Messi leads Argentina to consecutive World Cup finals, echoing Maradona's 1986–90 run
Argentina have reached the 2026 World Cup final, marking their seventh all-time appearance in the tournament's title match. This is the first time since Diego Maradona's era that the country has featured in back-to-back World Cup finals, having also appeared in 2022. Argentina's previous final appearances came in 1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014, and 2022. Maradona led Argentina to victory in 1986 before they finished as runners-up in 1990. Lionel Messi now has the opportunity to replicate that back-to-back final run with a win in New York.
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