Lionel Messi Dribbling Masterclass vs England

...also leaning a little bit into the history. Simeone's only played 71 minutes in the tournament so far. Other than that, unchanged. Julian Alvarez... ...Messi's first touch of the ball. He's being wrestled to the ground by Elliot Anderson. Argentina thought there was a foul. You couldn't hear the whistle if it came, and then Anderson is bowled over from behind. Messi gonna try to angle that one. Simeone offside. The interchange between McCunnah playing space to the far side. Lionel Messi. Jed Spence trying to get there first. Unable to slow Messi up. Messi around three England players. Still on the ball, Lionel Messi. Fouled as he gets rid of it. Ismael Alfad wanted to play advantage. Enzo Fernandez was uninterested in that because their man Messi went down. This should be the first yellow. And in comes the Calvary to circle around him. The yellow card is out. And this is also something Mark Lattenberg talked about before the game. Messi for Paredes. Messi driving forward. Messi through traffic. Bounce to Simeone. Picks it up. Nods it wide for Messi. It's gonna bounce free to the far side. Here's Messi. Everything, truly. You've had teams getting everything out of the way that they needed too early. Job not done. Messi trying to pick it up. Great work by Declan Rice. Although it's again given away by Spence. And now Alvarez. Messi will get it back. Messi will hook this in. That's a strong header. Probably gonna be an offside flag on Messi. Maybe not. We play on. Messi's on the ball. Trying to get inside of Bellingham there. And those two get in a tangle. And ends up out for a goal kick. Everyone stopped. Messi kept playing. Messi on the goal scorer Gordon. And England can't take advantage. Messi. Lovely play. Gives it away. Messi from Simeone. And Messi! Was it a block or was it just... We'll find out on Sunday. Will it be a rematch of the European Championship Final from two years ago as Messi couldn't... But just taking a game as here comes Messi. Around Gordon. Around Anderson. Great ball. Far side. Nico Gonzalez. Messi. Messi will hook this. Cross into a great spot. What a save Jordan Pickford. And he makes a remarkable save to take us into the hydration break. England's all time leading game. Here's Messi. Montiel. His first touch. Clipping it up. It took a deflection. Messi's in the middle now. Clipping it in. Back post. Gonzalez! Wide across the face of goal. Well he had switched the defensive shape and he still can't find a way. England are getting pushed. Like now. Here he is. Messi all the way through. Messi on Spence. Trying to find space for that left foot into the middle. Enzo Fernandez! Spence might be hurt. Messi resets. Messi driving in. Messi crossing back. And now Lionel Messi working on Nico O'Reilly. Julian Alvarez holds it up. Messi comes to get it. He takes the bump. That's a foul. That's a free kick for Argentina. They're not there yet. Extra time. Even as they've played extra time more than any team in World Cup history. Including twice this year. Messi, can he get it back? Do it again! And they said it anyway.