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An all-time comeback ends in defeat for the Netherlands as Lionel Messi advances in his last World Cup.
Category: Messi, Lionel
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Messi and Ronaldo’s Last World Cup Is the End of Soccer’s Greatest Generation
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The World Cup is bidding farewell to the starriest cast the game has ever assembled. The setting is a perfect fit for the game’s age of excess.
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Every Team Left in Qatar Is a Contender
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France and England, Argentina and Brazil, Messi and Ronaldo: The quarterfinals offer everything except an easy path to the trophy.
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Messi’s Score Sets Tone for Argentina in World Cup Win
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Messi had not previously scored in an elimination game during the World Cup.
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Lionel Messi saved Argentina’s World Cup, and a soccer nation has hope again.
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Messi led the charge, but Enzo Fernández closed this one out.
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Who Will Win the World Cup? There’s Really Only One Place to Ask.
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Everyone from coaches to fans has an opinion on who will win the World Cup, but the bookmakers know best. And even then, nothing is a sure thing.
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A Saudi Win at the World Cup Rings Out Across the Arab World
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Even the country’s de facto leader had downplayed expectations. After a win over Lionel Messi’s Argentina, one of the most shocking results in World Cup history, Wednesday will be a national holiday.
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Saudi Arabia Stuns Lionel Messi and Argentina in World Cup’s First Shock
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Argentina entered the tournament as one of the favorites in its star’s final chance at the trophy.
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Welcome to the Joy-Free World Cup
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Soccer’s biggest championship is supposed to be a celebration. So why is everyone so unhappy?