Argentinian team triumphs - in the last South American zone match for qualification to the 2018 World Cup, Ecuador was defeated and a spot in Russia was secured. The brightest star in these matches was the greatest football star L. Messi - the Argentine's "hat-trick" determined the victory with a score of 3-1. After the match, the head coach Jorge Sampaoli did not spare words of praise for his pupil. "Football owes Lionel Messi a World Cup," said the coach. "I told the team that L. Messi does not owe Argentina a World Cup trophy. Rather, football owes it to him. I said that we must help him be in the World Cup. I am extremely happy to have the opportunity to work together with such a footballer," J. Sampaoli concluded. L. Messi's performance against Ecuador:
