Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria put on a show in World Cup!!
Argentina put on a show for their fans with a 3-0 win against last-place Venezuela in their final 2022 World Cup qualifying home encounter,
led by a man-of-the-match performance from captain Lionel Messi,
who may have also played his final home qualifier of his international career.
The Albiceleste’s final goal came from Messi, who had already qualified for the World Cup a few months before.
Nico Gonzalez scored the game’s first goal,
and super sub Angel Di Maria added the finishing touch with a delightful chip that sent the La Bombonera faithful into a frenzy.
After the match, when asked if he will continue to play World Cup qualifiers in the next cycle ahead of the FIFA event in 2026,
Messi, 34, paused.
“I’m not sure.” The truth is that I have no idea.
I’m thinking about the next match, which is against Ecuador, and the preparation games that follow, which are in July, September, and October, and then the World Cup.
“Then I’m not sure,” he added.
“I’ll have to rethink a lot of things after the World Cup, whether we do well or not,
hopefully in the best way possible. However, many things will undoubtedly alter following the World Cup.”