The truth is that on the side of the captain of the Argentine National Team there is nothing confirmed about his presence in the next world Cup, on the contrary, has left more doubts than certainties in this regard. However, in the last few hours, the Coach of the Albiceleste He referred to his participation and excited more than one.
What Scaloni said about Lionel Messi’s presence at the 2026 World Cup
The Argentina coach considered that Messi will arrive in optimal physical conditions for the 2026 World Cup, although it will depend on the mental and desire factor specific conditions you have to compete.
The former Barcelona player is 36 years old, he is the top figure of the champion team in Qatar 2022 and left more doubts than certainties about his participation in the next World Cup. If you accept the challenge, Messi would play his sixth World Cupwhich would imply a record.
Regarding this possibility, Lionel Scaloni expressed: “There are players who have played at that age and in the case I wouldn’t be surprised by him. But there is so much left and today in football time passes very quickly and when you realize… I think so. On a physical level I have no doubts, only on a mental level and that depends on how he is.“.
In turn, the coach of the Argentine National Team pointed out that a withdrawal of the ‘Flea’ from the national team “it will hurt a lot“, just like the farewells of Ángel Di María and Nicolás Otamendi.
“In the end there came a time when the Argentine team left Maradonahe went away Ruggerigreat players left and Argentina continued,” Scaloni told the Spanish newspaper Marca.
In addition, he maintained that beyond Messi and Maradona, the Argentine National Team has always been “powerful“and it will have to continue being that way without them. “It is where we have to aim, because at some point they will not be there: make an equally competitive team with other players“, held.
Scaloni will continue to lead the Argentine National Team
He DT World Champion confirmed that he will continue to lead the national team and will be in charge in the next America Cup which will be disputed in USA in the middle of this year.
In that sense, the former defender of Newell’s Old Boys spoke about the successive achievements of the Argentine team, between the Copa América and the World Cup, and maintained that they left the high bar in competitive terms.
“I don’t know if there is anything higher. But what do I do? Do I go home now, sit on the couch and is this over for me at 45 years old? No! The beautiful thing is that there will be a moment of difficulty, for sure, everyone has had it and we will have it. And in that difficulty we will have to go back to the top, as we have done before,” he said. Scaloni.
Source: Ambito
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