Speculation over the health of 68-year-old Jorge Messi has intensified after Argentina skipper Messi broke down in tears after scoring the first of his three goals in a 3-0 World Cup victory over Algeria on Tuesday.

Messi's father Jorge has denied the reports and said nothing will be decided until the end of the season.

"I don't think so, the conditions aren't right," Jorge Messi told reporters at Barcelona airport.