Argentina's Lionel Messi scores a brilliantly clutch goal to carry his team past Iran

Argentina's Lionel Messi scores a brilliantly clutch goal to carry his team past Iran
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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.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.