Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli again defended star player Lionel Messi on Wednesday and said his side's World Cup match against Croatia was effectively a must-win. Sampaoli admitted Argentina's "window of opportunity" was narrowing after the draw but said he was confident his team could put things right.
"We need to move on to the next phase, that's what we came here for," he said. "We don't want to go to the last match not having resolved that."