#617Career GoalLegendary
“With Argentina’s World Cup hopes under intense scrutiny, Messi latches onto Éver Banega’s perfect assist to break the deadlock against Nigeria, restoring belief on the biggest stage with his sixth World Cup goal and 617th of his career.”
Year2018
World Cup#6
2017/18'#52
Body PartRight Foot
Shot TypeOpen Play
TechniqueNormal
2018#764
2018 World Cup · Group2018-06-26 · 21:00:00
Nigeria1-2
Argentina1G
With Argentina’s World Cup campaign on the brink after a defeat, Messi opens the scoring with a stunning chest-and-right-foot control finish and then drives play for 90 tense minutes, delivering a captain’s performance in a must-win group decider against Nigeria.
Minute14'
Score
0-0→0-1
xG0.21
Impact
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Assist: Éver Banega
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