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Can Messi win the one trophy he never has? Are France heading for third final in a row? Day 12 recap
But if he takes them to their third World Cup final in a row, something never before achieved by a single coach (West Germany reached three consecutive finals in 1982, 1986 and 1990, but under two different coaches), then surely even the doubters will have to concede he is one of the greatest in World Cup history.
Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and it’s what he did again yesterday at the World Cup.
