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Messi stays, Howard goes home from World Cup

By Graham Dunbar
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Messi stays, Howard goes home from World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The World Cup still has Lionel Messi. Tim Howard is heading home despite a heroic display of goalkeeping.

A moment of Messi inspiration helped lift an unconvincing Argentina to a 1-0 win over Switzerland after extra time in the Round of 16 on Tuesday, creating the goal scored by Angel Di Maria in the 118th minute.

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