Messi made it 2-0 in the 32nd minute, bending an exquisite free kick into far corner just below the crossbar, a score that will likely go down as the best of the tournament. Then four minutes into the second half a Lavezzi pass found Gonzalo Higuain, who had shed the mark of John Brooks, deep in the area. Higuain's first shot was stopped by Brad Guzan but with the flat-footed Brooks looking on, Higuain grabbed the rebound and slipped it around the keeper and into the net for the first of two second-half goals.