As if the recent curse on reigning champions wasn’t enough, Argentina will be under additional pressure in the 2026 World Cup, to which they will arrive as the best national team in the FIFA rankings.

At the upcoming World Cup Lionel Messi has the chance of being the greatest goal-scorer in the tournament's history.

The latest results by Spain and France will allow Argentina to return to the top of the FIFA rankings. However, that will also leave Lionel Messi and his teammates facing an unfavorable statistic. National teams are entering their final days of preparation before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

"It's pretty mind-blowing" to have Argentina and Lionel Messi here, Sporting KC president and CEO Jake Reid said.

Argentina's all-time great Lionel Messi was substituted in the 73rd minute, raising serious questions about his 2026 World Cup fitness.

Mario Götze scored one of the most iconic goals in FIFA World Cup history, delivering Germany a dramatic 1-0 victory over Argentina in the 2014 World Cup Final with a stunning extra-time finish. Götze’s unforgettable game winner crushed Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream and secured Germany’s fourth FIFA World Cup title in one of football’s greatest finals.

FIFA announces kit assignments for all 72 group-stage matches. See which jerseys your team will wear in Miami Gardens.

Follow the real-time updates, live score and highlights of the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Honduras, being played in the USA.

FIFA Makes Historic Lionel Messi Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. On Thursday, Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi reminded the world how quickly he can decide a match by scoring a game-winning free kick goal against FC Porto in the FIFA ...

The 2026 edition of the FIFA World Cup is less than a week away. The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are looking to sign off in style. Ronaldo will want to win the elusive title while Messi will want to retain it.