Tag: argentina

Messi says Argentina future depends on World Cup

BRONNITSY, Russia: Argentina captain Lionel Messi said his international future will be determined by his country's performance at the World Cup in Russia. "It will...

Argentina cancels football friendly with Israel in Jerusalem

Argentina's national football team has cancelled an upcoming friendly match with Israel, Argentine news sources reported. According to Al Jazeera, Argentinian sports website Minutouno reported...

Burn photos of Messi if he plays in Israel vs Argentina...

The head of the Palestinian football federation is calling on Arab and Muslim sports fans to burn photos and T-shirts of Lionel Messi if he attends...

World Cup fever causes sleepless nights for Bangladesh flagmakers

MERAJNAGAR: Flagmakers in Bangladesh are doing a roaring trade weeks ahead of the World Cup, but no-one is interested in the home nation's colours...

Argentina have a ‘debt’ to settle at World Cup, says Messi

Argentina captain Lionel Messi admitted Monday that his generation has a score to settle at the World Cup in Russia after a series of...

First Poland Holocaust law complaint targets Argentina paper

WARSAW: An Argentinian newspaper has become the first outlet to be targeted by Poland's controversial new Holocaust law, after a nationalist group filed a...

Argentina secures trade ties with China, Russia after US objection

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina said on Thursday that a good trade relationship with Russia and China “does not generate a conflict,” days after the United...

Music, dance opens the Chamame festival 2018 in Argentina

The city of Corrientes in northeastern Argentina came alive with music and dance on the weekend to mark the beginning of the 28th Chamame...

Messi demands Argentina improvement ahead of World Cup

Argentina captain Lionel Messi believes they need to improve if they are to stand a chance of winning next year’s World Cup in Russia. Argentina,...

Families of lost Argentina submarine crew criticise government response

BUENOS AIRES: Dozens of relatives of the 44 crew members of an Argentine submarine that went missing on November 15 marched from a naval...

Storm complicates efforts to find missing Argentine navy submarine

MAR DEL PLATA: A storm on Sunday complicated efforts to find an Argentine navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members,...

Spain’s top prosecutor Maza passes away in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES: Spain's top prosecutor Jose Manuel Maza, fresh off the drama of the Catalonian independence bid, died unexpectedly Saturday during a working visit...

Argentina’s Macri to pay tribute to truck attack victims in NY

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine President Mauricio Macri is set to travel to New York to pay tribute to the victims of the bike path truck...

Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia qualify for World Cup

Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup on Tuesday after a dramatic last round of South American matches that also saw...

Messi hat-trick fires Argentina into 2018 World Cup

Quito: Lionel Messi scored a brilliant hat-trick as Argentina sealed their place at the 2018 World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Ecuador here Tuesday. Barcelona superstar...

Argentina, Chile stumble again, Uruguay on brink

MONTEVIDEO: Argentina and Chile´s World Cup qualification hopes were left on a knife edge Tuesday after the South American heavyweights slipped up once again...

It is not down to Messi to solve everything: Argentina head...

New Argentina head coach Edgardo Bauza said on Tuesday that he wants to see his side rely less on Lionel Messi, after the Barcelona...