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[1/15] Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Final - Argentina v France - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - December 18, 2022 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates alongside Nicolas Otamendi, Lautaro Martinez and teammates after winning the World Cup REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachLUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra time. Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez saved Kingsley Coman's penalty and Aurelien Tchouameni fired wide to give Argentina their first world title since 1986, and third overall. France had come from two goals down to level over 90 minutes with Kylian Mbappe netting twice in two minutes, including an 80th-minute penalty. The France striker completed his hat-trick in the 118th with another spot-kick after Argentina's Lionel Messi had tapped in for a 3-2 lead in the 109th. Argentina had gone 2-0 up in the first half with Messi, making a record-breaking 26th World Cup appearance, converting a 23rd-minute penalty.
Argentina win incredible World Cup final in shootout
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Summary Argentina win World Cup for third time after 3-3 drawMessi scores two and nets in shootoutMbappe scores hat-trick as France come from 2-0 downSecond World Cup final penalties defeat for France after 2006LUSAIL, Qatar, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Argentina won their third World Cup in an extraordinary final on Sunday as they beat France 4-2 on penalties after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw that featured a hat-trick for Kylian Mbappe as the holders recovered from 2-0 down. Messi put Argentina ahead again but Mbappe levelled with another penalty, becoming the second man to score a World Cup final hat-trick after England's Geoff Hurst in 1966. Argentina have now won six of their seven World Cup shootouts, including the quarter-final against the Netherlands a week ago when they also blew a 2-0 lead, while France have lost three of five, but with two of those defeats coming in finals. It seems all the more incredible coming a month after his team began the tournament by suffering statistically the biggest upset in World Cup history when they were beaten by Saudi Arabia. He and Messi both converted the opening spot-kicks of the shootout but then had to stand back and let their team mates decide their destiny.
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Argentina look set to keep Julian Alvarez in attack for Sunday's World Cup final against France after he scored twice in a devastating combination with Lionel Messi in the semi-final. He scored his first goal for the national side in the World Cup quarter-final against the Dutch, which Argentina won on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Leandro ParedesA defensive midfielder with Juventus, 28-year-old Paredes has featured in four of Argentina's World Cup games - infamously booting the ball at the Netherlands' bench in the quarter-final. Rodrigo De PaulThe tough 28-year-old Atletico de Madrid midfielder has been a stalwart in Scaloni's World Cup starting lineup, even playing through injury against the Dutch. The 35-year-old Paris St Germain forward is on a mission to lift his first World Cup at his fifth and final attempt and has been simply magnificent, scoring five goals while creating others with his dribbling and passing wizardry.
Standing in Messi’s way is his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé, as France seeks to win back-to-back World Cup trophies. After a shock defeat by Saudi Arabia in its opening group game, Argentina’s World Cup campaign got off to the worst possible start. When asked whether Sunday’s game will be his last at a World Cup, Messi replied: “Yes. Like Griezmann, the 36-year-old Giroud has had a renaissance in this World Cup, after failing to score a single goal in 2018. We’ll enjoy it now and get ready for the last match of this World Cup.”
Messi scored a 10th minute penalty in the first half where Argentina had three goals disallowed for offside before the Saudis struck twice in the second half to stun the South American champions. If Argentina could take any solace from the result, it was that when they lost their group opener to Cameroon in 1990 they still reached the final. Substitute Enzo Fernandez scored with another sublime strike to seal the points and set Argentina on their way amid an electric atmosphere at Lusail Stadium, the biggest arena in Qatar. "Today starts another World Cup for Argentina," Messi had said after admitting they were poor in the first half. LAST 16: ARGENTINA 2-1 AUSTRALIAThe stars seemed to align for Messi in a physical last-16 clash with Australia as he scored in his 1,000th match to move past Maradona's World Cup tally.
He is pushing us and I really hope this stays the same until the end," Messi told reporters. From the beginning it was a really tough match, we knew it would be this way. Argentina will take on Croatia for a place in the final, after the 2018 runners-up beat Brazil on penalties earlier. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said despite their second-half collapse, his team had no problem finding players willing to take penalties. This team had experience, pride, young players, and this is key, because we want to fight."
