Lionel Messi vs Canada • English Commentary | America Cup 2024

They play the 2016 Copa America Final. Chile won our penalties. Messi in the middle. Rolls it right through the center. As always, on that man, Lionel Messi, who's now looking to captain his nation to a third straight. And for him to play the way that he has, see this difference about him. He's playing with more freedom. Free of Messi, and there are all these different times and chapters. Seeing the American Messi. Two chances for Di Maria. This one is the second one he stayed up in that attack. Coping, able to make the save. Messi trying to bring it. Offensive play. There's about, what, 15, 20 yards between the attacking line and the defense right now. Di Maria, who said he will retire from Argentina at the end. He scored his first half. The score is draw against France. To the far side. Molina running forward here. Lays it back inside. Di Maria dummies it for Messi. Messi running in. Kone trying to poke it away. Picked back up. Now can Argentina come back the other way in transition? Depaul has a couple different options. Plays that one wide. Here comes Messi. They should be comfortable and you want a team. Look, I'm going to make a quick comparison. Corner of the game for Argentina. It's taken short. It's going to be an Argentine corner. Messi again takes it short for Depaul. On the outside, it's good. It's passed to Depaul. Into the middle now. Messi got by one. To step and to put the ball in behind. Everybody was onside. So therein lies the two big things I talked about were being compact. I think they've been compact. And I think they've found moments. Couldn't play that pass. Now Di Maria's back onside and he has it. Into the middle for Messi. For the quick release here of Messi. On his mind on this occasion, which is, I'm going to shoot because he lets the ball. Forward by Paredes there. Miscontrolled. Messi trying to play for Julian Alvarez. International scorers today. His 183rd cap. What a season he's had so far for Inter-Miami. That they were looking for. Played out of pressure at times. They were brave. It's a stadium quiet when Argentina is playing. But you could tell that they're starting to get uncomfortable. Unable to score the first goal of the Copa America. Is the second going to follow quickly? Messi into the middle. McAllister scoops it up. For Messi, he's able to hold off Cornelius. Picks out Messi. He wants to let the ball drag across his body. Messi outswinger this time. Excited for the games of Copa America tonight. Now this tournament's underway. Messi on the run. How can Argentina come the other way? Sancho takes it quick for Messi. To this point in the game. But I think Jesse Marshall would be content with the chances they'd be able to create. Five bodies around Messi. Couldn't get a chance to shoot there. And now quickly the other way. Messi's angle to go across. Can't believe that that wasn't given as a foul. And now. It's not always been kept historically. Messi sends it in. In Dallas coverage starting at 5 p.m. Eastern on Fox. Kickoff at 6. It was from that. So he was able to. Bambito extends. Goes through the ball. Columbus crew who come on. Now the ensuing free kick from Messi. They frustrated Argentina in moments. But. They play the 2016 Copa America final. Just men's international teams of all time. Transition like we've talked about. But I think there'll be a few people that tune in. Having not seen Canada for a while. Save the ball. Save the ball. Boy for Rodrigo de Paul. Nope. It's Messi. Argentina 2. Canada now.