month projecting an unusual air of calm. His Argentine national team was on a 36-game winning streak. And, at age 35, he was playing without the weight of a soccer-crazed country on his narrow shoulders. Messi even spoke about enjoying his games with the national team for the first time, savoring every moment of what is likely the last World Cup of his glittering career. Messi finally said he was happy.
☆ World Cup stunner: Saudi Arabia beats Messi’s Argentina 2-1
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: 1 min
LUSAIL, Qatar — Saudi Arabia scored one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever by beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday. Messi’s quest to win the one major title to elude him got off to a shocking start and brought back memories of Cameroon’s 1-0 win over an Argentina team led by Diego Maradona in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup. Argentina's star forward Lionel Messi, center, during match against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Juanm Mabromata / AFP - Getty ImagesGoals by Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari in a five-minute span in the second half gave the Saudis their greatest win. Messi rolled in a penalty to give Argentina a 10th-minute lead.
☆ Saudi Arabia vs Argentina: Lionel Messi's team in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Lusail, Qatar CNN —Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 2-1 in an astonishing Group C match. The thousands of Saudi fans inside the Lusail Stadium couldn’t believe what they were watching as they celebrated their unexpected victory. Saudi Arabia players celebrate their shock win. As full-time neared, fans cheered every tackle and save as if they were goals and, when the match did indeed end, Saudi Arabia fans reacted with frenzy. Argentina will hope to recover against Mexico in its next group match on Saturday while Saudi Arabia faces Poland.
☆ Lionel Messi: Two weeks before start of World Cup, Argentinian great suffers injury scare
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Lionel Messi has already said that the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be his last chance to add a World Cup winner’s medal to his otherwise complete, glittering trophy cabinet. It adds a certain amount of tension to the Argentine’s World Cup build-up, one that became a little tauter on Saturday with Paris-Saint-Germain’s announcement that he would be rested for its trip to Lorient due to an injury scare. “Leo Messi will remain in treatment for an inflamed Achilles tendon as a precautionary measure,” the PSG statement read. Argentina, who has not won the World Cup since 1986, will begin this tournament as one of the favorites, courtesy of its 35-game unbeaten streak but it has been plagued by injury scares. Messi has scored 90 goals for Argentina, a national record.
☆ Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé combine for a sensational PSG goal in victory over Ajaccio
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
But, on Friday, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé combined for a sublime goal that seemed otherworldly in its precision and fluency. PSG took a 2-0 lead against Ajaccio with that goal in the 78th minute and eventually won 3-0, following a brace from Mbappé along with Messi’s outrageous goal. Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Lionel Messi. “Obviously, people come to the stadium to see Leo, the PSG team, Kylian,” PSG’s head coach Christophe Galtier told reporters afterwards. I say it often, but [Messi] is one of the best players in the history of football.
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