CUTRAL CO, Argentina, July 15 : In a town in Patagonia boasting a new 85-foot (26-metre) statue of soccer superstar Lionel Messi, joyful Argentines celebrated their country's advance to the World Cup final after they beat long-time rivals England.It was a scene repeated in Buenos Aires and across the country.

NIK SIMON IN BUENOS AIRES: Turn right onto the Avenida Belgrano in Buenos Aires and you cannot miss the 35-metre-tall mural of Lionel Messi.

ATLANTA, July 14 : Lionel Messi is contentedly enjoying his sixth World Cup, and his teammates are revelling in their captain's delight, Argentina's Rodrigo de Paul said on…