Lionel Messi will be available for the national team of Argentina for the next qualifying matches of the 2018 World Cup. The player was disqualified for four games for insulting an arbitrator, but his appeal was granted.

Punishment player received after the match with Chile, which ended in defeat of the Argentines. As it turned out, Messi allowed himself incorrect statements to the fourth arbitrator.

In the end, Messi missed one qualifying match - against Bolivia (a 0: 2 defeat.

FIFA motivated its decision by the fact that Messi's behavior "deserves criticism," but does not have any weighty evidence.

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