00:00For four long years, the world has waited.
00:04Millions of hearts, thousands of miles, and hundreds of battles have all led to this single defining moment.
00:13Tonight, the beautiful game returns to its ultimate stage.
00:18Live from East Rutherford, New Jersey, welcome to the New York, New Jersey Stadium.
00:24Beneath the bright lights of this iconic colossus, history is waiting to be written.
00:31The stage is set, the atmosphere is electric, and the eyes of the entire planet are fixed right here, on
00:39the outskirts of the Big Apple.
00:41Two nations, eleven warriors on each side, one golden trophy that cements immortality.
00:48There is no room for error, no second chances, only passion, glory, and destiny.
00:56Captain Brahim, Captain Parish Suleiman, and with Spain.
01:01The roof, no actual training allowed.
01:04Atlanta, and Group H, Spain.
01:06The nature of this playing surface, marked from the level.
01:09One of the favorites to go deep, and maybe even all the World Cup.
01:14My very first time, facing Giants at the.
01:20The Group J, Argentina are actually back here, the face to.
01:25And up top, Mikel Oyatovall, top scorer in the qualifiers, he scores 13 goals.
01:31Leo Messi at club as well as country, with Inter Miami.
01:34Callister and Enzo Fernandez, made their hard.
01:37That's 13 caps, and he'll be licking his lip.
01:40True's at the last World Cup, they're still in tandem today.
01:43And for the.
01:44Ready to go.
01:46100th cap.
01:48On you.
01:50Mount, their record appearance made.
01:52Pretty busy.
01:54Though, uh, Luis Delefuentes.
01:57But he's, uh, in po.
02:01They are the underdogs, no doubt about that, Mike.
02:03Quarter final is, uh, the Africa Cup of May.
02:08Countdown, Don.
02:09And Ralf Rannick has said, Andy, that this has to be the best performance of, uh, his match from, uh,
02:16Lima territory.
02:20First real surge.
02:23Good.
02:25Real slager.
02:27Yep, lucky.
02:31To just find him.
02:34Right on the wire of being.
02:36To get his moment.
02:41Here's America Laporte.
02:44Yes, he wants it to defeat.
02:46He knows where the space is.
02:48Enzo Fernandez.
02:50It's a terrific challenge.
02:52Referee's right on the spot.
02:53Martin.
02:54It wasn't.
02:55Great play from Argentine.
02:57Player, what's happening, yeah.
02:58End of.
02:59The spin is centre-back.
03:02And back to, into the car with an ankle problem.
03:05And didn't play as much as he might have.
03:09Impact the play going forward.
03:13So.
03:16Think of all the players that have played in World Cup.
03:19This is.
03:23It's birthday.
03:25He's in his.
03:28It's Lionel Messi.
03:31History beckoned.
03:33We'll have to wait.
03:35From the spot for somebody of such.
03:40Would have had.
03:42Living on borrowed time.
03:44Very, very difficult angle to score from.
03:46Just.
03:48Here is.
03:49Leo Messi.
03:51Starca sticks out of foot.
03:55It's almost as if everyone in the stadium is waiting for a Messi goal.
03:58That yellow card hanging over it.
04:00Now that he's on that booking.
04:01Lente.
04:01There 51, I think that's good.
04:08Here is Messi.
04:09To trigger an attack here.
04:11With Almada.
04:12Medina coming up on the outside.
04:16Oh, yes.
04:18There it is.
04:19In terms of scoring in World Cup.
04:21There it is.
04:23You are looking at.
04:26The final's greatest.
04:28Of all time.
04:31Time.
04:32Time.
04:36Players from Carmel Verde just step out.
04:40So many stats.
04:43Andy Townsend.
04:45Oh.
04:46Well.
04:47He.
04:48That he's the one.
04:49Most importantly, Mark.
04:50Open the deadlock in this game.
04:52But.
04:53All the accolades will quite rightly follow now.
04:56It was his pass out to the left.
04:59The screen.
05:00Walking onto it.
05:01Just con.
05:02Mate.
05:03The goal kicker will be.
05:04Strianet.
05:07And.
05:09Just.
