The Argentina captain scored from the penalty kick to give his side a 1-0 lead against Croatia in the 34th minute in the first semi-final match at Lusail Stadium.
With health experts across the world issuing warnings to its citizens, who are in the UAE to watch the ongoing FIFA world cup matches, over the possibility of camel flu or MERS, the virus is creating some sort of fear among football enthusiasts.
Morocco scripted history on Saturday by becoming the first African nation to qualify for the last four of the World Cup after defeating Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinal.
Youssef En-Nesyri headed home on the stroke of halftime after Portugal dominated possession without finding a way past Morocco's defense in their quarterfinal here.
England provided a wonderful fightback but missed a crucial chance to take the game into extra time as Harry Kane missed a penalty at fag end of the match.
The Samurai Blues which began with a 2-1 win over the former champions lost to Costa Rica 1-0 and finished their league engagements with 2-1 win over yet another former champions Spain.
On Saturday, in the last match of the day, Argentina, which lost their first match to Saudi Arabia, scored in the 64th minute through Lionel Messi to register their first win and three points.
Simon Sundararaj scored a goal against Peru in the 1960 Rome Olympics – India’s last goal scorer. Six decades, 15 Olympics and 15 World Cups later, India awaits to replicate his momentous feat
It is impossible to not talk about football with the 2022 FIFA world cup under way. Football fans across countries would be glued to the TV screens during live football matches.
After Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina earlier this week, there was a buzz that Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud has said to gift all Saudi Arabian football players a Rolls Royce Phantom each.
The 30-year-old suffered the injury in the second-half of Brazil's 2-0 victory over Serbia in Group G on Friday and played on for several minutes before being substituted by Manchester United forward Antony.