Hours after Lionel Messi was suspended by FIFA for four World Cup qualifiers, Argentina lost 2-0 to Bolivia in the altitude of La Paz on Tuesday and heightened its risk of missing a spot at Russia 2018. Argentina remained on 22 points in South American qualifying with four matches to play, and coach Edgardo Bauza is under pressure to step aside with the team likely dropping to fifth spot. South America has four direct spots at the World Cup, and the fifth-ranked team goes into an inter-continental playoff against the Oceania qualifying winner for another spot at Russia next year.
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