Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said his side had produced their best match of the World Cup in beating Belgium 1-0 in the quarterfinal. And goalscorer Gonzalez Higuain said getting off the mark with the winning goal had been a ‘beautiful’ moment. ‘We produced a very complete match. We weren’t able to create that many chances, but they didn’t make that many clear chances either,’ said Messi on Saturday. Asked if it was Argentina’s most accomplished display of the tournament, the Barcelona forward told reporters: ‘I think it was. We produced a very complete match. We weren’t able to create that many chances, but they didn’t make that many clear chances either.’ Argentina have now won their first five matches at a World Cup finals for the first time, even though they laboured in the group phase and were criticised for a lacklustre display in their 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the last 16. It is 24 years since Argentina last reached the semi-finals of a World Cup and Messi said the team took great pride in the feat. ‘This is amazing. We knew it was going to be difficult. Argentina have gone a long time without doing this, and it was us who crossed the frontier,’ he said.