In a scrappy half-hour of extra time with the scores level, Enzo Fernandez rattled the post in the closing seconds while Martinez and German Pezzella also had efforts blocked or parried away as Argentina desperately pushed for a winner. The Netherlands had rarely troubled Argentina during the match before substitute Wout Weghorst's header in the 83rd minute sparked them into life and he rolled the ball past goalkeeper Emi Martinez deep into stoppage time to send the game into extra time. Argentina captain Lionel Messi had superbly set up Nahuel Molina for their first-half opener, threading a sublime pass through the Dutch defence, before coolly slotting in a penalty in the 73rd minute after Denzel Dumfries fouled Marcos Acuna. Argentina will next face Croatia, who beat Brazil on penalties earlier, on Tuesday for a place in the final. Reporting by Hritika Sharma; Editing by Hugh LawsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
The mercurial 35-year-old did all he could in the 90 minutes to set up a semi-final against Croatia, who beat Brazil on penalties earlier on Friday, but a late collective collapse almost saw him make an embarrassing World Cup exit. Having earlier watched Neymar tearfully exit the Qatar World Cup without taking a penalty for Brazil, Messi took no chances in the shoot-out and stepped up first, setting the tone for what was to come. COMPELLING PLAYERWith Neymar out and Ronaldo benched by Portugal, only France's Kylian Mbappe can rival Messi as the tournament's most compelling player. There was joy, but the overriding emotion etched on Messi's face as his team celebrated with the fans was relief. Croatia await - get past them and maybe the fans that haven't always loved him will put him up there with Diego Maradona, but nothing less than victory in the World Cup final will suffice.
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.
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout round on his 1,000th career appearance to beat Diego Maradona's tournament tally for Argentina as they beat off a late Australia fightback to win 2-1 on Saturday and reach the quarter-finals. Messi put Argentina ahead after 35 minutes with a coolly taken strike low into the corner for his 94th international goal to pass the great Maradona's eight World Cup goals, in a match where he was instrumental in almost every Argentine attack. Lifted throughout by rapturous, overwhelmingly Argentine support that sang and bounced in unison on all sides of the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Argentina pressed and finally made the breakthrough. After Goodwin's deflected shot found the net, there was a real prospect of extra time in a stadium where the Socceroos had booked their World Cup place via a penalty shootout in an intercontinental playoff earlier this year. Argentina looked dangerous late on as they battled for a third goal, with Lautaro Martinez firing wide before substitute Garang Kuol missed with seconds left in stoppage time.
DOHA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Argentina reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday but they were taken right down to the wire and might not want to consider what may have happened without Lionel Messi on the pitch. Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his 789th goal - his first in a knockout match at the World Cup - and almost everything good that Argentina created going forward went through the little number 10. It was always going to be a tough game against a Socceroos team who muscled their way into the knockout stages with a brand of football that relied on each player covering huge swathes of turf and tackling anything that moved. Emiliano Martinez also had a good night and capped his fine display in the Argentina goal by stopping Garang Kuol's goalbound shot from close range with a save in the final seconds. The target is to finally add the World Cup to his already glittering collection of trophies and it would take a brave man to bet against him doing it.
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.
Summary Messi goal helps Argentina beat Mexico 2-0Late Fernandez goal wraps up all three pointsMessi equals Maradona's World Cup games and goalsLUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi kept his dream of winning his first World Cup alive by rifling in the opening goal in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Mexico in World Cup Group C, proving he was far from done in the tournament. The Argentine, competing in his fifth World Cup at age 35, has won every other major title in his career but has failed to lift the coveted trophy despite making the final in 2014. "Today starts another World Cup for Argentina," Messi said. Apart from a Lautaro Martinez effort that was well off the mark and another from Messi, Argentina were toothless up front. The South Americans looked more determined after the break and their captain and talisman dragged them out of trouble with his second goal of the tournament.
Wounded Argentina must put Saudi trauma behind them
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Andrew Cawthorne | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] Nov 22, 2022; Lusail, Qatar; Argentina forward Lionel Messi (10) plays the ball against Saudi Arabia during a group stage match during the 2022 World Cup at Lusail Stadium. Yet he and his disconsolate team might take heart from 32 years ago when Argentina began the World Cup in Italy with a shock loss to Cameroon but still went on to reach the final. Of course," said former Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta, citing the 1990 run, although the South Americans were to lose that final to West Germany. 'DO IT FOR MESSI, MARADONA'Coach Lionel Scaloni sent out the same signal. Scaloni must quickly reinstill the meanness and steel that had served Argentina so well on their remarkable unbeaten run since mid-2019.
