Algeria’s federation has formally challenged FIFA over key decisions in Argentina’s World Cup opener, reigniting debate ...

Argentina's first game in the 2026 World Cup was a historic one. Star Lionel Messi scored his first-ever World Cup hat trick.

This was so dirty.

SOME World Cup viewers were left raging after Lionel Messi escaped seeing red after a dodgy-looking challenge against Algeria. Messi, 38, took centre stage with an incredible hat-trick on his ...

Star player Lionel Messi sparked controversy during Argentina’s 3-0 World Cup 2026 win over Algeria after a challenge led to calls for a red card. However, the referee ruled that the incident did not ...

The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has filed a complaint with FIFA regarding the refereeing decisions in their 3-0 ...

Lionel Messi’s first match of the 2026 World Cup brought a hat-trick, a historic sixth tournament appearance and a disputed ...

The refereeing analyst for MARCADOR was very critical of the Polish referee's performance during the Argentina-Algeria match and believes he should have sent off the Argentine captain ...

The World Cup faces accusations that it is 'rigged' after Lionel Messi avoided being shown a red card for Argentina during their 3-0 win over Algeria in Group J ...

Lionel Messi caused controversy during Argentina's opening World Cup game versus Algeria after getting away with a studs-up ...

A day after his FIFA World Cup 2026 debut, slow-motion replays fueled a dilemma about how a referee should have disciplined ...