Messi was angered late in the game after being penalised for a foul

Lionel Messi was banned for four international matches - just five and a half hours before Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Bolivia kicked off. On Tuesday FIFA announced that Messi, 29, has been suspended for four international game as the Barcelona forward was found guilty of verbally abusing an assistant referee in the second half of Argentina’s crucial 1-0 win against Chile last Thursday. The football's governing body found the FC Barcelona forward guilty of "having directed insulting words" at Dewson Silva during the Argentina-Chile game last Thursday, denting his team’s changes of going to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup final.
In association football, and as CONMEBOL qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup continues, the Argentina forward Lionel Messi is banned for four matches, five and a half hours before kickoff in his team's match against Bolivia.