On This Day - What happened 10 October 2017 AD

Weah announced his intention to run for President of Liberia in the 2017 elections, standing for the Coalition for Democratic Change. Weah won the first round of the 2017 election with 38.4% of the vote.

Argentina's place in the 2018 World Cup was in jeopardy going into their final qualifying match as they were sixth in their group, outside the five possible CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying spots, meaning they risked failing to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1970. On 10 October 2017, Messi led his country to World Cup qualification in scoring a hat-trick as Argentina came from behind to defeat Ecuador 3–1 away; Argentina had not defeated Ecuador in Quito since 2001.