"We have to appeal this decision, we'll see how it goes," said Jorge Miadosqui, Argentina's national teams director. "But we're left angry and sad because (Messi) will not be with the team. "Argentina has relied on its captain Messi to move up to third place in a group where the top four qualify for the tournament in Russia. FIFA's legal statutes do not grant jurisdiction to the Swiss-based CAS in "appeals arising from ... suspensions of up to four matches. New elections are scheduled this week.The interim federation leader questioned FIFA's judgment Tuesday.

Source: Times of India March 28, 2017 14:40 UTC