Highlights
- Lionel Messi had said that he will not play in the World Cup after Qatar.
- After winning the World Cup, he announced that he wanted to play more as a champion.
- In this situation, Messi’s former teammate Jorge Valdano opened up about Messi’s World Cup future in 2026.
During the Qatar World Cup, Lionel Messi told that this is going to be his last World Cup. The fans were quite disappointed to hear this from the 36-year-old Messi. But after winning the World Cup, he has told that now he is leaving international football. For some more time he wants to play football as world champion. After that the question arose whether to play the Football World Cup in May 2026 or not. In the face of multiple questions about Messi’s contract in Paris, the future of Messi’s World Cup came up. Will Messi Play 2026 FIFA World Cup? For this, former Argentine star Jorge Valdano opened his mouth.
Will Messi Play 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Argentina won the World Cup for the third time after defeating France in the final of the World Cup in Qatar. Argentina won the World Cup after 36 years. After that, the World Cup celebration continued for two days. In an interview about Messi’s retirement from football, Valdano said, “When I was interviewing Messi, I asked him about his future. Despite not saying anything in front of the camera, behind the camera he says that he wants to play the next World Cup. Because no player has played the World Cup 6 times yet. Messi wants to do that.
Messi, one of the most successful players in the history of football, was one day away from the World Cup. This time it also took place. Messi has created several records in the World Cup. Messi set the record for the most goals for Argentina in the history of the World Cup. Messi also holds the record for most appearances in FIFA World Cup history.
Before this, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said that Messi himself will decide about his future. Messi played 172 matches for Argentina. Scored 98 goals. He won the Copa America and the World Cup in Argentina’s jersey. He has won several trophies in club football. He has set many records personally.
After winning the World Cup, speculations about Messi’s PSG future have been created. The Paris club has a contract with Messi until 2022. He joined in 2021. There was no talk of a contract with him until the World Cup. PSG said they will talk to Messi after the World Cup. However, according to other sources, Barcelona is interested in bringing back Messi. He can return there too.
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