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MIAMI — It is hard to fathom just how much Sunday’s World Cup final means to Argentine soccer fans, but you get a pretty good idea after five minutes on the phone with Patricio Colazo, a 41-year-old handyman who runs a small construction company in Pembroke Pines.

Fifa had options in 2010 and from the moment it made its bid decision, there was only one route from there to here

Victory over Argentina would make the 35-year-old the first player to captain a side to two men’s World Cups

Host country prepares for a day of celebration on Sunday as Argentina take on France, with the South American superstar on a mission

For those who have followed Messi’s career from the very beginning, a win on Sunday would mean the culmination of lifelong dream

Fernanda Quiroga still remembers how Lionel Messi played soccer in what were then dirt roads around their working class neighborhood in Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city. “(Messi) was always kicking something, a ball, a bottle cap,” said Quiroga, who at 35 is the same age as the captain of Argentina’s national…

Excitement for Sunday’s World Cup final in Argentina is rising fast and anxiety is running particularly high in Messi’s hometown as many are hoping he will finally win the one major trophy missing from his illustrious career

Sunday’s final between Argentina and France throws together two of the world’s best players: Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé

Two horses were shocked seven times and the third was shocked nine times.

Morocco’s head coach, Walid Regragui, admitted the World Cup semi-final was a game too far for his side physically, after their 2-0 defeat by France

Sofia Martinez told Lionel Messi that he had touched people’s lives in Argentina