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World Cup upset: Messi and Argentina lose to Saudi Arabia in Qatar : NPR
World Cup 2022: Lionel Messi, Argentina beat Croatia, surge to within one win of elusive title
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I tried everything to get Messi to play for Spain': La Roja's World Cup-winning manager Del Bosque
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Messi dances night away after keeping World Cup storyline alive
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Argentina's World Cup loss was agony–but so is its economic reality
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This was a World Cup Lionel Messi refused to lose
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Lionel Messi willing to wait for Barcelona, reject Saudis' billionaire contract - report - Barca Blaugranes
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2018 World Cup: The History of Messi and Argentina vs. Everything - The Ringer
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Messi vs Argentina: How the 'Catalan Argentine' escaped the shadow of Maradona - The Athletic
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Lionel Messi - Wikipedia
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Without Lionel Messi, Inter Miami loses 2-1 to Houston in US Open Cup final
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Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia score: World Cup stunner as Lionel Messi and team go down in massive Group C upset
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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Argentina's World Cup Victory
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Argentina face FIFA punishment for World Cup rule breaches amid Paredes clash and Messi shouting