Sunday, September 22

Messi assures that this will be his last World Cup and is grateful to be able to play another final

Messi celebra su gol contra Croacia en semifinales.
Messi celebrates his goal against Croatia in the semifinals.

Photo: Juanjo Martin / EFE

Lionel Messi guided Argentina to the final of the World Cup Qatar 2022 and in an interview after the game he assured that he has lived this cup with great intensity, he also thanked for being able to play another final to say goodbye to what will be his last participation in World Cups.

In an interview with D Sports , the Argentine star of PSG dedicated the victory to his family and to all the Argentine fans who traveled to Qatar to support the Albiceleste. “ The road was very hard, all the matches were complicated, we had to start as we would not have wanted and we had to play all the matches as finals, and there have been five finals that thanks to God we have won“.

“ We got it on our own merit and nobody has given us anything “he continued. Asked about the path before the World Cup, Messi stressed that he has been living the experience intensely, and he also considers that age makes him see everything in a different way. “Obviously winning helps a lot and helps to see everything in a different way and with more head “, he reiterated.

“I enjoy it a lot and even more since this is my last World Cup and that I end up playing another final is impressive. I am living it very intensely and as I have said on previous occasions, I really enjoy day to day“.

In the same way, he had special appreciation for the fans and highlighted the support in Qatar, which he described as impressive.

Regarding his constant attempts with the Argentine National Team, he assures that everything is about getting up again and trying. “ Everyone gets hit and the important thing is to get back up and fight for your dreams. At some point I had doubts and luckily I realized that it was not the way, the way was this and thank God I saw it this way, otherwise I would not be living all this “, he finished.

The Argentine National Team won their ticket to the World Cup final after a difficult start where they fell against Hervé Renard’s Saudi Arabia, they have subsequently won their matches against Mexico, Poland, Australia, the Netherlands and Croatia.

Now those led by Lionel Scaloni wait for the winner of the match between France and Morocco to define the new world champion next 14 from December.

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