Lionel messi target in world cup

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, hopes his country passes to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. Even so, Messi still target Argentina won the football party interstate.

Barcelona star has never brought Tim Tango won championship title. Messi's best accomplishments with the Argentina national team are second-ranked Copa America 2015 and 2016, and runners-up to the 2014 World Cup.

For that, Lionel Messi wants to bring the Argentina national team look impressive in the 2018 World Cup and came out as champions. If won the World Cup trophy, the title will complement the collection of various titles La Pulga.

"We deserved to qualify for the semi-finals at the World Cup, because of our history, even though we spent a lot of money in the 2014 World Cup in order to reach the top four, but we have to be there again," Messi said.

"This is more of a wish, because everything we go through is not an obligation, we are the first to win in Russia," he continued.

Argentina national team qualified for the 2018 World Cup finals with third-ranked CONMEBOL zone qualifying standings. La Albiceleste scored 28 points, 13 points behind Brazil in the top spot.

Meanwhile, at the 2018 World Cup finals, the Argentine national team joined in Group D alongside Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria. In the group's first phase game, Lionel Messi et al. meet Iceland at Otkritie Arena, June 16, 2018.