Kansas City: Lionel Messi had his World Cup scoring streak snapped by Switzerland on Saturday night, but the co-leader with France's Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot nevertheless found his way to leave his mark with an assist in Argentina's 3-1 victory.
The game was only in the 10th minute when Messi - who needed some help from a trainer after a blow near his right eye in the second half - helped to earn a corner kick with some nifty footwork. From there, the Inter Miami star delivered a perfect ball into the box, and Alexis Mac Allister was there to head it home for a 1-0 lead.
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Switzerland equalized in the 67th minute and the game eventually went to extra time, but Julian Alvarez sent a rocket into the upper corner of the net in the 112th minute and Lautaro Martinez added a closing goal for good measure for the defending champions.
