Messi will be 40 years old when the World Cup United 2026 is played, but does not rule out anything. “I go day by day and I see how I feel physically and be honest with myself,” he said.
The captain of the Argentine soccer team, Lionel Messi, left open the possibility of playing the 2026 World Cupdespite being about 39 years old. “It’s far, but it happens very quickly. This year will be important. It will be essential to be able to play with continuity and feel good, “he said in an interview released this Holy Thursday.
“It’s a long season because it doesn’t end until December and there is the Club World Cup. I think and see, but I don’t want to put goals. I go day by day and see how I feel physically and be honest with myself “he told about the current situation of the Argentine star, today at Inter in Miami.
While playing the Qatar World Cup in 2022, Messi He had admitted that he could be his last World Cup. After being champion and leaving high European competition to embark in American football everything seemed to be the last years of a race that now sought tranquility. But sporting spirit and passion can more. “Last year I started the preseason and I had some injuries. This year I made a good preseason, I started well and I feel good”he said in an interview on the streaming channel simply football.
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The frustrated return to Barcelona and memory of Pepe Guardiola
“I intended to return to Barcelona and be able to return to a place where I had always dreamedbut it was not possible. After that, it became a family decision. The fact that we won the World Cup also had a great impact. I was clear that I didn’t want to be in any other team in Europe, I didn’t want to go to any”, Recalled.
Who, perhaps, his best coach in the Catalan club, Pep Guardiola, was among Messi’s opinions. “Pep is from another world. It is different, see things that nobody else sees. Football changed at that time. Everyone wanted to copy, but also, At a certain point, he did wrong, because people tried to play like us and we were a special team. That midfield: Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta … Everything was perfect among players and coach, ”he said.
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