The warm-up match between the two nations was cancelled due to fierce pro-Palestinian protests, where the Messi led Argentina received various threats despite the tickets being sold out.
Argentina have been grouped against Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria for the showpiece event in Russia, and Messi admitted that Jorge Sampaoli's side need to pull up their socks.
With the biggest sporting event in the world around the corner, we take a look at some of the teams which can dominate in the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.
Argentina stepped up their World Cup preparations with a 4-0 victory over 108th-ranked Haiti on Tuesday thanks to a hat-trick from Messi.
Argentina, Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria are part of Group D of the World Cup.
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