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Argentina's Leandro Paredes celebrates after defeating Brazil in a World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Argentina secures a World Cup spot and then celebrates it with a 4-1 victory over archrival Brazil
Defending champion Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday even before kickoff against Brazil.
 
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) attempts a shot during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Atlanta United, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Messi out of World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil due to adductor injury
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil over the next eight days because of an injury to his adductor. The 37-year-old Messi was not included in the 25-man squad announced on Monday by coach Lionel Scaloni.
 
Argentina's President Javier Milei attends the Marketing Leaders Association in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
More world leaders from Argentina and El Salvador invited to Trump’s inauguration
More world leaders are confirming they have been invited to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Argentine President Javier Milei is disclosing his plans to travel to Washington.
 
Players of Brazil's Botafogo hold the trophy as they celebrate after winning the Copa Libertadores final soccer match against Brazil's Atletico Mineiro at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
10-man Botafogo wins its first Copa Libertadores title
Botafogo has overcome playing with 10 men to win its first Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro 3-1 in the final in Buenos Aires.
 
Coach Artur Jorge of Brazil's Botafogo celebrates with his players at the end of a Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg soccer match against Uruguay's Penarol at Centenario stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Botafogo won 6-3 on aggregate. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Textor eyes rare soccer triumph as Botafogo faces Atletico Mineiro in Copa Libertadores final
Brazilian team Botafogo could give owner John Textor his biggest soccer success yet if it beats Atletico Mineiro in the Copa Libertadores final on Saturday.
 
Argentina's Lautaro Martinez scores his side's opening goal against Peru during a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina beats Peru to close in on World Cup spot; Brazil and Uruguay draw
Lautaro Martínez’s goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Peru in a South American qualifying match in Buenos Aires and put the hosts close to a spot in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
 
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Vinícius back for Brazil and Martínez for Argentina in South American 2026 World Cup qualifying
Argentina and Brazil will have two of their leading stars available again as South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup resumes with the last two rounds of games this year.
 
Argentina's Lautaro Martinez, celebrates with teammate Lionel Messi after scoring his side's 2nd goal against Bolivia during a World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Messi’s 10th hat trick raises total to 112 international goals as Argentina wins World Cup qualifier
Lionel Messi scored his 10th international hat trick to raise his career total to 112 goals and also had a pair of assists to lead Argentina over Bolivia 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
 
Argentina's Lionel Messi touches his ankle sitting at the bench during a Copa America soccer final match against Colombia in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Messi loses fitness battle at Copa America, puts goal of playing 6th World Cup on hold
Lionel Messi cried uncontrollably after he exited the Copa America final before fulltime for the first time in his career.
 
Lionel Messi, bottom left, works out with his team, Argentina, before a COPA soccer match, Monday, June 17, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. Argentina plays team Canada on June 20, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Lionel Messi could be playing in his final tournament with Argentina at Copa America
The Copa America could mark Lionel Messi’s final chapter with Argentina’s national soccer team. The World Cup winner will turn 37 during the tournament in the United States, which kicks off on Thursday.
 
FILE - Argentina's Lorena Benitez warms up prior to the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match between Argentina and South Africa in Dunedin, New Zealand, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
3 players quit Argentina women’s team in dispute over pay and conditions
Three players have quit Argentina’s women’s soccer squad in a dispute over not being paid and conditions in camp ahead of two friendlies.
 
Ichika Egashira, from Japan, bottom row, far right, poses for photos with her team River Plate before facing Boca Juniors at a professional women's soccer match in Ezeiza on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, March 10, 2024. Egashira is part of a growing group of foreigners joining the Argentinian league as it seeks to boost its recently turned professional women's soccer teams. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Lured by the passion for soccer, growing number of foreign players join Argentina’s women’s league
A growing number of foreign players are joining Argentina’s women’s soccer league. They’re drawn more by the country’s storied history and passion for soccer than money.
 
Venezuela's Daniel Dhers competes in BMX freestyle cycling at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
No medal for Venezuela’s Dhers in BMX at Pan American Games: ‘I am going to incinerate the bike’
Venezuela’s Daniel Dhers, one of the few stars at the Pan American Games in Chile, says he will burn his bicycle after a disappointing performance on Sunday at the BMX freestyle final.
 
