Former Uruguayan international, Diego Lugano, has claimed that FIFA helped Lionel Messi and Argentina win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.Messi, 35, won the Golden Ball of the tournament after scoring seven goals and registering three assists.Argentina, meanwhile, was awarded five penalties during the World Cup tournament, four of which Messi converted.However, Lugano believes that Argentina was helped by FIFA due to Messi’s global popularity.“That they [FIFA] gave...

A 22 year old Argentinian fan was choked to death when the flag he draped around his shoulders got caught in his motorbike while celebrating the Sunday victory.The boy named Sebastian Oscar Maciel, died instantly after accidentally depriving himself of oxygen.He crashed to the ground while celebrating Argentina’s World Cup triumph on Sunday in the city of Bahia Blanca in the province of Buenos Aires, around 400 miles south of the Argentinian capital.The man was on...

Argentina will not become the number one team in the FIFA rankings this month, despite winning the 2022 World Cup.Instead, the world football governing body will rate Brazil ahead of their South American rivals.Brazil has held the top position since February, when they overtook Belgium.And even though they failed to make it past the quarterfinals in Qatar, Argentina’s results haven’t been enough to overtake them.Brazil won three matches at the tournament, lost to Ca...