Lionel Messi finally shined in the World Cup with the brightest colors - the Argentinean opened his goal account and Argentina advanced to the quarterfinals.
Yesterday in Group D, a decisive match took place between Nigeria and Argentina, which could only be satisfied with a victory. L. Messi took the Argentine team ahead, but in the second half the Nigerians leveled the score. However, Argentine was saved from tragedy by defender Marcos Rojo - he scored the 86th-minute goal that led the team to the next stage.
"I knew that God is with us and will certainly not leave us on the sidelines of this tournament," Leo said after the match. - I can't remember experiencing as much as in these games."
The situation was difficult, but we are happy that we managed to get out of it. The last few days have been very tough. We felt a lot of tension after the two previous matches.
We had to go a difficult road, but the most important thing is that we achieved our goal. Of course, we hoped we wouldn't have to endure such drama, but we can only thank God that we are in the quarterfinals," Messi added.
The Argentine national team will not have an easy opponent in the quarterfinals - this Saturday, South American representatives will fight against France for a spot in the quarterfinals.
