Lionel Messi VS Nigeria

A blisteringly quick exchange between Andres Iniesta, Neymar and Messi ends with the Argentina sweeping his finish across goal and into the corner.

Messi again displays great strength to ease the defender out of the way before moving back inside the curling his effort into the near post beyond the goalkeeper.

Messi had been on the bench for this but with his side 1-0 he equalised then produces this, a stunning piece of control and a sublime volley all while completely off-balance.

An absolutely sublime team goal, Messi instigates it by passing around the corner, Antoine Griezmann flicks to Arturo Vidal, who times his backheel deliberately and perfectly into the path of Messi who arrives to slot home.

Messi receives a pass infield then produces an immediate nutmeg on the defender before a delicious lob high into the opposite corner for a wonderful manoeuvre.

Messi collects a long pass on his thigh, takes another touch before it hits the ground and smashes a shot with his weaker foot across the goalkeeper.

Vintage Messi, covering the ground with the ball at an incredible rate and uses Gonzalo Higuain as a wall pass before launching his left-footed shot into the roof of the net.

Messi controls a Xavi through ball with his head, straight into his path and he catches a bouncing half-volley at the perfect height, dropping his shot into the corner of the net.