05:10He is a lit.
05:12It just seems so right.
05:13This game today is a record-breaking one.
05:16He's both Argentina's youngest.
05:18Hell Spain.
05:19To.
05:19Score.
05:20That adds on a few days.
05:24Value of standing still.
05:25He just holds that position on the edge of the pool.
05:27A lovely bit of mystery about me.
05:32He doesn't speak English.
05:34At least not in public.
05:36He does a lot of commercials where he could have spoken a few words in English.
05:39He's a master of the facial gesture.
05:42We never quite know what he's think.
05:44Dug in.
05:45And they've.
05:47Wozniak.
05:47The vizier of the goalkeepers.
05:49They trail the world champions by that one.
05:59Second half.
06:00We're back on the way.
06:02Goaless we are.
06:03We've yet to have a goalist draw of the World Cup so far here.
06:17It's a bit spiky.
06:19It is.
06:20It's a dangerous challenge.
06:21Lima made the most.
06:23With a job on their hands.
06:25It's just wondering whether Argentina could feel that they could play better than they did in the first half.
06:32Despite bringing in the lead in the dressing room at the interval.
06:41Back by Vala.
06:45On the mat.
06:46A touch of the ball on the pitch.
06:4820 minutes into this match.
06:50Aminosh just needs to.
06:53Good run in behind from Kukurea.
06:56Stretching.
06:57Watch at the top of your screen.
06:59Stretching with some verticality.
07:00He is in an offside position.
07:01But the recovery from D.
07:03In a very very good.
07:16The ball.
07:21To show the.
07:22The spin side.
07:23Really wants.
07:24One that.
07:26Drawn to.
07:28100 cap men for Austria.
07:30Deep into his thirties now.
07:32Came on and scored a penalty.
07:34Actually won the penalty.
07:35Ball that.
07:36Defender's hand that he was playing into the box.
07:38Very late on in the win over Jordan.
07:41Well.
07:41The flag may go up here.
07:43But we'll see what happens first.
07:44There was a.
07:46Schlager.
07:48Andy Townsend had his flag up.
07:49Yeah.
07:51The man playing with a smile on his face.
07:52We're used to seeing.
07:53The type of smile you would expect if.
07:55There was a now.
07:55No.
07:56Good run to be able to.
07:57We were in a good position.
07:59They weren't.
07:59He's high up in there.
08:00Join.
08:01Playing with a.
08:02A lot of those who have world cup winners medals already.
08:10He's trying to use that acceleration again.
08:13He's got no.
08:14At the age of coming up 39.
08:16Rivalry in the squad.
08:18And it means.
08:20Almost pick up games in training.
08:23And he's.
08:24Out for him.
08:25Well it's a long way out this one.
08:30Recognize that.
08:30That's who gets his head to it.
08:33A really good.
08:34It is.
08:36For the line.
08:37But they've just got that.
08:38The genius.
08:39In Messi.
08:40But if he gets it.
08:41Just sort of adapt their game.
08:46He goes for goal.
08:48And it courses Martinez into his hardest piece of work in the game so far.
08:51Nice strike.
08:53Ries.
08:54Emi Martinez there.
08:57Bugit.
08:58Last for Austria.
09:04It's a break of some potential here.
09:07Enzo Fernandez.
09:09With the shot.
09:13Just by the side.
09:16Argentinian team.
09:18Enzo Fernandez.
09:20Messi trying to find an angle for the shot.
09:23More like a corner didn't he?
09:25I thought it was.
09:26Kept in well.
09:28Alistair has to go across.
09:28He hasn't dealt with it.
09:30Ball in towards Gregorich.
09:32A bit of touch.
09:33To maybe prevent Gregor.
09:35Down the outside.
09:36And Lima.
09:38Hard to get there.
09:40He could have either.
09:42Yeah.
09:44Stretch to that in.
09:49Argentinian fans.
09:52Of course the prize of victory.
09:55Or getting a draw when you're the underdogs.
09:59Medorich.
09:59Oh he could have made it in then.
10:02And Medina's.
10:03Look.
10:04Get that on his chest.
10:07Still plenty in the box.
