Messi carries the ball in his own half and draws a foul to win a defensive free kick, relieving Dutch pressure early on.

Messi lines up a left‑footed strike from outside the box after a pass from Rodrigo De Paul but sends it high and wide to the left.

Messi threads a brilliant through ball into the box for Nahuel Molina, who finishes with a right‑footed shot to the bottom left corner to open the scoring.

Messi receives the ball from Julián Álvarez and fires a right‑footed shot from the center of the box, but the goalkeeper saves it in the middle of the goal.

From a direct free kick, Messi curls a left‑footed effort from outside the box that just sails a little too high over the bar.

Messi calmly converts a penalty with a precise left‑footed shot to the bottom right corner, doubling Argentina’s lead.

After a foul in a heated phase of the match, Messi is shown a yellow card as tensions rise between the teams.

From a corner routine, Messi finds Enzo Fernández at the edge of the box, and Fernández’s right‑footed shot crashes against the left post.

Messi takes a left‑footed shot from outside the box after a set‑piece pass from Leandro Paredes, but the effort flies high and wide to the left.

Messi sets up Enzo Fernández outside the box, whose left‑footed drive is blocked by the Dutch defense.

In the final minute of extra time, Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from distance that is blocked after a pass from Enzo Fernández.