Argentine TV host resigns over fake Messi father death report

VIA BBC SPORT ON X:

A television presenter has resigned after falsely reporting that the father of Lionel Messi had died during Argentina's first World Cup game. pic.twitter.com/Sf6o0fP8pB

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 20, 2026

A television presenter has resigned after falsely reporting that the father of Lionel Messi had died during Argentina’s first World Cup game.

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Competition Table

Group A

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	2	2	3	6
2	South Korea	2	1	0	3
3	Czechia	2	0	-1	1
4	South Africa	2	0	-2	1

Group B

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Canada	2	1	6	4
2	Switzerland	2	1	3	4
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	0	-3	1
4	Qatar	2	0	-6	1

Group C

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	2	1	3	4
2	Morocco	2	1	1	4
3	Scotland	2	1	0	3
4	Haiti	2	0	-4	0

Group D

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	USA	2	2	5	6
2	Australia	2	1	0	3
3	Paraguay	2	1	-2	3
4	Türkiye	2	0	-3	0

Group E

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Germany	1	1	6	3
2	Ivory Coast	1	1	1	3
3	Ecuador	1	0	-1	0
4	Curaçao	1	0	-6	0

Group F

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	1	1	4	3
2	Japan	1	0	0	1
3	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
4	Tunisia	1	0	-4	0

Group G

#	Team	P	Pts
1	New Zealand	1	1
2	Iran	1	1
3	Belgium	1	1
4	Egypt	1	1

Group H

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Uruguay	1	1
2	Saudi Arabia	1	1
3	Spain	1	1
4	Cape Verde Islands	1	1

Group I

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Norway	1	1	3	3
2	France	1	1	2	3
3	Senegal	1	0	-2	0
4	Iraq	1	0	-3	0

Group J

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	1	1	3	3
2	Austria	1	1	2	3
3	Jordan	1	0	-2	0
4	Algeria	1	0	-3	0

Group K

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	Colombia	1	1	2	3
2	Congo DR	1	0	0	1
3	Portugal	1	0	0	1
4	Uzbekistan	1	0	-2	0

Group L

#	Team	P	W	GD	Pts
1	England	1	1	2	3
2	Ghana	1	1	1	3
3	Panama	1	0	-1	0
4	Croatia	1	0	-2	0

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