10:09Comes in again.
10:10To Martina.
10:13That's what it is.
10:14If there are crosses that are hung up like that one.
10:17Two of your old clubs.
10:18Yeah.
10:18Yeah.
10:18Aston Villa and Chelsea.
10:19Correct.
10:27Couldn't be a very good signing.
10:28He could be a hero here.
10:29He's got a goal in him.
10:30He scored in the final of that European competition.
10:34The 19th level for England.
10:37They're all fresh legs up there.
10:39For Austria.
10:40You've got to go after Argentinian.
10:41Applying a bit of heat.
10:42Make them maybe serve it forward.
10:44And then mop it up from there.
10:45That's a great ball down the line.
10:48There's Gonzales to wrap it up.
10:51And the follow-up also was blocked.
10:58And there's a little bit of space.
11:00Because Argentina had committed four players forward.
11:03So Pumaker gets involved.
11:05And Altovic waiting in the middle.
11:07Back header might have done the trick to Wimmer.
11:12Mee Martinez.
11:16With it by Danso.
11:26It was blocked again.
11:34Argentina closing in on back-to-back clean sheets at the start of a World Cup group.
11:39They're the last European nation here.
11:45Such a devastatingly difficult qualification for South American teams.
11:50They've put 18 games.
11:51I know.
11:52It is.
11:53I know that the double over Brazil in the qualifiers.
11:57Licked back by Messi.
12:04Enzo Fernandes.
12:08And it's ultimately going to work out in Austria's favour.
12:11Equal team to overcome because they can just adapt their game and do whatever's required to win.
12:18Good advantage played by the referee, Gonzales.
12:20Here's Julian Alvarez.
12:24Trying to find space for a shot.
12:38I still feel the majority in those wonderful blue and white stripes.
12:42Thinking of the ball and keeping the lead at mark.
12:45A slightly different frame of mind.
12:53Gonzales.
12:54Gonzales.
12:55From Wimmer.
12:58Another example there.
13:00Wimmer's just got to recognise where that's going to drop.
13:03He does that.
13:04Gets there.
13:05Gets that.
13:08They would have provided more opportunities to maybe score had they've done a bit more of that.
13:18Breaks.
13:19The way of.
13:21Platt.
13:25There are a couple of in the middle.
13:28Wimmer is one of them.
13:30Is that going to be kept in by Chukka Maker?
13:32Here it is.
13:34Still only two in the box.
13:38The ball doesn't get there anyway.
13:40Loitering Leo Messi.
13:42Packs of options coming from the opposite flank.
13:46And a great stop by Schlager.
13:50Is Messi going to frown it all himself?
13:54He has to.
13:58Well he found a way.
14:00Because this truth is stranger than fiction.
14:04And here he is.
14:06Lionel Messi.
14:13In the way.
14:16As God likes stateless this guy.
14:18Here.
14:19Whenever he gets the ball.
14:20Happen.
14:23Whenever he's got it.
14:25They beat.
14:26Yeah.
14:27Great switch of play to Alvarez.
14:29Goalkeeper does terrific there then.
14:31Parade is then.
14:32They give it to him.
14:33And now all of a sudden he's got.
14:34Four or five to go through.
14:36Look.
14:37Through one pair of legs.
14:38Skips part.
14:39It's just meant to be when this guy is here Martin.
14:42Is it B?
14:43On the march.
14:45They have scored.
14:46Crawl up.
14:48And we're getting to that now.
14:52This is going to give him a chance.
14:54This is.
14:58It's lovely.
15:00We'll be on this Messi's cake.
15:05In each of the Argentina's last four games.
15:08It's on the third here.
15:09If this goes in.
15:12And that's the last kick of the game.
15:14That as well.
15:16For two.
15:20We play.
15:21And others.
15:23People of getting this team over the line.
15:25And they're going to win.
15:26And then we play.
15:29And they're going to win.
15:31And then they're going to win.
15:32And they're going to win.
15:35And then they're going to win.
15:35And they're going to win.
15:36And they're going to win.
15:36And they're going to win.
15:37And they're going to win.
15:37And they're going to win.
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