AND so, it all comes down to this for Lionel Messi. In what will surely be his last World Cup, can the man that many already consider to be the greatest player of all time cement his legacy by leading Argentina to glory?
In the first tournament since the death of Diego Maradona, there is no doubt that football romantics will be willing Argentina’s number 10 to be holding aloft the Jules Rimet trophy in a few weeks’ time, and FIFA may well be hoping he manages it too.
