Lionel Messi admits defeat against Brazil on Thursday has left Argentina in the ‘shit’ with regards to World Cup qualification. Goals from Coutinho, Neymar and former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho sent Argentina crashing to a heavy defeat, extending the Albiceleste’s winless run to four matches. Argentina currently occupy sixth position in the South American standings, and with automatic qualification going to just the top four sides Messi, who reversed his decision to retire from international football following defeat to Chile in the Copa America final back in the summer, concedes his nation are in a dire situation. He said: ‘It is difficult when you get into these dynamics in this situation. The minimum is you get down and everything turns out to be more difficult. ‘Within all the bad things and the shit we are in, we still depend on ourselves. ‘If we defeat Colombia we get back into the fight again, all the teams are near. ‘But it is true we are aware and we know that this is not the way to do things. ‘We have to change a lot to defeat Colombia.’