Argentine team only in the very end of the selection for the World Cup in 2018 secured a ticket to the world championship, thanks to the hat trick of Leo Messi in the match against Ecuador.

"I think that we will be in good shape for the start of the World Cup, because we are still growing as a team. In the selection for the World Cup we had to face something that should not have been. Matches against Venezuela and Peru we had to win easily. If we had won then we would not have to be so nervous at the end. We did not have so many matches under the guidance of the new coach, and I think the team will change slightly for the World Cup, "Messi said the official website of FIFA.

"Did the wound heal from the outcome of the 2014 World Cup?" No, and I think I will never heal. Just have to live with this - this is forever. The World Cup - it's amazing emotions and memories, but its finale was very difficult ".

Recall that in the final match of the World Cup in 2014, the Argentina team lost to the national team of Germany in extra time.