The game was delayed by more than an hour after thousands of fans without tickets tried to enter the stadium.
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Argentina will face either Uruguay or Colombia in Sunday’s final in Florida, a match that could represent the last shot at silverware for several senior squad members
The 40-year-old Argentine is one of only 14 footballers to play for both Manchester United and Manchester City.
Messi cemented his legacy as an Argentinian icon when he led his country to their third World Cup trophy at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
World champions Argentina were dominant in possession but frustrated in attack as they struggled to make the breakthrough.
Messi, 35, said earlier this month he intends to sign for Miami after leaving Paris Saint-Germain, although a deal remains to be finalised.
Argentina travelled to the Workers’ Stadium in Beijing for a rematch of their 2022 World Cup clash with the Socceroos.
Two superb goals put an exclamation mark on an unforgettable debut tournament for Israel at the tournament.
On an incredible night in western Argentina, the Flying Eagles pulled out every trick in the book to defend in numbers.
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are through to the Round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA Under 20 World Cup following their two nil win against Italy on Wednesday.
And since then, the name on the lips of many at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina has been Italy.
Ikurusi made the call when he visited the team’s camp at Howard Johnson Hotel & Resorts in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina on Tuesday evening.
Africa’s number three team was slotted into the interesting Group D at the draw ceremony for the tournament.
The Ladan Bosso’s lads in Pot 3 could be drawn against the South Americans who are in Pot 2.
The decision follows the removal of the original tournament host, Indonesia, as well as a subsequent bid submitted by the Argentinian Football Association and an on-site inspection by a FIFA delegation to the South American country last week.
This was as more than 1,500,000 people tried to buy them in spite of high prices in a country battling with rising inflation.
Nobody was injured in the early morning attack, and it was unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in the country’s third-largest city of Rosario, owned by the family of his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo.
Officials of the four countries took part in a launch ceremony at the Argentine Football Association, where FIFA was urged to return the tournament to “where football was born,” 100 years after the first edition was held in Montevideo.
Nigeria crashed to 35th place in the world, but retained fourth place spot behind Senegal, Tunisia and Morocco in Africa.
The 35-year-old has arguably cemented his status as the greatest player of all time after leading his nation to their first World Cup triumph since 1986 after beating France on penalties in the final on Sunday.