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Messi, Neymar lead all scorers
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RIO DE JANEIRO — The race for the World Cup golden boot turned into a Barcelona battle Wednesday as Lionel Messi scored twice to lead Argentina to an entertaining 3-2 win over Nigeria and match Neymar's tournament-leading four goals in three games for Brazil. Xherdan Shaqiri also vaulted into contention by scoring a hat trick as Switzerland beat Honduras 3-0 to qualify second in Group F. He joined Karim Benzema and Enner Valencia, who could not add to their three tournament goals each as France played out a 0-0 draw against 10-man Ecuador that ensured the French won Group E. Bosnia recorded its first ever World Cup victory in the day's other match, downing Iran 3-1 as both teams exited the tournament. The Swiss will next face Messi and Argentina on Tuesday in Sao Paulo.