The FIFA World Cup third-place playoff is the match nobody wants to play, and it is taking place tonight between two former World Cup winners, France and England.
England began the match with remarkable discipline. Tuchel instructed his midfield to remain close to the back line, cutting off passing lanes into Messi while forcing Argentina to play wide.
Now, after Donald Trump, another US politician has decided to talk about the FIFA World Cup- New York mayor Zohran Mamdani. He said that Egypt were robbed during their Round of 16 clash with Argentina. Yeah right Mamdani.
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has strongly criticised world football governing body FIFA's decision to revoke the suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun's suspension.
The FIFA World Cup, hosted by United States, Canada and Mexico, is in full swing right now. The tournament has delivered everything so far, lots of excitement, close encounters, major upsets, some great performances from game's biggest stars, and now, a controversy.
Messi, who turns 39 on June 24, started his scoring with a goal that has become so typical of the great man over the years. He picked the ball up, ran at Algerian defense, and then unleashed a trademark left footed curler, which was too much for Algeria keeper Luca Zidane, son of French legend Zinedine Zidane.