Argentina survived and Lionel Messi shone, at least for 45 minutes at World Cup 2018, scoring a terrific goal and dragging his team towards qualification.
The departure of Peru from the tournament will rob World Cup 2018 of colour and animation it can ill afford to lose. At least Brazil got the win they needed.
Having lulled us into a false sense of security in the opening couple of days, VAR made its ugly presence felt on this third day of the World Cup 2018.
