Sweden women’s football team provided the first shock of the Tokyo 2020 Games before it’s officially started.
The FIFA World Cup 1994 is remembered for two things - Roberto Baggio missing a penalty and Brazil winning their fourth title.
July 11 saw Argentina win the Copa America title after 28 years while Italy ended their 53-year wait for the Euro 2020 championships.
Such a similarity is certainly a startling indication of some salient features which link the two top footballers.
Rodrigo de Paul's brilliant pass to Angel di Maria helped Argentina score the goal that saw them clinch the Copa America after 28 years.
Lionel Messi and Argentina ended their international jinx as they defeated Brazil in the final of the Copa America 2021 tournament.
Argentina and Brazil have clashed in football for over 100 years and the Copa America 2021 clash is a latest addition.
Germany beating Brazil en route to the 2014 FIFA World Cup final was not a shock. However, the margin of the defeat absolutely was.
Lionel Messi has one more chance to ensure he wins a world title when Argentina take on Brazil in the final of the Copa America.