Messi: Venezuela match will be my last competitive game in Argentina | OneFootball

La Pulga hinted that the match against La Vinotinto at the Monumental could be his last World Cup Qualifier game in the country.

The end of Lionel Messi as a member of the Argentina National Football Team is getting closer and closer, and this is evident in the eagerness of fans to go to the Monumental stadium in a week. Without having said whether or not he will finally play in the World Cup to be held next year in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, number 10 did confirm in recent hours that on Thursday, September 4, against Venezuela, he will play his last official home match in the South American Qualifiers.

“Yes, it’s going to be special, it’s going to be a very special match for me because it’s the last Qualifier. I don’t know if there will be friendlies or more matches afterward.” said the captain after Inter Miami’s victory over Orlando in the Leagues Cup semifinals in an interview with Apple TV.

“That’s why my family, my wife, my children, my parents will be with me. We’re going to experience it that way. Afterward, I don’t know what will happen, but that’s our intention,” the Argentine star concluded.

The television interview, on the field at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, was conducted just minutes after Messi dazzled with two goals in Inter Miami’s match against Orlando City. The game ended 3-1 and made the pink team a finalist in the Leagues Cup.

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What’s next for the National Team

Already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, what remains is the double FIFA date. On Thursday 4/9 at home against Venezuela at the Monumental stadium starting at 8:30 p.m., and then on Tuesday 9/9 visiting Ecuador from 8 p.m.

After the next World Cup, official activity will resume in 2027 with the start of the Qualifiers for 2030. That tournament will be jointly organized by Argentina, Spain, Morocco, and Portugal. The national team’s debut is scheduled to take place in our country.

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