Lionel Messi leaves door open for 2026 FIFA World Cup; intends to defend Copa America title in 2024

Lionel Messi ställer dörren på glänt till spel i fotbolls-VM 2026.Den 36-årige argentinaren, som tidigare sagt att VM i Qatar var hans sista, har nu

Lionel Messi leaves door open for 2026 FIFA World Cup; intends to defend Copa America title in 2024

Messi led Argentina to their third FIFA World Cup in 2022 with a dramatic win against then-defending champions France in the final, now intends to keep going until the 2026 tournament. However, his main focus will be to first defend the Copa America title in the USA which Argentina won in 2021 under Messi’s captaincy.

Messi leaves door open to FIFA 2026 World Cup

Messi, who recently won his eighth Ballon d’Or, raised the World Cup almost a year ago after starring for Argentina in the final against France in Doha.

Messi leaves door open to 2026 World Cup

BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi is not ruling out another bid for World Cup glory with Argentina in 2026 despite acknowledging that time is working against him. Messi, who recently won his eighth Ballon d’Or, raised the World Cup almost a year ago after starring for Argentina in the final against France in Doha. The 36-year-old had suggested at the time that the tournament in Qatar would be his last and that he wouldn’t be around for the next tourn…

Lionel Messi opens the door to playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 36-year-old Argentine, who previously said that the World Cup in Qatar was his last, has now come to second thoughts. “I am not saying 100 percent that I will not be there, because anything can happen,” Messi said of playing in a sixth World Cup, in an interview with Argentine television channel Star...

Lionel Messi ställer dörren på glänt till spel i fotbolls-VM 2026. Den 36-årige argentinaren, som tidigare sagt att VM i Qatar var hans sista, har nu kommit på andra tankar. –Nu vill jag vara med mer än någonsin, säger Messi.