L. Messi's doctor: I wish for Argentina to lose all group matches. © AFP

Argentinian national team leader Lionel Messi's doctor, Diego Schwarzstein, made a loud statement.

According to the specialist, he wanted to see Lionel Scaloni's students fiasco in Qatar.

"As a football fan, I would like to see them become champions. However, as an Argentine citizen, as a human, I would like them to lose all three matches and end the competition after the first stage.

Why? I am convinced that our populist government could make excellent use of the national team's victories.

In the past, I have had to deal with various crises in this country, but the current one is the worst. According to official statistics, in order not to be poor, one would have to earn 120,000 Argentine pesos (733 euros) per month, while the minimum wage is just 60,000 pesos (366 euros), so, people, even with jobs, are still struggling," the doctor told "The Times".