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Messi masterclass puts Argentina back on World Cup track

Argentina's Angel Di Maria celebrates with Argentina's Lionel Messi after scoring against Colombia during their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier football match in San Juan, Argentina, on November 15, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / EITAN ABRAMOVICH

Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a brilliant free kick and laid on two goals as Argentina put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a resounding 3-0 win over Colombia on Tuesday.

The three points lifted Messi's team into fifth place in the South American group with 19 points, one behind Ecuador and Chile.

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