Halldorsson will have stories to tell his grandchildren

Iceland have more volcanoes than footballers. They play a rustic, old school style with no tradition of playing attractive football. There don't have a strong economy, great resources or any real stars. And yet they play with passion, enthusiasm and a heart the size of a melon.

If they won the admiration of Europe following their success in 2016, the hype has now reached the entire world after earning a draw against Argentina. Yes, those vikings aren't the most aesthetically pleasing to watch or the most talented, but they compete by putting their soul into every attempt to win back the ball.

When they needed to be brave, they were, and found their goal. And when they needed to fall back into the trenches and defend for their lives, they completed that objective too. Finnbogason, Gunnarsson, Sigurdsson or Bjarnason. The order of their names doesn't change what they produce. A compact block, generous, united and conscious of their own limitations.

Argentina's role

Argentina were bland and toothless. It's a group of stars which doesn't have a style of play. They look lost and there's no team spirit. Their Plan A, B and C was Messi. Leo had to come back twenty metres, needed to start the moves off, shoot at goal, peel away from his markers, assist and score the goals. This is the never-ending story for Argentina: Batista, Paton Bauza or Sampaoli, it doesn't matter who is on the coach, the idea doesn't work.

If Messi is in inspired form, he'll come to the rescue. If he isn't, the ship sinks. This time it was the second one.

Halldorsson will be able to tell his grandchildren that he saved  a penalty from the best player of all time. Argentina, for all their desperate hope, drew with a country which has more volcanoes than it does inhabitants. This is why all the pressure is on Messi and why, at times, it's too much even for him. It wouldn't be strange if in the next few hours a lot of Argentinians started to blame Messi again. They'll criticise his performance in the opening match at the World Cup. The truth is, if it wasn't for Messi, their team would be watching the World Cup at home on TV.