ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal of this year's World Cup on Tuesday against Egypt, extending his scoring streak to nine consecutive games for Argentina and moving to the top of a tight Golden Boot race.

Lionel Messi starts for Argentina today as their World Cup defence continues with a last-16 tie against Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. Argentina survived an almighty scare last time out, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in one of the best games of the tournament.

The Lionel Messi World Cup obits were starting to be written. It’s a good bet that some were finalized. Egypt led Argentina 2-0 in a World Cup quarterfinal Tuesday afternoon, in

Andrés Cantor met the moment after the GOAT rescued the reigning World Cup champions with an all-time goal.

Not many would have expected this, least of all the Argentinians themselves. In the round of 16 against Egypt, Lionel Messi’s team finds itself 0-1 behind. This was his reaction to Yasser

Lionel Messi created some new World Cup history by scoring in Argentina’s nerve-wracking win over Cape Verde. The footballing icon beat goalkeeper Vozinha to give his nation the lead in the