The 91-year-old Argentine journalist covering his 18th World Cup

The 91-year-old Argentine journalist covering his 18th World CupImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Since Sweden 1958, Macaya has not missed a men’s World CupByElizabeth ConwaySpanish football reporterPublished15 minutes agoIt seems everyone wants a photograph with Enrique Macaya Marquez.Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni certainly does – stopping to pose for a picture with the broadcaster after his news conference before the World Cup group-stage match with Jordan.Macaya – as he is known – has quite the story.In a career spanning almost seven decades, the 91-year-old has covered an unprecedented 18 consecutive World Cups.His first one was in 1958 – featuring a 17-year-old prodigy named Pele.Macaya was 24 when he was sent to Sweden for that tournament.One of his first assignments was to see Pele’s Brazil take on Austria, but his first memory is of what came to be known as the ‘Disaster of Sweden’ – Argentina’s 6-1 defeat by Czechoslovakia.”It remains etched in my memory as a tremendous thrashing for the Argentine national football team,” he says.”We knew almost nothing about Czechoslovakia. We had no information, no data, and they surprised us.”England v ArgentinaFifa World Cup 2026 semi-final15 July, 20:00 BSTWatch on iPlayerListen on Sounds