| Group A | 07/08/2008 | Ivory Coast | - | Argentina | 1:2 |  |
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| Group A | 10/08/2008 | Argentina | - | Australia | 1:0 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 16/08/2008 | Argentina | - | Netherlands | 2:1 aet | |
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| Semi-finals | 19/08/2008 | Argentina | - | Brazil | 3:0 | ||||
| Final | 23/08/2008 | Nigeria | - | Argentina | 0:1 |
| Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccitini | |
| Born: | 24.06.1987 |
| Place of birth: |
Rosario, 
Argentina |
| Nationality: |
Argentina
Spain |
| Height: | 170 cm |
| Weight: | 72 kg |
| Position(s): | Right Winger Centre Forward |
| Foot: | left |
| Homepage: | www.leomessi.com/ |
