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The game started to open up, with Argentina and Colombia launching one attack after another in their attempts to break the stalemate. In the 33rd minute, Colombian midfielder Jefferson Lerma almost caught off-guard by taking a shot from an ambitious distance. He got the desired connection, forcing Martinez to pull off a save from his fingertips.

Lionel Messi looked in discomfort and was subbed off in the 66th minute of the Copa America 2024 final match against Colombia. Video of Messi’s swollen right ankle surfaces indicating the severity of the injury.

Lionel Messi was subbed off in the second half due to injury. Striker Lautaro Martinez won the game for his side in extra time and went on to hug Messi near the dugout. The video went viral.

Defending champions Argentina needed an extra-time winner from their star striker Lautaro Martinez to seal victory against Colombia. This is Argentina’s sixteenth Copa America title, the most in the tournament's history.

The star striker was livid after the referee's decision prevented Manchester City from scoring a potential winner in the dying stages of the Premier League match against Tottenham. Both sides settled for a 3-3 draw.

According to the Olympique de Marseille website, "Olympique de Marseille today announced the signing of Ismaïla Sarr from Watford FC. The winger has signed for the club after passing his medical."

The Indian national team's coach, Igor Stimac, hopes to lead his squad to the same extraordinary heights as the Croatian national team attained in the previous two World Cups. The Croatian took to social media to share pictures with the Ballon d'Or winner.

Zlatko Dalic said that Croatia reaching the final of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be "the greatest success in our history," ahead of the semi-final clash with Argentina. "For me, the semi-final match against England (in 2018) was the greatest of all time, and Brazil was second. Tomorrow's match will be the third," Dalic said.

Argentina’s Giovani Lo Celso will miss the FIFA World Cup due to a leg muscle tear. The midfielder sustained the injury while playing for Villarreal in a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in Spain's La Liga on October 30. Scans confirmed a torn right hamstring that requires surgery.

Dimitrios Petratos who played for Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup will join the Mariners ahead of the new season and will bring in loads of experience having played in countries like Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Malaysia.

Both the countries' football associations were fined and Argentina's Emiliano Buendía, Emiliano Martínez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero have been banned for two games each. The match in question, was suspended last year after Brazil health officials ran onto the pitch and accused the four Argentina stars of breaching the country's COVID-19 protocols.

Brazil vs Argentina CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup Qualifier had to suspended after it was found that some of the Argentine players had violated the COVID-19 protocols. Brazilian health officials then entered the pitch mid-match to detain the players.