Messi hinted at retirement from national team: "I will think about things after the World Cup"
Immediately after Argentina's 0-3 win over Venezuela, the star admitted: "I do not know what will happen, but it is clear to me that things will change after Qatar"
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26/03/2022
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 08:17 Updated: 08:29
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Summary: Argentina - Venezuela 0: 3 (Sport 1)
Argentina did not have a hard time beating Venezuela 0: 3 tonight (Friday to Saturday) in their last home game in the qualifiers in South America before the World Cup in Qatar in the winter, but in the end Lionel Messi dropped a bomb.
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Lionel Messi Argentina national team player (Photo: GettyImages, Marcelo Endelli)
Messi, who will celebrate his 35th birthday in June, scored the last goal of the match and reached 81 goals in 159 games for the Albiceleste, but after the game he told microphones: "After the World Cup I will have to think about a lot of things", thus hinting at a possible retirement His at the end of the year.
"I really can not say at the moment what will happen, I really do not know. I think about the World Cup and before it we still have games in June and September, but it is clear to me that things will change after the World Cup," he said at the Bombonera Stadium.
On the good time that Argentina, the South American champion is known for, Messi said: "It's a long time since I'm happy with the team, even before we won the Copa America. There's a great bunch here who love me and show it every day anew. I'm grateful and strengthened, it makes me "It's good to come to Argentina every time. Of course, after winning everything is easier, victories always make things more beautiful and easier."
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