Messi's World Cup ends on a bitter note

Lionel Messi's final act in the 2014 World Cup was lifting a free kick high over the bar, wasting Argentina's last chance to equalize in the final against Germany. This was supposed to be Messi's World Cup, just like the 1986 tournament belonged to another Argentine great, Diego Maradona. In the final Sunday, he created chances but, like the rest of the team, lacked the finishing touch to turn ...