Argentina suffered a shock 1-2 defeat to Paraguay in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, and Lionel Messi was at the centre of a scene that set tongues wagging.

Lionel Messi was captured in a heated confrontation with match officials during Argentina's unexpected 2-1 defeat to Paraguay ...

Argentina played at Paraguay with the hosts having banned local fans from wearing any Messi shirts in the home crowd. TV footage of the match in Asuncion showed that the vast majority of the local ...

Argentina will remain on the top of the 10-team round robin competition with a 22 points in 11 matches, Brazil is ...

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister was named in the starting XI for Argentina as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to ...

World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela as South America's big ...

Elsewhere in the UEFA Nations League, Christopher Nkunku and France were held to a scoreless draw by Israel in a match ...

Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela with Vinicius Junior missing a penalty in their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier on ...

A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 ...

Lionel Messi returns to action with the Argentine national team Thursday night for a 2026 World Cup qualifying match on the ...

A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 ...