Messi: Argentina aren't World Cup candidates

Lionel Messi played down Argentina's chances at the World Cup, though the hat-trick hero insisted the South American giants are a great team.

Runners-up at the 2014 World Cup, Argentina stepped up their preparations for next month's Russia showpiece with a routine 4-0 victory over Caribbean minnows Haiti in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.

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