{"id":140649,"date":"2022-11-27T06:34:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T06:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/messi-summons-magic-in-time-to-rescue-argentina-against-mexico\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T06:34:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T06:34:58","slug":"messi-summons-magic-in-time-to-rescue-argentina-against-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/messi-summons-magic-in-time-to-rescue-argentina-against-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi summons magic in time to rescue Argentina against Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Doug McIntyre<\/p>\n
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LUSAIL, Qatar \u2014 For the first 63 minutes of Argentina’s surprisingly crucial second match at the 2022 World Cup, Lionel Messi was the picture of frustration. <\/p>\n
Toggling between the right flank and the center of the field, he barely touched the ball against a Mexico team hellbent on containing him.<\/p>\n
On the rare occasions that he did, he tried to do too much. With a gaggle of El Tri defenders tracking his every move, there was always a sea of \u200b\u200bgreen shirts around him. He’d beat one or two, only to be dispossessed before he could break into open space or play a quick one-two with a teammate.<\/p>\n