![FIFA World Cup on X: "MESSI GOAL VIDEO: #ARG beat #IRN thanks to this superb late effort by their captain #worldcup http://t.co/LC8t0BSYEH http://t.co/iS1AMTDzcm" / X FIFA World Cup on X: "MESSI GOAL VIDEO: #ARG beat #IRN thanks to this superb late effort by their captain #worldcup http://t.co/LC8t0BSYEH http://t.co/iS1AMTDzcm" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqrOqnCIUAAiQ4N.jpg:large)
FIFA World Cup on X: "MESSI GOAL VIDEO: #ARG beat #IRN thanks to this superb late effort by their captain #worldcup http://t.co/LC8t0BSYEH http://t.co/iS1AMTDzcm" / X
![Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates scoring the opening goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F match at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 21, 2014. UPI/Chris Brunskill Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates scoring the opening goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F match at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 21, 2014. UPI/Chris Brunskill](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TXFG46/lionel-messi-of-argentina-celebrates-scoring-the-opening-goal-during-the-2014-fifa-world-cup-group-f-match-at-the-estadio-mineirao-in-belo-horizonte-brazil-on-june-21-2014-upichris-brunskill-TXFG46.jpg)
Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates scoring the opening goal during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group F match at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on June 21, 2014. UPI/Chris Brunskill
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FC Barcelona News: 26 June 2014; Lionel Messi Leads Argentina to Top of Group F, Six Barça Players Left in World Cup - Barca Blaugranes
![Argentina's Lionel MESSI celebrates after scoring his second goal on the group F 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Nigeria and Argentina, in Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June Argentina's Lionel MESSI celebrates after scoring his second goal on the group F 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Nigeria and Argentina, in Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EXXK0C/argentinas-lionel-messi-celebrates-after-scoring-his-second-goal-on-the-group-f-2014-fifa-world-cup-soccer-match-between-nigeria-and-argentina-in-beira-rio-stadium-in-porto-alegre-brazil-on-june-25-2014-photo-by-marcelo-machado-de-melofotoarenasipa-usa-2EXXK0C.jpg)
Argentina's Lionel MESSI celebrates after scoring his second goal on the group F 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer match between Nigeria and Argentina, in Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June
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The Team Sport on X: "➖ World Cup 2014 of Messi is one of the top 7 individual tournaments in the history of the competition. https://t.co/zbDcSHuzYt" / X
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