Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates his team's win over the Netherlands after their 2014 World Cup semi-finals at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo July 9, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentina's Lionel Messi, the most unassuming and also one of the most admired talents in world sport, can join the elite of soccer greats by winning the World Cup in Sunday's final against Germany.
There are two categories of truly great players – those like Pele and Maradona, who won the ultimate prize, and others such as Johan Cruyff, Eusebio and Ferenc Puskas whose brilliance was never in doubt but who had to be content with club prizes and individual accolades.
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