描述
The year: 2014. The location: Brazil. The first time Messi donned the vaunted captain's arm band. And lead he did. He scored in nearly every game sweeping through the Group stage and knocked out Switzerland and the Netherlands. Going into the final in the middle of Rio, Messi was heralded as the tournament's best player, but ultimately lost to a dominant Germany yet again. Still, his skills shone through and he took home the Golden Ball at tournament's end.