<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lionel Messi has injured his left hamstring after FC Barcelona's 1\u20130 victory over Athletic Bilbao, the club announced.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201C[Messi's] presence in his country's World Cup qualifying matches will depend on how the injury develops,\u201D Barcelona said in a statement.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Messi is on his way to Argentina to join the national team as they prepare to host a World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay on Friday and then travel to Venezuela for a game on Sept. 7.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Argentina's national team already suffered a blow when Sergio Aguero withdrew from the team due to an injury in Manchester United's game against West Ham United.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 Copa core returns for World Cup qualifiers&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Messi initially retired&amp;nbsp;from the national team after missing a penalty in the shootout loss to Chile in the&amp;nbsp;Copa America Centenario final, but was later convinced to rejoin the team by new coach&amp;nbsp;Edgardo Bauza.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Argentina sits in third in the CONMEBOL qualification group.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016/08/29/lionel-messi-hamstring-injury-argentina-world-cup-qualifying-barcelona>