Egypt's head coach Hossam Hassan remonstrates with French referee Francois Letexier during his team's stormy 3-2 defeat to Argentina Credit: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP

Lionel Messi’s brilliance has helped carry Argentina into a blockbuster World Cup semi-final with England in Atlanta on Wednesday.

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