Before the World Cup in Qatar, it was rumored that it would be Lionel Messi’s last attempt to win football’s most valuable trophy. And that fairy tale came true.Argentina became the world champion, Messi lifted the trophy, the football planet was in ecstasy. But, maybe we will see Lionel at another World Cup…In an interview with Diario Ole in his homeland, the ace of Paris Saint-Germain did not reject the possibility of playing at the World Cup in 2026, even though he said during the championship in Qatar that it was his last.”Due to my age, it is unlikely that I will play in 2026. I love to play football and as long as I am in good shape and as long as I enjoy myself on 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,” Messi said.##NAJAVA_MECA_6997053##Leo got angry at the comments, among others and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, that this Argentina team 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 took the field gave an incredible performance, better than anyone expected. Let’s not talk about players like Enzo Fernandez, Alexis MacAllister, Julian Alvarez, who before that did not win anything significant in their careers. This team showed that we came to the championship extremely well 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”.The man who won everything in his career, feels sorry for not saving one “souvenir” from Qatar.”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 those valuable things. The only thing I didn’t manage to save was the slippers from the final. I have them left somewhere in the mix zone of the stadium. Later I went back to look for them, but the children pushed me to go, so the slippers were left somewhere there”.Lionel Messi holding the 🇦🇷 shirt with the ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ for the first time (via @verobrunati from @DiarioOle) pic.twitter.com/xB1IqRp34I— Luis Miguel Echegaray (@lmechegaray) February 3, 2023 After the title celebration and the following rest, Messi returned to Paris, and there, among others, Kylian Mbappe, his rival from the World Cup final, welcomed him.”We talked about the game, the celebration, how people in Argentina celebrated. Nothing in particular. I know how he feels, I was in his shoes in 2014 when we lost the World Cup final. But the truth is that I don’t have any problem with Kylian, everything is completely the opposite of that,” said Lionel Messi.
