Argentina captain Lionel Messi has urged his compatriots to be realistic in their World Cup expectations, warning that other teams heading to Russia are better. Asked if Argentina could win the World Cup, Messi swerved between hope and realism. Messi has won multiple Champions League and Club World Cup titles with Barca. But he “would swap any one of those titles with Barcelona” for a World Cup win. The countries have met four times in the World Cup and Argentina have won by one goal every time.

Source: Punch May 28, 2018 15:00 UTC