- Messi and Argentina reached the World Cup final against Spain after a string of heart-stopping comebacks, late goals and extra-time drama.
- Remarkably, Argentina led only sporadically in the knockout rounds but kept finding stoppage-time and extra-time winners (notable comebacks vs Egypt, England and a tight extra-time win over Cape Verde).
- A victory Sunday would give this core four straight major trophies (2021 Copa América, 2022 World Cup, 2024 Copa América, 2026) — cementing a historic national-team dynasty.
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