They discussed Argentina's World Cup hopes after they beat Italy. There is a time and a place for it.
Lionel Messi will not be playing in the World Cup in the year 2022.
The 35-year-old Argentina star, who will play in his fifth World Cup, is still looking for his first title at the showpiece tournament and admitted he feels nervous ahead of his last appearance on world football's biggest stage.
At the same time, there's some anxiety. Messi said in an interview that it was the last.
It is the first time that the Paris Saint-Germain forward has spoken publicly about his future after the tournament, with Messi not saying whether or not he would retire from the national team after the tournament.
Argentina will arrive at the World Cup with a lot of confidence after winning the 2021.
Anything can happen in a World Cup. The matches are very hard to win. The favorites don't always win. Argentina is always a candidate because of its history. We are not the favorites because of the time we are in. There are other teams above us.
Argentina won the World Cup in the 70's and 80's. The team will play Saudi Arabia in the first game of the tournament.
Messi has a poor record with Argentina compared to his club success. Argentina was close to winning a trophy on three occasions, but were beaten by Germany in the World Cup final, and by Chile in the Copa America finals.
Messi has been a member of the national team for a long time. We didn't win and were criticized for not being the champion.
Everything was perfect until the finals.
Messi said he was going to be the elder leader in a team full of young talent.
A group of young people won the Copa America in 2019. He said that helped them a lot.
The final warm-up for Argentina will be against the U.A.D. in November.
This story was written with information from the Associated Press.
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