BUENOS AIRES: Argentina captain Lionel Messi admitted Monday that his generation has a score to settle at the World Cup in Russia after a series of agonising near misses in major tournaments. Argentina lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany 1-0 after extra time and then finished runners-up at successive Copa America tournaments, losing to Chile on penalties in both 2015 and 2016. Argentina's head coach Jorge Sampaoli attends a press conference in Madrid, Spain. He has yet to make a decision on his Argentina future but would be 35 by the time of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “Spain, Brazil, Germany and France are above us.”Argentina, who beat Italy 2-0 in Manchester last Friday, will play Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in Group D at the World Cup.

Source: New Strait Times March 27, 2018 00:11 UTC