The match on the morning of October 11 against Ecuador will decide Argentina's future in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America. If they win, Albiceleste are likely to have a ticket to the next round, but if they draw or lose, the right to decide is no longer in their hands.
Before the match, a series of difficulties were pointed out if Argetina visited Ecuador's 2,782m high Altahualpa Stadium. But no, every statistic or "on paper" challenge is leveled by Argetina with Lionel Messi's magical feet. Once again, he saved the entire Argentine football scene.
Messi scored a superb hat-trick to help Argentina beat Ecuador 3-1. Messi's hat-trick directly secured a ticket straight to Argentina because in the same-hour matches, the best scenario came to Argentina when direct opponents fell or held each other to the foot.
With the above result, Argentina is tied for 3rd place after the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America ended. The 3rd place is enough for Messi and his teammates to have tickets to go directly because the South American region will have 4.5 tickets. The team that had to play in the play-off of this region was Peru after a draw with Colombia.
