Lionel Messi is fuming, "Argentina may not qualify for the World Cup".

Argentina is in danger of not qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since 1970 after the team's devastating 3-0 loss to rival Brazil in a qualifying match on Friday .With just 16 points, Argentina is in sixth place of 10 teams competing for four South American spots. Brazil leads the group with 24 points.

"We need to change this [expletive]," Messi told Argentina's Ole newspaper on Thursday local time, using a word synonymous with manure. "We're upset with the result, with the game, and unfortunately, we've lost another," the 29-year-old said via ESPN FC. Argentina has won only one of its last five World Cup qualifying games. That was on September 1 when the team beat Uruguay 1-0. Since then, the team's tied with Venezuela and Peru, and lost to Paraguay and Brazil. On Thursday night, Brazil, led by Messi's Barcelona teammate Neymar, scored three times against Argentina in the tense match at Belo Horizonte, the same stadium in which Brazil lost 7-1 against Germany in the World Cup two years ago.

The two teams began looking equally good, but Argentina's disorganisation soon emerged, allowing a goal from Philippe Coutinho in the 25th minute. Neymar doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time, with Paulinho putting up the third and final goal in the second half. "We didn't expect this result, we got lost," Messi told Ole, adding, "It could have been even worse."

With seven qualifying matches still remaining, however, hope is not all lost for Argentina - they face Colombia on Tuesday local time. The game is widely being looked at as a must-win for Argentina, but for that to happen, Messi said the team's going to have to make "a drastic change."

"We need to change our mental game," he told Ole. "If you're not mentally strong, the legs won't respond. "We have a few days to forget this match and prepare for the next, but it will have to be different from today."