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 reporterPublished6 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 SoundsWatch live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 19:00 BST. Listen to build-up and full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds from 18:00 BST. Follow TV and radio coverage, plus live text updates, in-play video clips, post-match highlights and analysis on the BBC Sport website and app. Nearly seven decades on, Macaya has seen football transform beyond recognition.He has reported on Pele, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and countless more great players.Television has become digital, statistics have become instantaneous, and World Cups have expanded into global spectacles.Yet one thing has remained unchanged: Macaya refuses to rush to judgement.That philosophy shaped his view when Sc...