Messi’s parents, Jorge Messi and Celia Cuccittini, hugging him closely. A massive cake with five No. 10 jerseys for him, his wife, and their sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.

Messi looked especially tentative on the turf. He took offense to a late challenge from Vancouver’s feisty Paraguayan central midfielder, Andres Cubas, in the first half.