DOHA, Qatar -- The conceit was simple, ahead of Argentina's final group game against Poland: What if you simply watched one player for 90 minutes? And that player, one of the undisputed GOATs, might well be playing his last World Cup game ever. So, pen and pad in hand, I did what I've never done before: chronicle one guy's every moment on the pitch.
Spoiler alert: Argentina beat Poland 2-0, which means this wasn't Lionel Messi's final appearance at a World Cup. You'll get to see him again, maybe once, maybe two, three or even four times in Doha.