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Argentina striker Lionel Messi once again says the Qatar tournament will be the last World Cup. Reported by GOAL.
Messi represents Argentina at the World Cup in Qatar. The 35-year-old, who has hinted it would be his last World Cup before the tournament, has shown incredible performances so far with five goals and three assists. Furthermore, he set new records, such as setting the record for the most appearances at the World Cup (25) and the record for the most goals scored by the Argentine national team (11).
Messi scored a goal and an assist against Croatia in the semi-finals and led the team to the finals. And he has declared that the stage for his second final will be the last match of the World Cup.
“I’m happy to finish my World Cup journey in the final. I’m really, really happy.”
“Everything you’ve done in this World Cup has been inspiring. Look how you’ve inspired the people of Argentina. There’s a lot of time between this tournament and the next one. I won’t be there. Like this. It’s good to be able to finish together with
Messi held back tears in the final of the 2014 tournament. “I will do my best to win the title this time. But coming to the World Cup without losing 36 games and finishing that trajectory in the final is incredible. I want the people of Argentina to enjoy what we are doing. We bet everything”. You should believe it and not doubt it,” he said.
