Lionel Messi's First Step into Fame

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The Messi blueprint: why South America's Under-20 tournament is so crucial

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Lionel Messi's road to triumph at the World Cup in Qatar started in Colombia 20 years ago .

The current version of the tournament has just finished in nearby Venezuela .

Many South Americans of this age group already in Europe and not necessarily released by their clubs.

There were plenty of fine prospects on show, some of whom are on their way to top-class careers, both with major clubs and with their own national teams.

Argentina won the U20 World Cup in 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2005 and 2007 .

From Juan Roman Riquelme through to Messi and Sergio Agüero , they kept producing players for the senior side.

The primary objective of the tournament is to produce players for future of the senior team.

Uruguay took it even further when Óscar Tabárez took over as coach in 2006 .

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