WORLD CUP 2018 : ARGENTINA, MESSI ON THE VERGE OF ELIMINATION !

WORLD CUP 2018 : ARGENTINA, MESSI ON THE VERGE OF ELIMINATION !

Think of the unthinkable, now it could actually happen.

Argentina are on the verge of failing to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 48 years!

A historic powerhouse in football, and now with Lionel Messi - - arguably the greatest footballer that ever lived - - - on their top-caliber armoury of players, it is unimaginable that Argentina would not make it to World Cup 2018.

It would be Lionel Messi's biggest nightmare in life if he sees Argentina miss the World Cup under his baton.

Argentina will face Ecuador Tuesday in a do-or-die, last chance qualifier match-up.

Three draws, one goal...

Leo Messi and Argentina are on the brink of missing out on the World Cup: https://t.co/1HZzPXMYdu pic.twitter.com/OQclumritA
— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) October 6, 2017

#WorldCup line-up so far:

🇷🇺Russia
🇧🇷Brazil
🇮🇷Iran
🇯🇵Japan
🇲🇽Mexico
🇧🇪Belgium
🇰🇷Korea Rep.
🇸🇦S. Arabia
🇩🇪Germany
🦁England
🇪🇸Spain
🇳🇬Nigeria
— #WCQ ⚽️🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) October 7, 2017

Messi may not make the World Cup as Argentina's big guns fail to fire, writes @Marcotti https://t.co/W6ANzceGak pic.twitter.com/hg4pXHzK0g
— Times Sport (@TimesSport) October 7, 2017

Lionel Messi returns to training with Argentina as they prepare for win-or-bust World Cup qualifier against Ecuador https://t.co/xhLuoOUx0W pic.twitter.com/13kNOUDhcs
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) October 7, 2017

#Argentina's struggles raise possibility of a World Cup without Lionel Messi https://t.co/Zj1DxSapPE pic.twitter.com/1gxCFkBe05
— dwnews (@dwnews) October 7, 2017

#2018WCQ
Chances of #Russia2018 not hosting #LionelMessi and #Argentina is getting higher https://t.co/GnTPVr1l1K
— FirstpostSports (@FirstpostSports) October 7, 2017

On Argentina, sleep-walking towards oblivion https://t.co/ZVwJ8dGZFu
— Jack Lang (@jacklang) October 6, 2017

Argentina's World Cup nightmare is almost reality amid Sampaoli's public facade |@AA_Richards https://t.co/aR8hvoxf7a pic.twitter.com/iB8L6H5nCV
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) October 6, 2017

Lionel Messi in serious danger of missing the World Cup as Argentina blow it against minnows Peru https://t.co/lt8zZMtb7R pic.twitter.com/soKUkljz4h
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) October 6, 2017

The impossible may actually happen - Argentina and Lionel Messi really could miss the World Cup | @golazoargentino https://t.co/Ad6R7xkEgQ
— Indy Football (@IndyFootball) October 6, 2017

As things stand, Argentina are out of the World Cup with 135 minutes of qualifying to go.

Time for a hero? pic.twitter.com/3AmCyGjvvn
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 6, 2017

When Sampaoli subbed off Banega for Gago 😒
A post shared by @messinations on Oct 7, 2017 at 12:13pm PDT

La pesadilla sigue: Messi y Argentina no pudieron con Perú. La albiceleste dejó escapar la oportunidad de asegurarse la clasificación al Mundial de Rusia y no pudo derrotar a un cuadro bicolor que jugó de manera inteligente y paciente. Foto: Gustavo Ortiz/Diario AS #EliminatoriasCONMEBOL #ArgentinaPeru
A post shared by Diario AS (@diarioas) on Oct 6, 2017 at 12:52am PDT