2023-09-06 20:38:32
Scaloni: Everyone wishes Messi’s participation in the 2026 World Cup for the sake of football
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said, on Wednesday, that he supports the possibility of star Lionel Messi participating in the 2026 World Cup, in the United States, Canada and Mexico, when he will be 39 years old, “for the good of football.”
Scaloni explained during a press conference that despite this, even Messi himself does not know if he will participate or not, adding: “How do we talk regarding something that will happen in the future? For the sake of football, everyone hopes to be able to participate, But football is volatile, and nothing is guaranteed.”
And the owner of the number 10 shirt had announced that the Qatar World Cup 2022 would be the last in his career, but following his country won the title at the expense of France on penalties, “Leo” left the door open to the possibility of his participation in the next version following 3 years.
On the other hand, Scaloni indicated that in football it is difficult to get away from the state of euphoria surrounding the team following winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, days before the start of the qualifiers in the Latin continent at dawn next Friday once morest Ecuador in Buenos Aires, where the 45-year-old expressed his How “extremely happy” to see the Argentine fans once more.
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