LIONEL MESSI A DISASTROUS START FOR ARGENTINA

ON AUGUST 17, 2005, AT A FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL ENCOUNTER AGAINST HUNGARY AT THE PUSKAS STADIUM IN BUDAPEST,

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ARGENTINA'S BLUE-EYED KID MESSI MADE HIS DEBUT FOR HIS COUNTRY.

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MESSI ENTERED THE GAME IN THE SECOND HALF AS A REPLACEMENT.

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IN THE 64TH MINUTE OF THE GAME, HE CAME IN TO REPLACE ATTACKER LISANDRO LOPEZ.

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LESS THAN A MINUTE AFTER ONTO THE FIELD, THE THEN-BARCELONA PRODIGY'S FAIRYTALE DEBUT

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QUICKLY TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE WHEN HE WAS DISMISSED.

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IN JUST A FEW MINUTES IT WAS NOT GOOD FOR HIM ON THE GROUND BUT NOW YOU KNOW WHAT HE HAS ALL ACHIEVED WITH HIS COUNTRY IN THE END.

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PLUS NOW KNOW WHO THE LIONEL MESSI THE GOAT IDOL IN HJIS CHILDHOOD.

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