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Published 17:04 16 Jun 2018 BST
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The 22-year-old Boca Juniors player - all 5'5" of him - replaced Paris Saint-Germain's Angel Di Maria for the final quarter of an hour. As he took the field, Matterface said: "He's only five foot, five inches tall, which is the same height as Kirsten Dunst and Mel from Mel and Sue."
Here, have a listen. It was fantastically Partridge...
https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/1007995247945711616
The game itself saw Argentina take a lead in the first half through Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, only for Iceland to equalise minutes later through AlfredFinnbogason - their first ever World Cup goal.
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