ATLANTA — It is going to end, but he was not going to let it end like this.
Lionel Messi is playing his last World Cup. He may not win it. But he will not be going out in the round of 16. He made sure of that. Even after Egypt scored once. Scored twice. He was not going to allow this to be his curtain call. The show continues. Argentina is into the quarterfinals thanks to a 3-2 win over Egypt. Messi's story is not yet over.
Plenty of players have the will, the desire to continue on in a tournament. Messi has the ability to actually make it happen, a talent that seems to bend the match to his will, even one like Tuesday's when everything was going against him and the Albiceleste.
Well, maybe not everything. Egypt thought it had extended its lead in the 58th minute, only for the goal to come back from a foul that started the breakaway on the complete opposite end of the pitch. Even so, the North African side found a second goal to build a lead it hoped was big enough to deny Messi and Argentina.
Lionel Messi is playing his last World Cup. He may not win it. But he will not be going out in the round of 16. He made sure of that. Even after Egypt scored once. Scored twice. He was not going to allow this to be his curtain call. The show continues. Argentina is into the quarterfinals thanks to a 3-2 win over Egypt. Messi's story is not yet over.
Plenty of players have the will, the desire to continue on in a tournament. Messi has the ability to actually make it happen, a talent that seems to bend the match to his will, even one like Tuesday's when everything was going against him and the Albiceleste.
Well, maybe not everything. Egypt thought it had extended its lead in the 58th minute, only for the goal to come back from a foul that started the breakaway on the complete opposite end of the pitch. Even so, the North African side found a second goal to build a lead it hoped was big enough to deny Messi and Argentina.
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