Lionel Messi is pretty good at soccer.
And by pretty good, I mean really, really, ridiculously good. Want proof? Check out his clutch goal in the first minute of stoppage time, ending a 0-0 draw with Iran.
Argentina moves on through to the knockout round. The World Cup frenzy moves closer to a fever pitch.
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