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Averaging less than a goal a game, Lionel Messi is the side’s leading scorer despite missing half the matches and defender Gabriel Mercado is second. Ever since Mario Gotze’s injury time winner in the Maracana in 2014 denied Argentina a World Cup, and the subsequent agonising Copa América defeats, the question has been asked if Argentina will provide a team capable of helping Messi achieve the one prize that eludes him.As the chances of that have diminished over the past year, remarkably it’s now at a point when possibly the greatest player of all-time will not even be in Russia.Carlos Puyol says Leo Messi is already the best of all time and doesn't need to win the World Cup to confirm his status - but said it is notable that the Argentine seems to have as much hunger for the top trophies as ever.Puyol played with Messi at Barcelona between 20 and won three Champions Leagues with him.

The vociferous, bear-pit of a stadium was supposed to lift the players and give Argentina that slight edge and while the supporters fulfilled their side of the bargain, the players predictably couldn’t.Disturbing new Islamic State propaganda has emerged showing mocked up images of footballers Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar facing execution or dead.In one image, a bloodied and bruised Cristiano Ronaldo, is kneeling with a jihadist holding a knife behind him, in the execution pose the world has come to associate with the terrorist group.There were some bright moments but once again Argentina were left to rue missed chances and looked dependent on Messi as instigator-in-chief.With Gómez and Di María naturally looking inside rather than providing quality width, it was left to the Barcelona star to negotiate the packed central midfield in order to create.