Lionel Messi aims to win the Copa America with Argentina and has also announced the possibility of participating in the 2026 World Cup.

Entering the Copa America, Lionel Messi is expected to be the leader to lead the Argentina team towards the goal of defending the championship they won 3 years ago. However, what worries Argentine fans is Lionel Messi’s “fullness” of titles. The 36-year-old superstar has won all the noble titles in his football career, notably the 2022 World Cup championship in Qatar.

Argentina is the defending champion of Copa America. Photo: Getty

However, El Pulga crushed the above doubts by setting the goal of successfully defending the championship with Argentina. Messi shared: “Being a world champion makes you… or for me, it makes me feel accomplished. I have achieved everything, I have been able to achieve my goals and dreams.” my dream, and it can be said that it is very difficult.

Messi aims to win the Copa America 2024. Photo: All About Argentina

Well, we achieved the goal and it was clearly what I, my family and everyone else wanted the most. But then life still goes on. I have to continue in Paris; I have to live here and keep trying to achieve new things and keep winning. Now we have a new challenge with the national team, trying to win the Copa America.”

In addition, the former Barcelona star also talked more about the possibility of playing at the 2026 World Cup. Messi said: “It depends on how I feel, my physical condition, and being realistic with myself. I want to know whether I will be able to compete and help my teammates. Knowing that my physical condition still has some time to go and I don’t know what my condition will be at that time is a fact, even though it is just a number.

Messi left open the possibility of playing at the 2026 World Cup. Photo: Getty

The games I will play now are not the same as the games I played when I was in Europe, playing every three days, whether in the Champions League or in the league, whether in France or Spain. But it depends on how I feel and how I feel around my teammates, and whether I’m still up to par. We’ll see.”

In the immediate future, Messi and his Argentina teammates are training hard to prepare for the friendly match with Ecuador, and this match will take place at 6:00 a.m. on June 10.