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Argentina Boss Lionel Scaloni Speaks on Lionel Messi Fitness After Hamstring Issue Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup
Scaloni said Messi’s hamstring issue is not serious as Argentina adds more than 30 players for friendlies and final roster cover.
- On Sunday, Lionel Messi limped off during Inter Miami's MLS match against Philadelphia Union in the 73rd minute, clutching his left thigh with less than three weeks before the World Cup begins.
- The 38-year-old's injury carries weight given he is set to appear at his sixth World Cup—a record he could share with Cristiano Ronaldo and Guillermo Ochoa—and turns 39 on June 25 during the group stage.
- Inter Miami confirmed Monday that Messi suffered left hamstring muscle fatigue overload, while Tottenham defender Cristian Romero battles a right knee strain and full-backs Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel were sidelined with muscle tears.
- Coach Lionel Scaloni said Tuesday the injury does not look 'bad' and will not jeopardize Messi's sixth World Cup participation, though the captain will not report to pre-tournament training in peak condition before the June 2 FIFA deadline.
- Argentina opens Group J on June 16 against Algeria in Kansas City, with warm-up friendlies against Honduras on June 6 and Iceland on June 9, as Scaloni called up more than 30 players including 19-year-old River Plate forward Joaquín Freitas.
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Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni speaks on Lionel Messi fitness after hamstring issue ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup
Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni is sweating over the fitness of multiple La Albiceleste stars, including Lionel Messi, ahead of the announcement of his final 26-man roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The coach of the Argentina National Team, Lionel Scaloni, said that the first news regarding Lionel Messi's physical condition facing the 2026 World Cup "are not so bad", in an interview broadcast by the DSports channel. Less than three weeks before the start of the World Cup, the Argentine star, 38 years old, fired the alarms of the current world champion after leaving with discomfort on the left leg during an Inter Miami match of the MLS on Su…
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