Argentina Football Team
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Messi, Di Maria and Aguero in Argentina's Copa America squad
Football | Jun 11, 2021, 09:35 AM ISTDefender Juan Foyth and striker Lucas Ocampos are the most notable absentees from the 28-player squad, despite featuring regularly since Lionel Scaloni became head coach in 2018.
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Argentina draw after 7-month halt of World Cup qualifiers
Football | Jun 04, 2021, 10:12 AM ISTThe result will keep Lionel Messi's Argentine team in second spot in South American qualifying if leader Brazil doesn't lose to Ecuador in Porto Alegre on Friday.
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Lionel Messi and Argentina team pay tribute to Diego Maradona
Football | Jun 04, 2021, 08:07 AM ISTMessi, his teammates and coach Lionel Scaloni watched the unveiling of a bronze statue of the soccer great at the Único Madres de Ciudades stadium, in Santiago del Estero.
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Argentina creates strict bubble ahead of Copa America
Football | May 21, 2021, 07:27 AM ISTThe national team complex in Ezeiza will become a fortress to host superstar Lionel Messi and his teammates for the tournament, which will be played between June 13-July 10.
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Lionel Messi's Argentina to play World Cup qualifying match in Peru amid political tension
Football | Nov 16, 2020, 11:30 PM ISTPeruvian President Manuel Merino has resigned from his position, creating turmoil in the country and forcing Argentina to cancel its training sessions in the capital.
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FIFA WC Qualifiers: Lionel Messi's Argentina beat Bolivia; Ecuador stun Uruguay
Football | Oct 14, 2020, 07:57 AM ISTArgentina defeated Bolivia 2-1 in the South American qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Brazil, Argentina eye road hurdles in World Cup qualifiers
Football | Oct 13, 2020, 06:53 AM ISTBrazil thrashed Bolivia 5-0 in Sao Paulo on Friday, but will travel to Peru, a team that qualified for the last World Cup and pulled off a 2-2 draw with Paraguay in Asuncion.
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Messi, Neymar aim for World Cup qualifying amid COVID-19 pandemic
Football | Oct 07, 2020, 06:06 PM ISTLionel Messi and Neymar return to national team duty this week to launch World Cup qualifying campaigns that the South American superstars hope will lead to glory in Qatar in 2022.
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Argentina unlikely to adopt single venue for domestic football games, says president
Football | Jun 07, 2020, 04:08 PM ISTLocal media outlets have reported that the AFA and the Superliga Argentina are considering a plan to choose a city with little or no coronavirus cases as their temporary home.
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Sergio Batista backs Lionel Scaloni to lead Argentina to 2022 World Cup
Football | Apr 14, 2020, 09:58 AM ISTLionel Scaloni replaced Jorge Sampaoli as Argentina's head coach after the team's erratic performances at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Lionel Messi arrives in Israel despite rockets and boycott threats
Football | Nov 18, 2019, 10:52 AM ISTLionel Messi and his Argentine teammates are in Israel to play an international friendly against his Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez and the Uruguay national team.
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Lionel Messi returns to Argentina squad after ban
Football | Nov 01, 2019, 08:34 AM ISTBarcelona star Lionel Messi returned to Argentina's squad for friendlies against South American rivals Brazil and Uruguay.
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Argentina rout Ecuador 6-1 in absence of suspended Lionel Messi
Football | Oct 13, 2019, 11:04 PM ISTLucas Alario, Leandro Paredes, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Domínguez and Lucas Ocampos scored for Argentina, who also got on the board with an own-goal by Ecuadorean defender Jhon Espinoza.
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Argentina hold Germany 2-2 in international friendly
Football | Oct 10, 2019, 10:11 AM ISTJoachim Low's men dictated the pace and doubled the lead only seven minutes later after Kai Havertz made no mistake to tap home Gnabry's square pass from central position.
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Lionel Messi should 'take a break' from international football, says Argentina great Mario Kempes
Football | Jun 22, 2019, 11:48 AM ISTLionel Messi has scored the only goal of Argentina's campaign in the 2019 Copa America so far.
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I want to win trophies with Argentina: Lionel Messi reiterates his life-long dream
Football | Mar 30, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTHis absence stirred controversy in Argentina with some media outlets pointing out that Messi attended the baptism of Cesc Fabregas's children.
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Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain retires from international football citing family reasons
Football | Mar 29, 2019, 12:57 PM ISTHiguain is sixth on the list of Argentina's all-time top scorers with 31 goals in 67 matches in an international career that spanned a decade.
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Argentina coach wants teammates to step up as Messi returns
Football | Mar 22, 2019, 09:52 AM ISTScaloni confirmed that Messi will be in the lineup for the friendly against Venezuela in Madrid, which will be his first match with the national team since the World Cup exit.
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Lionel Messi returns to Argentina's national team for friendlies
Football | Mar 07, 2019, 11:35 PM ISTThe five-time world player of the year was called up by interim Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on Thursday for a pair of friendly matches ahead of this year's Copa America in Brazil.
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Argentina national team going nowhere with Lionel Scaloni as head coach, says Diego Maradona
Football | Nov 23, 2018, 04:39 PM ISTMaradona said it was particularly frustrating considering that Argentina has a lot of astute coaching minds.