Messi and Argentina Have Been Saved by Late-Game Heroics at This World Cup. Can  They Keep It Up?

ATLANTA: (Jul 16)  In this World Cup, Lionel Messi and Argentina have owned the final minutes.

Wednesday’s rally past England in the World Cup semifinals — Argentina trailed 1-0 late before winning 2-1 — only added another entry on the long list of late-game dramatics by the defending champions, who will now play Spain in Sunday’s final.

Among them: A pair of rallies from late-game deficits in the knockout stage, coming back from 2-0 down to beat Egypt and then 1-0 down to beat England.