The prospect of a World Cup without the Argentine football star Lionel Messi and his country's national football team could become a reality later as South America’s 2018 qualification battle reaches an end.

Argentina will meet Ecuador in Quito and if they fail to win it could mean the end for the South American team.

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Buenos Aires.

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