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Messi deliberately stopped the ball with his hand but received no yellow card.
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Messi deliberately stopped the ball with his hand but received no yellow card.
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Messi deliberately stopped the ball with his hand but received no yellow card.
A free kick was awarded to the Netherlands; no disciplinary card was shown.
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