Late win ‘marvellous’ way to progress: Messi

A mitigated Lionel Messi trusts Argentina merit their place in the last 16 of the World Container in the wake of being spared by Marcos Rojo's late champ against Nigeria as they maintained a strategic distance from a humiliating gathering stage exit.

Messi opened the scoring in Holy person Petersburg with his first objective of the competition, however Victor Moses' initial second-half punishment made it another apprehensive night in Russia for the five-time world player of the year and under-flame mentor Jorge Sampaoli before Rojo's late mediation.

"It is heavenly to have won it in this way. It is a merited delight," Messi said in cites distributed by Argentina's authentic Twitter account.

"We knew God was with us and wouldn't release us out.

"I thank every one of the fans that are here, for all their forfeit and to each one of those in Argentina that were dependably with us. The shirt of the national group is regardless of anything else."

Argentina will require a huge change on the off chance that they are to advance any further as they confront very liked France in the keep going 16 on Saturday.