Lionel Messi has revealed that he is feeling confident about Argentina's chances of reaching the World Cup final.

Messi and his international teammates have been knocked out in the quarter-finals of their last two appearances at the tournament.

However, the Barcelona talisman believes that Argentina have a serious opportunity of lifting the trophy this time around.

"It would be a dream to get to the World Cup final," the 26-year-old is quoted as saying by Sport. "For the way things are going I think we can get there."

The two-time winners play their opening match of this year's tournament on Sunday against Bosnia-Herzegovina.