Sunday, 15 June 2014

Messi's World Cup...

Lionel Messi will be attempting to cement his legacy as an all-time great when Argentina tackle Bosnia-Hercegovina in their World Cup Group F opener in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

Trophies, plaudits and individual honours have rained down upon the record-shredding 26-year-old Barcelona sensation over the past few years, but a signature showing at a major international tournament still eludes him.



Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, and Argentina's head coach Alejandro Sabella, right, enter the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June, 14, 2014. Argentina will face Bosnia-Herzegovina in group F of the 2014 soccer World Cup at the stadium on Sunday

Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, and teammate Ezequiel Lavezzi warm up during a training session at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June, 14, 2014. Argentina will face Bosnia-Herzegovina in group F of the 2014 soccer World Cup at the stadium on Sunday

Although he was a member of the Argentina team that claimed Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008, success in the World Cup and the Copa America has proved harder to come by. A four-time Ballon d'Or-winner and three-time European champion with Barcelona, Messi's devastating ability cannot be questioned, but without success with Argentina, there will always be an asterisk against his achievements.

But while his previous World Cup experiences in 2006 and 2010 proved unfulfilling,  I strongly believe that 2014 should be Messi's time. What do you think?

Argentina plays against Bosnia-Herzegovina this night. Kick off time is 11.00pm (Nigerian time).


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