Lionel Messi played down fears about Argentina's FIFA World Cup™ campaign after they needed a dramatic extra-time winner to see off Switzerland in Sao Paulo.
Angel Di Maria scored in the 118th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 win over the Swiss at the Arena Corinthians. It would have been a different story had Switzerland taken their chances in the first half.
But, despite four narrow wins at the World Cup, Messi is not worried about Argentina's form heading into Saturday's quarter-final clash against Belgium in Brasilia. "It was not an easy match, but we knew it wouldn't be," the Argentina captain told a press conference in the Arena Corinthians after the match.
"We have seen throughout the World Cup that all the matches have been on an equal footing and lots of important teams have gone out. What is important is that we are through to the next stage - that is what we wanted.