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Gonzalo Higuain fails to win the Copa America with the last kick of regulation

This could have been the winner, but it was not meant to be.

by Conor Dowley
Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

This was literally the last kick of regulation in the Copa America final, with Gonzalo Higuain at the end of a lovely combination from Lionel Messi and Ezequiel Lavezzi. If he scores, Argentina beats Chile -- but his shot went to the wrong side of the post. We're off to extra time after this miss.

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