Lionel Messi led his Argentina side into their second match of the 2014 World Cup being held in Brazil.
The South American nation's campaign started of shaky as the two-time champions narrowly beat Bosnia-Herzegovina by a 2-1 scoreline.
And as La Albiceleste and their Barcelona skipper stepped onto the Estádio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, a convincing win for Argentina was highly expected.
However, this didn't happen as Alejandro Sabella's squad found it difficult to break down the resilient Iranian defense.
That was until Messi stepped up.
The 26-year-old ace scored a beautiful 91st minute winner to seal the match and all three points for his home side, guaranteeing them a spot in the round of 16.
This sparked a craze all over Twitter as the four-time Ballon d'Or winner put in another Man of the Match display.
Picture: Messi scoring pic.twitter.com/67rZP8bw24 [via @sport]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) June 21, 2014
Messi was quiet for lengthy portions of the game but still produced the winning goal
Playing poorly, still winning! Best tweets after Messi’s golazo made it Argentina 1 – Iran 0 http://t.co/cRSw8e2ItQ pic.twitter.com/gdWaJaScOZ
— 101 Great Goals (@102greatgoals) June 21, 2014
HUMOR: Messi's goal was FAKE!
THIS JUST IN: LIONEL MESSI'S GOAL AGAINST IRAN WAS FAKE! FULL PROOF HERE. #WorldCup #ARGvsIRN pic.twitter.com/22E8buJCaA
— Live Matches (@LiveMatchesTV) June 21, 2014
Messi stats from this World Cup compared to his previous two
Messi during his first 2 World Cups: 8 games, 1 goal Messi during the 2014 World Cup: 2 games, 2 goals
— MESSISTATS (@MessiStats) June 21, 2014
Lionel Messi has now scored 22 goals in his last 22 appearances for Argentina. #ARG v #IRN
— FootballFacts101 (@FootballFact101) June 21, 2014
Ibra? CR7? Messi is the best ever
Ibrahimovic? Good. Ronaldo? Better. Messi? Best ever.
— Rashad (@TalkofFutbol) June 21, 2014
CR7's reaction to the Argentine star's wonder goal
Cristiano Ronaldo reacts to Messi's late winner.. pic.twitter.com/dIfeh8BFOH
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) June 21, 2014
The Albiceleste captain dedicated his goal to his son, Thiago
Messi dedicating his goal to Thiago. pic.twitter.com/2JIF5sDAxN
— Lionel Messi (@messi10stats) June 21, 2014
The South American team celebrated the win afterwards
Celebrity Argentine dressing room picture pic.twitter.com/7983RPASRc
— 101 Great Goals (@102greatgoals) June 21, 2014 
