While Sunday's opponents Spain are a team built solidly on the collective, Messi's presence has been absolutely essential to five years of uninterrupted glory for the Albiceleste
On Tuesday evening, Letexes ruled out a Mostafa Ziko goal ruled out when they were leading 1-0 after VAR intervened to spot a foul on Lisandro Martinez much earlier in the move
Lionel Messi's Argentina faces Mohamed Salah's unbeaten Egypt in a high-stakes World Cup quarter-final, with the Golden Boot race intensifying for Messi and other top scorers