Messi leads Argentina v Saudi Arabia in final World Cup quest
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard kept captain and midfielder Salman Al-Faraj in the team after his recent recovery from a shoulder injury. Abdulelah Al-Malki will keep Saudi Arabia's first line of defence in front of the back line, alongside Al-Faraj. The Saudi team is entirely home-based, with the local league's financial clout ensuring few leading players aspire to play overseas. Following are the teams:Argentina:Emeliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Tagliafico Nicolas Otamendi, Nahuel Molina, Alejandro Gomez, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Lionel Messi (c), Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria. Saudi Arabia:Mohamed Al-Owais, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Mohamed Kanno, Saud Abdulhamid, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Saleh Al-Shehri, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Salman Al-Faraj (c), Salem Al-Dawsari, Firas Al-Buraikan.
Prince Mohammed was not seen at the match but had been front and centre at the tournament opening on Sunday. It was also a sweet moment for host Qatar, facing intense criticism over human rights in the conservative Muslim country. "The fact that the World Cup is in Qatar and we're Arabs - it gives us a lot of energy and excitement." TOLERANCEBefore the match kicked off, the issue of tolerance arose at a news conference between Qatar's foreign minister and his American counterpart. The Gulf Arab state, which denies discrimination and points to labour reforms enacted, welcomes everyone, its Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said.
LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half come back. But Saudi Arabia, the second-lowest ranked team in the tournament after Ghana, threw caution to the wind at the start of the second half, charging at Argentina's defence in front of a frenzied 88,012 crowd. Despite plenty of possession after that, Argentina were unable to penetrate Saudi Arabia, who were competing in their sixth World Cup but had never previously won an opening game. ", the green-clad Saudis chanted over and over in the Lusail Stadium, on their feet and greeting every clearance from their defence with a deafening roar. Reporting by Andrew Cawthorne and Shady Amir; Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
* Teams will be able to select up to 26 players for this year's World Cup after FIFA increased the maximum limit for squads by three in June, citing the unusual timing of the tournament as well as the impact of COVID-19. Who is in Argentina's World Cup 2022 squad? * Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, 18, who has made seven appearances for the club this season, misses out. What was Argentina's squad at the 2018 World Cup? * Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).
Injured Dybala named in Argentina's 26-man World Cup squad
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Nov 11 (Reuters) - Injured forward Paulo Dybala made the cut as Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni named on Friday his 26-man squad for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar, where Lionel Messi will lead the side. Dybala has not played for his club AS Roma since early October but has been named in the squad as Argentina hope he regains his fitness before their World Cup campaign begins on Nov. 22 against Group C opponents Saudi Arabia. Messi, 35, will be playing in his fifth World Cup and will be accompanied by fellow veterans Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi along with fresh faces who helped Argentina win the Copa America title last year. Dreams do come true, let's go Argentina," Paredes, who did not make the final cut for the 2018 World Cup, said on Instagram. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, one of Argentina's heroes at the Copa America last year, will also be making his World Cup debut this year.
Sep 27, 2022; Harrison, New Jersey, USA; Argentina forward Lionel Messi (10) celebrates his goal against Jamaica during the second half at Red Bull Arena. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY SportsSept 27 (Reuters) - Second-half substitute Lionel Messi scored two late goals as Argentina beat Jamaica 3-0 in a World Cup warm-up in New Jersey on Tuesday. Messi, who also scored twice in a 3-0 win over Honduras in Miami on Friday, is looking to lead Argentina to their third World Cup title and first since 1986. They have one more tune-up against United Arab Emirates on Nov. 16 before they begin their World Cup campaign against Saudi Arabia on Nov. 22. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Argentina și Brazilia vor lupta pentru trofeul suprem al continentului sud-american. Selecționata "albiceleste" a devenit a doua finalistă, după ce a învins în urma unui meci dramatic reprezentativa Columbiei. Portarul Emiliano Martinez a fost eroul "pumelor", după ce a apărat trei penalty-uri. Lionel Messi, Leandro Paredes și Lautaro Martinez au înscris de la punctul cu var, iar Juan Cuadrado și Miguel Borja au marcat pentru Columbia. Brazilia este campioana în exercițiu a competiției, iar Argentina nu a mai câștigat trofeul din 1993.
Persons: Argentinienii, Lautaro Martinez, Luis Diaz, Emiliano Martinez, Lionel Messi, Leandro Paredes, Martinez, Juan Cuadrado, Miguel Borja Organizations: America !, Columbia Locations: America, America ! Argentina, Brazilia, american, Columbiei, Rio de Janeiro, Argentina
Lionel Messi continuă goana după primul lui trofeu cu echipa națională. Argentina s-a calificat în semifinalele turneului Copa America, reușind să învingă Ecuadorul cu 3-0.Selecționata „albiceleste” a deschis scorul în minutul 40, prin Rodrigo De Paul, care a profitat de pasa lui Messi. Scorul s-a păstrat până în ultimele zece minute ale partidei, când argentinienii au mai înscris de două ori. Mai întâi, Messi a profitat de o eroare a defensivei adverse și i-a pasat decisiv lui Lautaro Martinez, iar apoi a marcat și el, cu un șut din lovitură liberă.În semifinale, Argentina o va întâlni pe Columbia. Timpul regulamentar al meciului s-a încheiat fără goluri, iar în seria de departajare, columbienii s-au impus cu 4-2.În cealaltă semifinală, vor juca Peru și gazda turneului Copa America, Brazilia, care este și deținătoarea trofeului.
