On target: Ronaldo scores his sides equaliser, but Messi has the last laugh

The Manchester United man played a part in the equaliser, providing a cross that Hugo Almeida managed to nod on to Ronaldo, who beat keeper Sergio Romero to the ball and lashed high into the net. He did not celebrate.

Who knows why? Minutes later, he made a lungbusting run through the middle, brushing aside Argentina midfielder Marcos Rojo as if he was flicking away a piece of dandruff.

As if it would have the nerve. His deflected shot went just wide. It was game on. It was not until the second half that the tempo increased. Ronaldo started the quicker. This time, cutting in from the flank he left Almeida with a two-yard opportunity that his colleague somehow missed.

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