With legacy intact, 'liberated' Messi can enjoy last hurrah
June 2 : When a euphoric Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar at around 9 p.m. on December 18, 2022, he finally had nothing left to prove.
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Argentina seek to emulate Italy and Brazil as back-to-back champions
June 2 : Dripping talent and forged by success, Argentina aim to become the first men's team to retain the World Cup since Brazil in 1962 and the only nation to do so entirely outside their own region.
Saudi Arabia's World Cup hopes clouded by late coaching change
CAIRO, June 2 : Saudi Arabia head to the World Cup facing renewed questions after sacking Herve Renard, the coach who engineered one of the greatest upsets in tournament history by leading them to victory over eventual champions Argentina four years ago.
Kiper Ini Masuk Skuad Meksiko di Piala Dunia, Sejajar Ronaldo-Messi
Kiper gaek Timnas Meksiko Guillermo Ochoa masuk skuad Piala Dunia 2026. Dia pun mensejajarkan diri dengan Cristiano Ronaldo dan Lionel Messi.
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See if you can remember the last time both teams scored in the UEFA Champions League final: What rings a bell?
Ronaldo Masuk 5 Besar Pemain Tertua di Piala Dunia Sepanjang Masa
Cristiano Ronaldo masuk daftar pemain tertua di Piala Dunia sepanjang masa. Tepatnya di edisi 2026 ini, Ronaldo duduk di peringkat keempat pada daftar itu.
Portugal coach: ‘No one should doubt’ Ronaldo could play 2030 World Cup
LISBON: With Cristiano Ronaldo set to be 45 years old when Portugal hosts the 2030 World Cup alongside Spain and Morocco, one might think it’s unlikely that he’ll be on the squad for what would be his seventh World Cup. But don’t tell that to Portugal’s manager Roberto Martinez. “No one should doubt that (he could play in 2030),” Martinez said Thursday in an appearance on Cadena Ser radio. “He’s earned it.” Ronaldo, who debuted for Portugal at 18 in August of 2003, is comfortably the country’s leader in all-time appearances (226, 80 more than Joao Moutinho) and goals (143, 96 more than Pauleta). He led Portugal to the 2016 European Championship and to a fourth-place finish at the 2006 World Cup, the country’s best finish at a World Cup since a third- place showing in 1966. A penalty-kick goal against Ghana at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar made him the first player to score at five different World Cups. Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi are set to simultaneously become the first players in history to appear in six World Cups at this summer’s event. “I have worked with many players that have won a Champions League or a Ballon d’Or, and the next day they lose their appetite.
Photos with Messi as World Cup debutants Jordan aim to prove they belong
AMMAN: Jordan play at their first World Cup determined to show they belong at football’s top table and with Lionel Messi’s Argentina presenting the most daunting of prospects. Jamal Sellami’s side face Austria in a tough Group J on their World Cup debut on June 16, followed by Algeria and then reigning champions Argentina in their final pool game in Dallas. The tournament expanding to 48 teams from 32 helped propel Jordan, a country of 12 million people with a creaking football infrastructure, to their maiden finals. “We have the right to dream,” the former Moroccan international Sellami told AFP. “We are not thinking like a team satisfied with mere participation.” Jordan had eight wins, five draws and three defeats from their 16 Asian qualifying matches, coming second behind South Korea in their group to make a slice of history. Huge celebrations erupted in Amman, fans driving through the capital honking their horns and chanting while others waved the national flag in triumph. It was a second major milestone for the national side in 16 months, having reaching their first Asian Cup final. They were beaten 3-1 by hosts Qatar in the continental decider in February 2024 but were hugely impressive in getting there against all expectations under their much-admired previous coach Hussein Ammouta. The exciting attacking duo of Yazan Al-Naimat and Mousa Al-Tamari were pivotal in that run, terrorizing the South Korean defense in a 2-0 win over Son Heung-min’s side in the semifinals. But Naimat will miss the World Cup in North America with a serious knee injury, one of several injury blows to the Jordan squad. Jordan’s Asian Cup heroics and World Cup qualification came against the backdrop of deep-rooted problems in domestic