Argentina
The Sporting Scene
Method Beats Madness at the World Cup Final
Spain stood for Europe, the industrial heart of modern soccer, while Argentina, a great but flawed team, was fuelled by myth.
By Sam Knight
Global Notes
I Wonât Cry for You, Argentina
The team is headed back to the World Cup final, but one lifelong fan has fallen out of love.
By Ishaan Tharoor
World Cup 2026
The Evolution of Messi
After two decades of dominance at the World Cup, the soccer superstar has proved himself to the Argentinean faithful. Now he has nothing to lose.
By Jordan Salama
The Current Cinema
The Furious Moral Clarity of Lucrecia Martel
In the Argentinean filmmakerâs new documentary, âOur Land,â and a recently restored masterpiece, âThe Headless Woman,â an elusiveness of form becomes the most direct way to the truth.
By Justin Chang
The Food Scene
La Boca Is All Smoke, No Fire
The Argentinean chef Francis Mallmann is notorious for his love of cooking over open flames. With his New York dÃĐbut, he fizzles out.
By Helen Rosner
The Financial Page
Why Is Trump Using Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Rescue Javier Milei?
After promising to end foreign entanglements, the President has proposed a financial-rescue plan for the right-wing government of Argentina.
By John Cassidy
The Lede
Searching for the Children of the Disappeared
A new book examines the extraordinary decades-long campaign by Argentinean women to find their grandchildren.
By Graciela Mochkofsky
The Lede
Pope Francisâs Tangled Relationship with Argentina
Amid the extreme political polarization in his home country, the Pope found himself at odds with nearly every President.
By Graciela Mochkofsky
Under Review
An Argentinean Writer and the Movement for Womenâs Rights
Selva Almadaâs work is central to the battle to protect hard-won victories that President Javier Milei has vowed to overturn.
By Graciela Mochkofsky
Letter from Buenos Aires
Javier Milei Wages War on Argentinaâs Government
The President, a libertarian economist given to outrageous provocations, wants to remake the nation. Can it survive his shock-therapy approach?
By Jon Lee Anderson
Our Columnists
The Free-Market Fundamentalism of Argentinaâs Javier Milei
The President-elect, a right-wing populist with authoritarian instincts, has been compared to Donald Trump, but his radical views on the economy set him apart.
By John Cassidy
Daily Comment
After Forty Years of Democracy, Argentina Faces a Defining Presidential Runoff
Is the country really so fed up with the status quo that it will elect a right-wing former TV personality?
By Graciela Mochkofsky
Under Review
The Comic-Strip Writer Who Became a Legend
HÃĐctor GermÃĄn Oesterheldâs pulp adventures won him a devoted following—and made him a target of Argentinaâs junta.
By Sam Thielman
This Week in Fiction
Mariana Enriquez on Ghosts and Mediums
The author discusses âMy Sad Dead,â her story from the latest issue of the magazine.
By Deborah Treisman
Daily Comment
âArgentina, 1985â Gets an Oscar Nod
The film tells the improbable—and history-making—story of how a military dictatorship was brought to justice.
By Graciela Mochkofsky
Daily Comment
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Argentinaâs World Cup Victory
Suffering is an essential part of the story that we Argentines tell about ourselves.
By Graciela Mochkofsky
Replay
Argentina vs. France Was the Best World Cup Final Iâve Ever Seen
From Lionel Messiâs penalty kick to Kylian MbappÃĐâs hat trick, the match was stuffed with so many remarkable incidents, so much tension, such dramatic momentum swings, such joy.
By Ed Caesar
The Sporting Scene
The Genius of Lionel Messi Just Walking Around
The legendary striker can often be found off the ball, strolling and dawdling and looking mildly uninterested. Hereâs what heâs actually doing.
By Jody Rosen
The Sporting Scene
Qatar Gets the World Cup Final It Paid For
France meets Argentina, and the legacy of the tournament is cemented, for better or for worse.
By Sam Knight
Daily Comment
How Argentina Came to Love Lionel Messi at the World Cup
Heâs never won the cup for his country—and this may be his last chance.
By Graciela Mochkofsky