( CNN ) -- It was a day of firsts at the World Cup as France got a boost from technology and Bosnia and Herzegovina scored a groundbreaking goal . And one of those `` firsts '' was a `` last , '' as Switzerland netted a winning goal deep into stoppage time , in what is reportedly the latest score in the opening round of the tournament . Here are some of the highlights from Sunday in Brazil : . Getting on the board . It took almost the entire contest , but Bosnia and Herzegovina made sure its first World Cup match did n't end up a shutout . Vedad Ibisevic brought his homeland to within a goal of Argentina with a score in the 84th minute at Rio De Janeiro 's Maracana Stadium , trickling a score past Argentine goaltender Sergio Romero . But it was too little , too late , as Argentina held on for a 2-1 victory . We should mention that Ibisevic was n't the first Bosnian to put the ball in the net . The problem is Sead Kolasinac knocked it into the wrong net , scoring an own goal just 3 minutes into the game . A hot Messi . It turns out the deciding goal was Argentina 's second tally , by none other than Lionel Messi , arguably the world 's greatest ( and most scrutinized ) player , who has a history of underperforming in the World Cup . Messi scored a sublime goal in the 65th minute , on a give-and-go with Gonzalo Higuain that led to a strong left foot off the inside of the post . The tally led to boos from Argentine-hating Brazilian fans in Maracana , exultation across Argentina and Twitter almost exploding . The Argentine striker won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year crowns in 2009 , the combined FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010-2012 , and placed second in 2013 , while leading FC Barcelona to several major championships . But entering this year 's World Cup , much of the focus lay on Messi 's lack of goal scoring in the 2010 tournament , which ended with a 4-0 Argentine loss to Germany in the quarterfinals . Now that the pressure to score has abated , could this be the year Messi leads Argentina to the title ? As late as it gets . In 30 seconds , emotions for Ecuadorians went from exultation to heartbreak . Defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory when Switzerland quickly counterattacked in the dying seconds after Valon Behrami brilliantly tackled Ecuador 's Michael Arroyo , who appeared certain to score in stoppage time . Behrami began the Swiss thrust upfield and was knocked to the ground , but the referee called for play to continue and Behrami reclaimed the ball near midfield . The breakout ended when Haris Seferovic met a Ricardo Rodriguez cross to knock home the breathtaking winner . Seferovic 's 93rd minute goal was the latest anyone has ever scored in World Cup group play , according to ESPN . And you have to hand it to Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld . He subbed in two guys . Each one scored . `` It was a dream end to the game for us and is very important for the morale of the team , '' he said . No kidding . Tech test . Sometimes soccer is a matter of inches . A player barely gets a toe on a ball to poke it away from an attacker . A player leaps high but just ca n't quite get to a cross . A shot hits the post and ends up barely over the goal line . The latter was the situation Sunday when France 's second goal in a 3-0 win over Honduras barely leaked over the line . While the fans at the stadium watched replays and booed the referee 's call , new goal line technology showed it was indeed a goal . Several television replays cast doubt on the call after France 's Karim Benzema smoked a shot off the right post . The ball skittered across the face of the goal before diving Honduras goalie Noel Valladares was judged to have nudged the shot fully over the line . Only one of the replays showed the ball likely over the line , but on the screen , FIFA 's animated representation indicated it was a goal by a few inches . It was the first goal confirmed by goal line technology -- introduced at this World Cup by FIFA . `` That was straight out of a tennis match . Well done FIFA , '' tweeted Herculez Gomez , a forward who has played for the U.S. national team , alluding to similar technology that helps tennis officials rule whether a ball was in or out of play . Goals by the bunches . There were only three goals scored in each of Sunday 's first two matches . Only ? While the number of goals per game had been trending down since the 1994 World Cup held in the United States , this tournament has seen an early explosion in the number of balls hitting the back of the net . After Sunday 's action there have been 37 goals in 11 matches , 16 more than during the same number of games in South Africa in 2010 . ( And that 's not counting two goals called back in the Mexico-Cameroon match ) . The tournament average of 3.4 goals would be the highest since 1958 . Ok , we should n't get ahead of ourselves ; there are 52 matches left .
Bosnia and Herzegovina scored its first World Cup goal . Star international forward Lionel Messi , who went scoreless in the qualifying tournament , scored the game - winner against Bosnia . Switzerland scored the latest extra - time goal in World Cup group play , ESPN reported . New goal line technology confirmed a goal for France in its 1 - 0 victory over Honduras .