take a bow! Messi completes his last dance for Argentina s team

Reprinted from: Yangzi Evening News

On September 5, the South American region of the World Cup ended the penultimate round of the World Cup. Argentina, which had advanced to the World Cup early, defeated Venezuela 3:0 at home, and Messi scored twice in this game. After the game, the 38-year-old veteran announced in person that this would be his last World Cup qualifier at home in Argentina.

Messi waved to the fans.

Messi has not announced his withdrawal from the national team, and he is expected to lead the team to the 2026 World Cup. However, after Argentina played Venezuela at home, there was only the last round of the away game left for this World Cup qualifier.

Messi said in an interview: "This will be a very special game for me, because this is my last World Cup qualifier in Argentina. I don't know if there will be friendly matches or other games afterwards..."

This means that Messi will not represent the team in the World Cup held in the 2030 (in conjunction with the other five countries). He said: "There are so many emotions to play here, and I have experienced many things on this stadium. It is always a joy to be able to play in Argentina and in front of our fans. Over the years, we have enjoyed the game one after another. I am very happy. This is my last official game here (local) and it is my dream to end here in this way.

Then some media asked him that now there are only about 9 months before the World Cup next year. Can he confirm that he will appear on the stadium then? Messi did not give a particularly accurate answer to this. He said: "I always say that, it depends on my state. Logically speaking, to participate in the World Cup at my age (39 years old), the most normal result is that I can't hold on until then. But as you said, there are nine months left, which sounds very close, but it's long at the same time. I'm not in a hurry to draw conclusions, just live in the present and enjoy every moment."

If Messi still has a chance to participate in the World Cup in 2030, four years later, that is, the 100-year World Cup jointly organized by Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Morocco and Spain and Portugal, Messi will miss the competition. After all, he was 43 years old at that time.

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