He may not have scored it himself, but Argentina’s Lionel Messi played a huge role in his country’s World Cup quarter-final opener against the Netherlands.
Looking to book their place in the prestigious tournament’s semi-finals, Argentina will first need to get past Louis Van Gaal’s tricky Oranje.
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Although a tough game on paper, the South Americans have started off the much better of the two sides and following a piece of magic by Messi, full-back Nahuel Molina was able to slot the ball past opposition goalkeeper Andries Noppert.
Lionel Messi ?? Nahuel Molina!
Argentina are in front ?
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