TeamsIf you had the chance to meet Diego Maradona, what would you do?
That’s what our chief sports writer, Barney Ronay, did at the 2018 World Cup during Argentina’s first group game of the competition.
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TeamsErling Haaland was kept quiet, yet Norway still led at the break. Then Jude Bellingham took over — an equaliser in first-half stoppage time and a 90th-plus-third-minute header sealing a 2–1 comeback and a Semi-Final against the defending champions.
TeamsFor once, Argentina scored first. They still needed all 120 minutes — Julián Álvarez and Lisandro Martínez finally seeing off ten-man Switzerland 3–1 in extra time to set up a Semi-Final against England.
TeamsA stoppage-time own goal saved them against Cape Verde. A stunning 11-minute salvo saved them against Egypt after going 2–0 down. Argentina are through to the Quarter-Finals — but the defending champions have never looked more mortal getting there.
TeamsA clinical win over Algeria was the calm before the storm. A wild 4–3 win over Colombia showed Switzerland can score with anyone left in the tournament — and concede just as easily. Now Messi's Argentina stand between them and a first-ever World Cup semi-final.
TeamsLionel Messi scored six group-stage goals. Argentina won every game. Nine points, eight goals, the best attack in the tournament. The defending world champions look frighteningly good — and Cape Verde are next.
TeamsThree draws. Zero defeats. Cape Verde qualified from a group containing Spain and Uruguay without losing a single game. It is one of the greatest group-stage stories of this World Cup. Now they face Argentina and Messi.
