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Messi and Di María shine as Argentina rout UAE in final World Cup warmup

Argentina World Cup Lionel Messi Ángel Di María Andrej Kramaric John McGinn Julián Álvarez Mattias Svanberg Niclas Füllkrug Ozan Kabak
Julián Álvarez, Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María
Julián Álvarez, Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María were all on target for Argentina in Abu Dhabi. Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP

Lionel Messi played the full 90 minutes and got on the scoresheet as Argentina beat the United Arab Emirates 5-0 in their final World Cup warmup match.

The Argentina captain scored their fourth goal just before the break as the pre-tournament favourites stretched their unbeaten run to 36 games. Messi also set up Manchester City’s Julián Álvarez to open the scoring in the 17th minute, and has now scored 10 goals in his past four international matches.

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