News of world champions

AFA confident Scaloni will stay on as national team coach

26-12-2022 22:13 "Lionel Scaloni is the coach of the Argentina national team and we are both men of our word," says AFA chief Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia.

Messi, Scaloni and the arduous reconstruction of ‘La Selección’

23-12-2022 15:21 Off the pitch Messi showed the leadership, passion, and even aggression that Argentines have always asked of him. He has finally become a prophet in his homeland.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Fan gloom as Argentina's World Cup victory parade ends abruptly

20-12-2022 22:12 Millions of jubilant fans turned out Tuesday to welcome home Argentina's World Cup winners but most were left disappointed when an open-top bus parade had to be abandoned due to massive crowds.

Argentina's World Cup party ends with clashes, arrests and injuries

20-12-2022 21:44 At least 31 people injured during festivities in Buenos Aires; To date, 13 arrests made, including four involved in clashes with security forces at Obelisk.

Lionel Messi brings euphoria to beleaguered Argentines

19-12-2022 13:38 Argentina’s third World Cup title generated a rare moment of euphoria for a country battered by near three-digit inflation and facing months of economic and political uncertainty.

Argentina prepares to welcome home its World Cup winners

19-12-2022 08:47 Lionel Messi and his teammates set off for Argentina with the most coveted prize in football as millions of compatriots waited to welcome them home on Monday and catch a glimpse of the World Cup trophy.