Barcelona great Hristo Stoichkov says Lionel Messi is always unfairly blamed for Argentina's failures, and that his team-mates are guilty of "hiding" on the biggest stages.
Despite sweeping the board during a glittering career with Barca, six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi has never lifted a major honour with Argentina.
There were a succession of near misses during the past decade, with Germany beating La Albiceleste after extra time in the final of the 2014 World Cup, before Chile prevailed on penalties in the 2015 Copa America and Copa America Centenario showpieces.