Buenos Aires/Beijing – Argentinian football star Lionel Messi (35) wants to play in the upcoming World Cup in 2026 USAMexico and Canada did not play again for his country’s national team.
Soccer star Lionel Messi (35) is an idol all over the world. © Wear Semini/AP/dpa
“It was my last World Cup. I’ll see how it goes, but in principle I won’t go to the next World Cup,” Messi confirmed in an interview with Chinese sports newspaper Titan Sports on Tuesday.
Messi has already taken part in five World Cups and won the title for the first time with the Argentine national team at the World Cup in Qatar at the end of 2022. He is currently preparing for an international match against Australia in Beijing.
The star striker has said several times that the 2022 World Cup will be his last. However, there is still hope in his native Argentina that he could compete again at the next World Cup.
National coach Lionel Scaloni (45) also keeps saying he hopes Messi will play for Argentina again in the title fights in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
2023-06-13 19:26:50
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