Messi threads a through ball toward Sergio Agüero, but the move is halted as Agüero is flagged offside before any shot can develop.

Messi carries the ball in Argentina’s half and draws a foul, earning a free kick in the defensive zone.

Messi is whistled for a foul while challenging for the ball, briefly stopping play in midfield.

Under pressure near his own goal, Messi concedes a corner to Colombia as he helps defend a dangerous situation.

After a corner, Messi latches onto the ball on the left side of the box and fires a left‑footed effort that sails just too high.

Messi again carries play into Colombia’s half and is fouled, winning another attacking free kick for Argentina.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed strike from outside the box, forcing David Ospina into a low save down to his bottom left corner.

From a corner, Messi meets the cross with a header from the centre of the box that goes agonizingly wide to the right.

Driving forward in the attacking third, Messi is fouled and earns yet another dangerous free kick opportunity for Argentina.

Moments after winning the foul, Messi strikes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that Ospina again keeps out with a low save to his bottom left.