England’s build-up to the World Cup semi-final against Argentina has been complicated by a late fitness call on Declan Rice, with the team set to wait until close to kick-off before deciding whether h...
Nico O’Reilly’s comments capture the kind of occasion that still gives international football its edge: a young England left-back preparing to face Lionel Messi in a World Cup semi-final. The BBC Spor...
With Argentina, England, France and Spain all just two matches from the trophy, the latest BBC Sport comparison is less about reputation and more about the traits that usually decide knockout football...
Lionel Messi is approaching another rare first in a career defined by milestones, with BBC Sport reporting that he is set for his first meeting with England. For a player who has spent more than two d...
Argentina’s latest meeting with Wales has been framed by BBC Sport as a reality check, and that description matters because it speaks to more than one result. It points to a wider competitive gap, the...
Argentina needed a moment of quality to break a stubborn quarter-final and Julian Alvarez delivered it. The forward’s stunning extra-time strike restored Argentina’s lead against 10-man Switzerland in...
England are through to the World Cup semi-finals after a 2-1 win over Norway, and the result sets up a high-stakes last-four clash against either Argentina or Switzerland. For supporters, it is the ki...
Antonio Rattin, one of Argentina’s most recognisable midfield figures and a player whose name is tied to one of football’s most important rule changes, has died aged 89. Boca Juniors, the club where h...
BBC Sport’s latest World Cup discussion centres on a familiar but increasingly relevant question for Argentina: should Lionel Messi remain the team’s first-choice penalty taker? The issue matters beca...
Argentina’s sporting mood is already intense, and BBC Sport’s latest rugby union piece frames Wales’ visit against that backdrop. The central question is not only whether Wales can compete on the fiel...