This shambles goes back awhile.
Argentina were missing out on qualifying for the World Cup altogether going into the last qualifying round in November 2017...in sixth place, needing to win at altitude in Ecuador (hadn’t won there since 2001), they go 1-0 down, before Messi hat-trick in a 3-1 win.
Poor team, one outstanding player.
Spain 6 vs 1 Argentina, March 2018, three months before World Cup. An injured Messi was watching this massacre unfold in the stands. He left at five.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43549056
After today’s beating, the Argie coach essentially said Messi’s teammates are shite, “the reality of the Argentina squad clouds his brilliance".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44567336
Modric also chimed in, echoing the Argie coach, “Messi is an incredible player but he can't do everything alone”
Messi got just 49 touches of the ball, the best dribbler in the history of the game. Zero supply, it’s the crappiest Argie midfield ever assembled.