Argentina captain, Lionel Messi. has said he is unsure about his participation in the next World Cup to be co-hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada in 2026, when he will be 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I will get there,\u201d he told Argentine media personality Miguel Garrados in an interview broadcast on YouTube Thursday. \u201cI don\u2019t think about it yet because it is far away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, Messi said he is focused on the 2024 US-hosted Copa America tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter the Copa America we\u2019ll see, it will depend on how I feel,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are still three years left.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messi led Argentina to victory against France in the World Cup final in Qatar last December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the interview, he reiterated his disappointment with not having received sufficient \u201crecognition\u201d at his former French club Paris Saint-Germain after holding aloft the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He claimed he was the only one of his Argentine team mates \u201cwho got no recognition\u201d from his club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was not what I expected but I\u2019ve always said that things happen for a reason,\u201d Messi said of his Paris years, adding he \u201cwasn\u2019t well there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner had already stated on numerous occasions that he was unhappy at PSG before moving to Florida to play for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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