BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — It's hardly a secret weapon. Everyone knows Lionel Messi shoots with his left foot nine times out of 10.
Yet over 90 minutes there's bound to be that one moment when he finds enough space to unleash a left-foot strike that can't be stopped even if you see it coming.
Against Bosnia, it was with 25 minutes left of the match. Against Iran, it happened in stoppage time.
In fact, considering that Bosnia's early own goal in the opening Group F match resulted from Messi's free kick, his left foot bears responsibility for Argentina's entire scoring tally so far at the World Cup.
Says teammate Angel Di Maria: "We're happy he is one of us and that he is having a good moment."