Lionel Messi starts for Argentina today as their World Cup defence continues with a last-16 tie against Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. Argentina survived an almighty scare last time out, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in one of the best games of the tournament.

Argentina — it appeared as if Egypt was about to pull off a massive upset. Then, Messi happened. Lionel Messi notched an assist on Argentina's first goal and scored its second in the span of just five minutes.

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The players for the United States men's national team were blamed for an ugly 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16.