2023-12-01 23:15:44
“The only thing I’m thinking regarding today is getting to the Copa America.” This competition, which he won with Argentina, in 2021, will take place in June-July in the United States, where Messi now plays. “Afterwards, time will tell whether or not I am at the 2026 World Cup. I will reach an age (39 years old) which, normally, would not allow me to compete. I’ve already said that I didn’t think I’d be there, and people thought I would retire following the last World Cup, but it’s quite the opposite. Now I want to be there more than ever.”
“Because of my age, the most normal thing would be for me not to be there (…) Being realistic, it will be difficult”
Since his world title in 2022, Messi, 36, has always repeated that he would take his future with the selection day by day depending on his condition, without planning ahead. “I’m not thinking regarding the World Cup, and I’m not saying 100% that I won’t be there, because anything can happen,” he repeated to Star +. Because of my age, the most normal thing would be for me not to be there. Afterwards, we’ll see how far it can go. Maybe we will do well at the Copa America, and everything will come together to continue. Maybe not. Being realistic, it will be difficult,” he concedes. Before adding: “After so many years of suffering, today we are experiencing a special moment like I have never experienced, and I want to take full advantage of it, without thinking regarding two or three years. Which, in football, is a very long time.”
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