One of the toughest World Cup groups is suddenly in chaos, and now Lionel Messi and Argentina have been thrown a lifeline to advance

Ryan Pierse/Getty Images With just two matches remaining before the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup, Group D is in chaos. After two disappointing performances from group favorite Argentina, it looked as tho.....»»

Robert Cianflone/Getty Images A former World Cup winner for Argentina shed some light on why Lionel Messi is not revered in his home country the way he is everywhere else.  He also cr.....»»

Asked if Argentina could win the World Cup, Messi swerved between hope and realism.....»»

"That will be our main goal, to make it Messi’s last World Cup game," Nigeria defender Bryan Idowu said. ""As much as we enjoy watching Messi play, it’s against us. There's only one option.".....»»

On the day the World Cup bid farewell to the greatest player on the planet, it didn’t have to look far for a potential successor. He was right there on the same field as Lionel Messi, doing Lionel Messi things—only faster and in French......»»

Getty/Soccrates Images Lionel Messi holds more major records than any other player in world football.  Amongst them are the most Ballon d'Or trophies won (6), the most goals ever scored in La Liga (433), and the most g.....»»

FRANCK FIFE / Getty Images and Valerio Pennicino - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images USWNT star Megan Rapinoe capped her spectacular year with a Ballon d'Or, an award widely considered the highest honor in the world of soccer that is gi.....»»

Photo by Harold Cunningham/ UEFA, via Getty Images Lionel Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or award as .....»»

Getty Cristiano Ronaldo a.....»»

Shares advanced Monday in Europe after centrists lost ground to pro-business and environmentalist groups in elections for the 28-nation bloc's parliamentary assembly......»»

Matthias Hangst/Getty Images The stars of the World Cup tend to be the players who make it to the semi-finals or finals.  Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi do not have especially great teams surrounding them at this World Cup.  Howev.....»»

Argentina has in its squad only three players who are under 25 years of age, including Paulo Dybala.....»»

Argentina has in its squad only three players who are under 25 years of age, including Paulo Dybala.....»»

Rosario seem to have an ambivalent relationship with Messi and Russia might be the last chance for Messi.....»»

“In the Argentina against Iceland game we saw just how much Messi needed the warm-up game against Israel.".....»»

Gabriel Rossi/Getty Images Iceland played to a ha.....»»

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar… you may know the names of soccer’s biggest stars, but do you know how much they’re getting paid to play in the 2018 World Cup?.....»»

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Among the 736 players in the 2018 World Cup and the hundreds of millions of soccer players worldwide, Lionel Messi is the highest-paid person competing in the sport......»»

Reuters Lionel Messi has lost his mojo. According to former Argentina national socc.....»»