Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi said that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be the last one he plays in.
Argentina’s most recent World Cup appearance also ended against the eventual champions. France eliminated Argentina in the Round of 16 at the 2018 event in Russia thanks to a 4-3 thriller. Messi finished the event with just one goal in four games, bringing his career total to six goals in 19 World Cup matches.
By playing in the 2022 tournament, Messi will join a short list of players to take the pitch in five World Cups. Antonio Carbajal, Rafael Márquez and Lothar Matthäus are currently the only players to reach the feat, while Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo seek to accompany them by playing in Qatar. Messi has seen international success with Argentina in the buildup to the 2022 World Cup. He won his first major international trophy in 2021 with a victory over Brazil in theArgentina enters the 2022 event as the No. 3 team in
, trailing Belgium and rival Brazil. Messi and Co. will begin the event with a Group C match against Saudi Arabia on Nov. 22. They will continue group play against Mexico and Poland before likely entering the knockout stages.
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