Argentina Football Team
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Sergio Aguero takes tearful retirement from football due to heart ailment
Football | Dec 15, 2021, 06:06 PM ISTAguero was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia since he was brought off after 41 minutes of his first start for the club after suffering from chest pain.
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Barcelona striker Aguero set to retire due to heart condition: Reports
Football | Dec 14, 2021, 11:01 AM ISTReports in Spanish media suggested that Sergio Aguero could announce his retirement this week.
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Argentina vs Brazil: Messi and Co qualify for 2022 World Cup as Argentina draw with Brazil
Football | Nov 17, 2021, 01:24 PM ISTSecond-place Argentina qualified after Chile lost 2-0 at home to third-place Ecuador.
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ARG vs BRA WC qualifiers: Messi in, Neymar out of Argentina vs Brazil FIFA World Cup Qualifier match
Football | Nov 16, 2021, 04:25 PM ISTLionel Messi will play for Argentina when they face Brazil on Tuesday in World Cup qualifier while Neymar will miss out because of left thigh pains.
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Argentina vs Brazil WC Qualilfiers: Messi to play against Brazil, says coach Scaloni
Football | Nov 16, 2021, 09:28 AM ISTArgentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Monday that Messi, who has been bothered by a knee injury, will play in San Juan in a match that could earn the team a spot in next year's World Cup.
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FIFA WC qualifiers: Argentina close in on World Cup spot; Messi plays 15 minutes in win over Uruguay
Football | Nov 15, 2021, 11:38 AM ISTVeteran winger Angel di Maria scored the only goal in the seventh minute with a powerful left-foot shot while Messi missed most of the match as he recovers from a left knee injury.
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ARG vs BRA World Cup qualifier: Messi uncertain as Argentina take on Neymar's Brazil for WC
Football | Nov 15, 2021, 01:51 PM ISTArgentina can secure a World Cup spot if it beats Brazil and if two of three other teams — Uruguay, Chile and Colombia — fail to win but will have to do so without injured Lionel Messi.
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FIFA WC qualifiers: Argentina concerned over Messi; Brazil bid for direct spot
Football | Nov 10, 2021, 03:55 PM ISTBrazil has 31 points and Argentina has 25 from 11 matches — their encounter in September was bizarrely suspended after seven minutes of play because of concerns from authorities over breaches of COVID-19 protocols.
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World Cup qualifiers: Brazil, Argentina register contrasting wins
Football | Oct 15, 2021, 10:45 AM ISTLeaders Brazil easily defeated Uruguay 4-1 in their South American World Cup qualifying match while second-place Argentina beat Peru 1-0 a few hours earlier and are also close to clinching a direct qualifying berth.
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World Cup qualifiers: Messi stars in Argentina rout of Uruguay; Brazil draw
Football | Oct 11, 2021, 11:04 AM ISTLionel Messi was among the scorers as Argentina beat rival Uruguay 3-0, hours after Brazil's run of consecutive wins in South American World Cup qualifying ended in a 0-0 with Colombia.
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Messi fail to score as Argentina draw Paraguay 0-0; Brazil beat Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers
Football | Oct 08, 2021, 09:09 AM ISTLeaders Brazil and second-place Argentina had uninspiring performances in their World Cup qualifying matches on Thursday, but gained key competition points.
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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni supports biennial World Cup proposal
Football | Oct 07, 2021, 12:11 PM ISTFIFA is pushing a plan to stage its showcase tournament every two years instead of every four years, but the proposal has been widely criticized by soccer officials in both Europe and South America.
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WC Qualifiers: Argentina cruise with Lionel Messi's hat-trick; Uruguay beat Ecuador
Football | Sep 10, 2021, 08:49 AM ISTMessi also became the top scorer in South American football history. The 34-year-old has netted 79 for Argentina, overtaking Brazil's Pelé's tally of 77.
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Brazil and Argentina return to World Cup qualifying after chaos
Football | Sep 09, 2021, 01:30 PM ISTJust minutes into their match on Sunday, a Brazilian health official entered the pitch to remove four Argentina players.
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Health agency blames Brazil, Argentina and CONMEBOL for chaos
Football | Sep 09, 2021, 11:02 AM ISTThe match between Brazil and Argentina was interrupted when an Anvisa agent and a policeman walked on to the pitch to remove four Argentina players who the agency says should be in quarantine.
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FIFA eyes disciplinary action against Argentina, Brazil
Football | Sep 08, 2021, 08:36 AM ISTFour of Argentina's Premier League players were accused of flouting quarantine requirements in Sao Paulo and of falsifying Brazilian coronavirus declarations.
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EXPLAINER: Argentina football chaos over Brazil quarantine row
Football | Sep 07, 2021, 11:40 AM ISTFour Argentina players from EPL clubs were accused by agents of Brazil's health agency of breaching COVID-19 restriction rules by not declaring on arrival in Brazil that they'd been in England.
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Lionel Messi protests as Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier suspended
Football | Sep 06, 2021, 09:37 AM ISTWorld Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended after local health officials walked onto the pitch on Sunday in a bid to remove three players who didn’t comply with coronavirus restrictions.
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Scaloni plays down Messi injury fears ahead of Brazil-Argentina duel
Football | Sep 05, 2021, 02:47 PM ISTThe clash at Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena later on Sunday comes just three days after Argentina beat Venezuela 3-1 in Caracas.
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FIFA WC Qualifiers: Brazil, Argentina win away matches; Colombia held to draw
Football | Sep 03, 2021, 11:51 AM ISTBrazil topped Chile 1-0 in Santiago in a tense match despite the absence of nine of its England-based players, while Argentina beat Venezuela 3-1 at the Olimpico Stadium in Caracas.