Lionel Messi selfie: Jamaica defender Deshorn Brown takes snap with world's best player on the pitch at the Copa America

Brown got his phone out after the final whistle

Deshorn Brown takes his selfie with Lionel Messi (GETTY IMAGES)

It was always going to happen sooner or later.

Here is Jamaica player Deshorn Brown taking a selfie with the best player in the world Lionel Messi following Argentina's 1-0 win over the Reggae Boyz at the Copa America last night.

Accompanied by the image, the caption on Brown's Instagram page said:"Not the result we were looking for, but I get to meet the best player in the world and it was a great feeling to play against him! Best of luck to @leomessi and Argentina in the rest of the tournament."

Deshorn Brown's selfie with Lionel Messi after the game last night - which Brown uploaded to his Instagram account (instagram.com/brownmad09)

In the match last night, striker Gonzalo Higuain scored an 11th-minute winner for the title favorites, who had already secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the South American tournament, to secure the victory.

Argentina reached seven points in Group B with the victory, two points more than Paraguay, which earlier in the day drew Uruguay 1-1 in La Serena. Uruguay ended with four points but advanced as one of the best-two third-place finishers.

Already-eliminated Jamaica finished the tournament with no points and no goals scored.

Argentina is trying to end a 22-year title drought. It hasn't won a significant trophy since the 1993 Copa America in Ecuador, when Messi was only six years old.