Captain of the Argentine national football team, Lionel Messithis Tuesday he confirmed that it is not part of his plans to participate in the next edition world cupwhich will be held in Mexico United States of America and Canada 2026
“I think not. This was my last World Cup. I will see how things go, but in principle no, I will not go to the next World Cup,” said the Argentine star in an interview with sports media Chinese Titan Sports.
In a conversation held on the sports magazine’s official account on Chinese short video app Kuaishou, the recent signing Miami Inter he answered the current questions that interested Chinese fans, saying: “They have always been good to us.”
Messi he stated that he managed to see the final Manchester City won the Champions League despite the time difference in the Asian giant, and declared that Pep Guardiola, with whom he maintains “frequent contacts”, after the continental title showed that he is “the best coach in the world”.
A position Messi is not aiming for in the future, although he left the door open by pointing out that it is “not clear” whether his thoughts will change.
The Albiceleste striker also wanted to highlight his “close relationship” with Barcelona, although he said that for him it is “rare to see” that his name is shouted without being present, and at the same time they consider it “something beautiful”.
Messi it’s situated in China with the selectionand Argentinathe current world champion, where they will play the last two friendly matches before the World Cup qualifiers in United States, Mexico and Canada against Australia in Beijing next Thursday and against Indonesia in Jakarta on the 19th.
The match between the Albiceleste and the ‘Socceroos’ will be a replay of the clash they had on December 3 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan in the Round of 16 World Cup in Qatar 2022, in which Lionel Scaloni’s team won 2-1 with many difficulties thanks to goals from Messi and Julián Álvarez.
Source: Panama America
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