The quality of both teams was of course very poor. Messi already scored after 3 minutes after Di maria hit the post.
Nigeria immediately hit back with a very nice strike by Ahmad Mussa.
After that the whole excitement was snuffed out of the game. Argentina was abysmal. It is incredible to see how a great team during the qualification could play so badly during the tournament. They only thing that is keeping them alive is Lionel Messi.
A brilliant free kick again brought the lead just before the whistle.
One corner and an accidental goal brought the victory for Argentina. Messi was replaced in the 65th minute to make sure their only hope would not suffer any injuries.
Argentina will probably play Switzerland in the next round. Its really hard to imagine this team to reach the Finals.
One brilliant Messi should not be enough to do that.
Messi was awarded the man Of the amatch award for the third time. The only player who has managed to that in this World Cup. He is also leading the Goal scorer board together with his Barcelona mate Neymar.
Whoscored.com gave him a very big rating of above 9
Messi for club and country in 2013-14: - 53 appearances - 48 goals - 15 assists
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