The 35-year-old Argentine striker is expected to play in Qatar for the fifth and final World Cup of his career.
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Argentina captain and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has announced that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be “surely” his last World Cup, in an interview with the Argentinian antenna of ESPN broadcast Thursday, October 6.
“It’s my last World Cup. Surely. I feel good physically, I was able to do a very good pre-season this year, which I couldn’t do last year, it was essential to get where I am, with a good state of health. spirit and a lot of hope“, said the 35-year-old striker to the 164 selections. This preparation “was fundamental to start better and arrive as I arrived, with a lot of motivation and enthusiasm“.
“SÍ, SEGURAMENTE SEA EL ÚLTIMO MUNDIAL”
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During this interview carried out in Paris, the former Barça star again admitted that there was “anxiety, nervousness as the World Cup approaches. We can not wait to be there“, he acknowledged. Regarding the Argentina team of coach Lionel Scaloni, Messi believes that they are currently in “a good pass“.”Our team is very strong, but anything can happen. All matches are extremely difficult. It’s not always the favorites who win and things don’t always go to plan“.
Is Argentina one of the candidates for the supreme title according to him? “Argentina are always among the favorites because of their history and what they stand for. But we are not the only favourites, there are other teams who are superior to us“, he judged.
Finally evoking after football, the “Pulga” left the door open to any eventuality: “I’m not going to become a coach, but (Zinedine) Zidane said the same thing before becoming one and then winning the Champions League“.