How Lionel Messi and Argentina sent the World Cup into a state of sporting nirvana

A fighting underdog spirit and the steely resolve of champions came together to create the highest possible drama.

Switzerland goes to the World Cup quarterfinals after dumping Colombia out on penalties

Argentina is through to the World Cup quarterfinals after one of the most remarkable comebacks, scoring three late unanswered goals to defeat Egypt 3-2 in a rollicking Round of 16 contest in Atlanta ...

Lionel Messi rescues Argentina in late three goal comeback to advance to World Cup quarters, eliminate Egypt

Argentina's odds of repeating as World Cup champions are getting higher with each game they dominate. Now they get ready for ...

These two fans from Argentina are archrivals, except during World Cup

Rosario Central and Newell's Old Boys fans are rivals in Rosario, Argentina, a city of 1.4 million people about 200 miles ...

Argentina's greatest strength isn't Messi. It's Lionel Scaloni's humanity.

Despite a lack of experience, Lionel Scaloni may go down as the best Argentina national team manager of all time.

Argentina keep winning World Cup games but why do they make it such a struggle?

Argentina have a game-state problem. It seems strange to be saying “they never make it easy for themselves” — a phrase generally used by supporters of eternally frustrating ...