and his teammates on Thursday, branding the team's
World Cup defeat to Croatia a "catastrophe" and a
"humiliation".
Argentina face the prospect of an embarrassing first-
round exit in Russia after suffering a 3-0 loss to the
Croatians in Nizhny Novgorod, which left them with
one point from two games.
For Argentina's press, the result was too much to
bear.
"Catastrophe against Croatia, Argentina disappoints
and is on the way out of the World Cup," the Clarin
newspaper wrote on its website.
"Argentina were ridiculed by Croatia and has
jeopardised its future in the competition," La Nacion
added.
Television commentator Diego Latorre, of the TV
Publica network, reflected on the lacklustre
contribution of Messi.
"Messi was at a standstill, he was off the pace,
depressed," Latorre said.
The Infobae website described the loss as a
"humiliation".
Infobae took aim at the blunder by goalkeeper Willy
Caballero that handed Croatia their opening goal
early in the second half, describing the howler as
"incredible".
Former Argentina defender Oscar Ruggeri, a member
of the 1986 World Cup-winning team, noted that
Caballero had been selected "because he was meant
to be good with his feet."
Argentina's loss means the team will have to beat
Nigeria in their final game and hope other results go
their way to advance.
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