“Against World Cup debutants Bosnia & Herzegovina, Messi drags Argentina level at 1–1 in the group opener from a Higuaín assist, marking only his second-ever World Cup goal and reigniting his quest to dominate on football’s biggest stage.”
In Argentina’s 2014 World Cup opener, Messi caps a dominant all-round display with a trademark slaloming goal from the edge of the box, breaking Bosnia’s resistance and kickstarting a campaign that will carry his country all the way to the final.