A demonstrator paints graffiti on a billboard advertising the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, during protests marking the fourth anniversary of anti-government protests, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. The opening ceremony for the XIX Pan American Games will take place in Santiago on Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
TV equipment stolen from Pan Am Games’ opening ceremony site in Chile, boosting security concerns
Television crews at the Pan American Games had equipment stolen this week from the compound of the National Stadium, the site of Friday’s opening ceremony, heightening concerns about crime at the tournament hosting over 6,800 athletes.
 
Belen Casetta holds her four-month-old daughter Lina at home in Pilar, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Casetta will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Pan American Games in Chile and will take her daughter with her to the games. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Athlete-mothers juggle priorities as they prepare to compete at the Pan American Games in Chile
A certain section of athletes getting ready for the upcoming Pan American Games find their focus is constantly being pulled in different directions.
 
Fans of Argentina cheer during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Bolivia at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
South America’s 2030 World Cup soccer bid seeks to rise above political tensions in the region
The bid by four South American countries to host soccer’s 2030 World Cup will stay intact until the end of the process next year regardless of political tensions in the region.
 
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi gestures during the second half of a Major League Soccer match against Los Angeles FC Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Defending champion Argentina starts as favorite when South American World Cup qualifying kicks off
Lionel Messi and his Argentina lineup will be back on World Cup duty this week when their bid to defend the title starts in South American qualifying.
 
Candelaria Cabrera, a 12-year-old player with the Huracán de Chabas female team, controls the ball during a soccer match against Alumni in Arequito, Santa Fe province, Argentina, Monday, June 19, 2023. In 2018 when she was seven, Candelaria was the only girl playing in a boys league. After a regional sports regulation forbid mixed teams in youth divisions, she and her family had to fight for her right to keep playing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina turns its attention to youth divisions in search of a Messi-like player in women’s soccer
Candelaria Cabrera was the only girl playing in a boys league where she lives in Argentina back in 2018.
 
FILE -Argentina's players celebrate winning 3-1 against Paraguay with a banner reading in Spanish "We qualified for the World Cup 2023" at the end of a women's Copa America third place soccer match in Armenia, Colombia, Friday, July 29, 2022. Argentina’s team will draw inspiration from Lionel Messi’s achievement in Qatar in its quest to reach the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup for the first time. Argentina has a long and proud history in the men’s tournament but has never won a match in three previous trips to the Women’s World Cup. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
Lionel Messi’s title in Qatar set to inspire Argentina at Women’s World Cup
Argentina’s team will draw inspiration from Lionel Messi’s achievement in Qatar in its quest to reach the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup for the first time.
 
Argentina’s Velez suspends players charged with sexual abuse
Argentina’s top flight soccer team Vélez Sarsfield has suspended two players charged with sexual abuse of a woman during a party at the end of 2020.
 
Argentine television gets its first transgender news anchor
Diana Zurco didn’t attend her high school graduation. That’s because she refused to receive a diploma with her birth name. At 17 and considered a boy by school officials, she grew her hair long and adopted the name Diana.
 
Argentina Holocaust museum takes custody over Nazi artifacts
The Holocaust museum in Argentina’s capital has taken custody of the largest collection of Nazi artifacts discovered in the country’s history.
 
Vegetarians gaining ground in carnivorous Argentina
A fight is on over the Argentine identity pitting a growing number of vegetarians and vegans against meat-eaters in a country known for its abundant beef, gaucho cowboys and sacred “asado” barbecues.
 
Former Argentine President De la Rua dies at 81
Former Argentine President Fernando De la Rúa, who attracted voters with his image as an honest statesman and later left as the country plunged into its worst economic crisis, has died at age 81.
 
Brazil and Venezuela join Chile, Colombia in Copa quarters
Defending champion Chile and Colombia were joined on Saturday by Brazil and Venezuela in the Copa America knockout stage.
 
Messi says Argentina needs to quickly get over opening loss
 
Messi back again for another shot at Copa America title
Lionel Messi was fed up and hurting three years ago after being on the losing side once again at the Copa America. Messi said then “the national team is over. I’ve done all I can.”
 
Humble home becomes museum and shrine to Argentina’s Evita
 
Vatican: Argentine bishop at Holy See under investigation
The Vatican has confirmed that an Argentine bishop, who resigned suddenly in 2017 for stated health reasons and then landed a top administrative job at the Holy See, is under preliminary investigation for alleged sexual abuse.
 
Argentine women fight against inequality in soccer
Female soccer players in Argentina struggle to be heard in a country where the soccer conversation is overwhelmingly dominated by talk of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona.
 
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