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Published 16:38 16 Jun 2018 BST
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The 22-year-old Boca Juniors player - all 5'5" of him - replaced Paris Saint-Germain's Angel Di Maria for the final quarter of an hour. As he took the field, Matterface said: "He's only five foot, five inches tall, which is the same height as Kirsten Dunst and Mel from Mel and Sue."
Here, have a listen. It was fantastically Partridge...
https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/1007995247945711616
The game itself saw Argentina take a lead in the first half through Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, only for Iceland to equalise minutes later through AlfredFinnbogason - their first ever World Cup goal.
The game's only other major talking point was the second half penalty Lionel Messi failed to convert. The Barcelona star saw his spot kick saved easily by Hannes Halldorsson in the Iceland. "The Hand of Cod," Matterface described it - much better than what followed.
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