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Messi snarls, taunts and thrills in World Cup classic

Referee Antonio Mateu shows a yellow card to Argentina's Lionel Messi during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Argentina, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)


Whether it was in the rule book or not, Lionel Messi was going to do just about anything to get to the World Cup semifinals.

Soccer fans saw another side to Messi in Argentina's wild penalty-shootout victory over the Netherlands - a side that can only really come out in the most pressure-filled occasions.

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