Lionel Messi starts for Argentina today as their World Cup defence continues with a last-16 tie against Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. Argentina survived an almighty scare last time out, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in one of the best games of the tournament.

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Lionel Messi's Argentina prepare for a round-of-16 clash against Mohamed Salah's Egypt and you can follow all the news and build-up with ESPN.