In an interview with “Diario Ole”, Lionel Messi talked about the previous World Cup he won, as well as the next World Cup in 2026.
There is hope that he will play in 2026 as well…
“Due to my age, it is unlikely that I will play in 2026. I like to play football and as long as I am in good shape and as long as I enjoy the field, I will continue to play it. At this moment, it seems that the next World Cup is too far away, but everything depends on how long my career will last,” said Messi.
He answered indirectly to Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the puck that Argentina will never win anything again when Messi retires.
“I can’t repeat it anymore, I’ve said it a million times: Nobody can win anything in football without the help of the team. This was also seen in Qatar. Every player who came out on the field gave an incredible game, better than anyone expected. Let’s not talk about players like Enco Fernandes, Alexis McAlister, Julijan Alvarez, who before that did not win anything significant in their career. This team showed that we came to the championship extremely prepared, that we had great confidence, we knew how strong we were. And finally, to underline once again: Argentina won the title as a team, not because of me”.
He saved everything from Qatar, except…
“I saved everything from the final: football boots, jersey… I will take it all to my house in Barcelona in March, where I keep all these valuable things. The only thing I didn’t manage to do was save the slippers from the final. I have some left in the mix zone of the stadium. “Later, I came back to look for them, but the children pushed me to go, so the slippers remained somewhere there,” Messi said.
