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#4 Argentina to be knocked out in the group stages
After Mario Gotze broke the hearts of the Argentinean fans in the finals of 2014 World Cup, La Albiceleste faced another two consecutive setbacks in the finals of the Copa America competitions that took place in 2015 and 2016.
Argentina was on the brink of losing a World Cup spot going into their last qualifier match against Ecuador. It was a must-win game and they event went 1-0 down before captain Lionel Messi stepped up with his magic. It was the 30-year-old's heroics that took the side to the finals in the 2014 World Cup and it was the same man who gave them a 2018 World Cup squad.
Despite having a good squad, Argentina's hope totally lay on the Barcelona player and if Messi isn't able to deliver they are in trouble. Placed in a group with Iceland, Croatia, and Nigeria, the South American team is expected to easily qualify. However, things may not be as easy as it seems as all those three teams can put up a fight against Argentina that could see La Albiceleste just missing out on a qualification to the round-of-16.
