Lionel Messi World Cup Retirement, Will 2022 FIFA in Qatar be his last?

Messi World Cup Retirement Announcement came Early FIFA 2022

Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi has confirmed that next month’s FIFA World Cup 2022 will be his last. The 35-year-old is preparing for his fifth World Cup with Argentina and Qatar will be the final destination for the Rosario man in 2024.

Although the 2024 Copa América could still be Messi’s last clash with the Albiceleste, this year will be his last. Time in the biggest state in the world with his team as one of the favorites. “This will definitely be my last World Cup,” Messi told Argentinian journalist Sebastián Vignolo on Thursday.

The decision has been made. Messi has scored six goals in four World Cups so far, four of them in 2014 when Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in the final after extra time. Last year’s Copa America success in Brazil put an end to the former Barcelona star.

Expect international success and he also briefly retired in 2016 before reversing that decision. Messi has 90 goals in 164 appearances for his country, trailing only Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo with 117 and Iran’s Ali Daei with 109 at the international level.

The 2026 World Cup, to be hosted in the United States, plus Canada and Mexico, would mark Messi’s 39th birthday during the tournament if he backed off his intention to end it. One of the stars of PSG’s early season, he scored a superb goal in his side’s 1-1 draw in Lisbon on Wednesday.

Messi has recorded seven goals and eight assists in 12 games in all competitions so far this season. , but this season could be the last at the Parc des Princes. No decision has yet been made on a possible return to Barca but speculation is already linking him with a Camp Nou return next summer after Messi World Cup Retirement.

After that, Messi will decide his future. World Cup, where the Argentines meet in Group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Poland.

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