Persons: Lionel Messi, Rodrigo, Paul, Messi, Lautaro Martinez, Columbia, Reinaldo, columbienii Organizations: națională, America Locations: Argentina, Peru, America, Brazilia
Vedeta Barcelonei a înscris de două ori în prima repriză și graţie acestora a ajuns la 75 de goluri în tricoul primei reprezentative. Totodată, Messi a jucat meciul cu numărul 148 pentru echipa națională, devenind fotbalistul cu cele mai multe partide jucate la selecționata "albiceleste".Argentina s-a impus cu 4-1, iar celelalte goluri au fost marcat de Alejandro Gomez şi Lautaro Martinez, iar Bolivia a înscris prin Erwin Saavedra.Pumele, care a ajuns la zece meciuri consecutive fără înfrângere, erau deja calificate în sferturile de finală ale competiției înaintea acestei partideÎn celălalt meci al grupei, Uruguayul a învins Paraguayul cu scorul de 1-0, printr-un gol marcat de Edinson Cavani din penalty.Așadar, după ultimele 2 meciuri din faza grupelor s-au stabilit confruntările din sferturile de finală.Capul de afiș este Brazilia - Chile, ultimele două campioane ale turneului. Argentina se va duela cu Ecuador, Peru cu Paraguay, iar Columbia cu Uruguay.
Persons: Messi, Alejandro Gomez, Lautaro Martinez, Erwin Saavedra.Pumele, Uruguayul Organizations: Barcelonei Locations: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguayul, penalty.Așadar, Brazilia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Columbia, Uruguay
Sursa foto: Getty ImagesPatru transferuri pe care Antonio Conte le-ar fi cerut la Real Madrid. Cine sunt jucătorii solicitaţi de italianItalianul Antonio Conte ar fi principalul favorit pentru a prelua banca tehnică a echipei Real Madrid. Potrivit presei spaniole, Conte a discutat cu oficialii clubului blanco şi şi-ar fi dat ok-ul pentru a prelua gruparea merengue. Defensacentral anunţă că în cadrul discuţiilor, Antonio Conte a avansat deja patru nume de jucători pe care i-ar vrea la Real Madrid. Sursa citată notează că ar fi vorba despre fundaşul dreapta Achraf Hakimi, despre fundaşul central Bastoni, despre Lautaro Martinez şi Barella.
Persons: Antonio Conte, Conte, Perez, Mauricio Pochettino, Martinez, Barella Organizations: Real Madrid, Inter Milano Locations: Italiei
Italianul, gata să preia cel mai titrat club din EuropaAntonio Conte (51 de ani) i-a adus lui Inter Milano primul titlu în Serie A după o pauză de 11 ani, dar antrenorul este gata să plece de la formația de pe "Giuseppe Meazza". Sursa citată scrie că Antonio Conte a fost informat de hotărârea conducerii în urmă cu o săptămână și nu a primit deloc bine vestea. Italienii avansează și patru variante pentru banca lui Inter, după plecarea lui Conte: Massimiliano Allegri, care mai este dorit de Juventus și Real Madrid, Maurizio Sarri, Sinisa Mihajlovic și Simone Inzaghi. Antonio Conte a sosit la Inter în vara anului 2019, iar în cele două sezoane petrecute pe banca nerazzurrilor a strâns 102 meciuri, înregistrând 64 de victorii, 23 de remize și 15 înfrângeri. "Numele lui Conte se va auzi din nou la Real Madrid, așa cum s-a întâmplat deja în ultimele zile", scrie sursa citată.
Persons: Conte, Europa Antonio Conte, Giuseppe, Zhang ., Steven Zhang, Antonio Conte, Italienii, Maurizio Sarri, Simone Inzaghi, Paris Saint - Germain, Lautaro Martinez, Zinedine Zidane Organizations: Inter !, Inter Milano, A, Inter, Juventus, Real Madrid Locations: Europa, Italia, Paris Saint -, Spania, Spaniei
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