By John Drayton Lionel Messi took matters into his own hands and delivered Argentina's team talk following a goalless 90 minutes against Holland. Manager Alejandro Sabella began the chat but Messi soon took over as his team-mates listened intently. And although his side couldn’t muster a win in extra time, they edged out Holland 4-2 on penalties to reach Sunday’s final in Rio de Janeiro. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Mascherano hailed the hero as Buenos Aires celebrates Follow the leader: Lionel Messi (centre) led Argentina's team talk before extra time Stepping up to the plate: Javier Mascherano led the team talk at half-time during extra time
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Messi led the Argentina team talk between full-time and extra-time
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Javier Mascherano took over for half-time of extra-time
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He also led the team talk before the side stepped up for penalties
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Argentina won 4-2 on penalties and will play Germany in Sunday's final
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It will be the third time that Germany and Argentina face each other in a World Cup final
Aggressive: Messi was tracked throughout the match by @placeholder's determined midfielders