ANKARA, Dec 4 — Argentina beat Australia 2-1 on Saturday and will take on the Netherlands in the World Cup quarterfinals, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

DOHA, Dec 1 — Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty but Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored in a 2-0 victory over Poland at Stadium 974 on Wednesday as both teams booked their places in the knockout stages of the World Cup.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 29 — Argentina recorded its first death from monkeypox when an adult male with underlying pathologies died in a hospital here, the Health Ministry announced Monday.

DOHA, Nov 27 — Argentina and Mexico fans lit up the World Cup on Saturday with their vast and vociferous followings creating a thunderous atmosphere in and around Qatar's Lusail Stadium for the latest chapter in one of Latin America's biggest football rivalries.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 23 — Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback.

LUSAIL, Qatar, Nov 22 — Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half comeback.

ISTANBUL, Nov 12 — Leon Messi has been named in Argentina's 26-man squad for his fifth World Cup as he bids to win the tournament for the first time, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 26 — Football legend Diego Maradona brought tears of joy to his fellow Argentinians and football fans around the world with his on-field prowess and supernatural command of the ball, reported Xinhua news agency.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 5 — An eventual vaccine against Covid-19 will be "mandatory" and free in Argentina for people over 18, Xinhua news agency reported quoting an official from the country's Health Ministry.