{"id":311830,"date":"2023-02-05T09:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T04:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=311830"},"modified":"2023-02-05T09:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T04:25:01","slug":"messi-open-to-playing-in-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/messi-open-to-playing-in-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi open to playing in 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> BUENOS AIRES<br \/>\nAfter hoisting his first World Cup trophy with Argentina in December, Lionel Messi said that tournament would be his last, but now it appears he\u2019s open to the possibility of playing in the 2026 event.<br \/>\n\u201cBecause of age it\u2019ll be difficult to make 2026,\u201d Messi, 35, told Diario Ole, a sports newspaper in Argentina. \u201cI love playing football and while I feel like I\u2019m in good shape and enjoying this, I\u2019m going to keep at it. It seems like a long time until the next World Cup, but it depends on how my career is going.\u201d<br \/>\nArgentina coach Lionel Scaloni would love to see the superstar \u2014 who is one of only six players to compete in five World Cups \u2014 suit up for the next World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<br \/>\n\u201cI think Messi can make it to the next World Cup,\u201d Scaloni told Spanish radio Calvia FM last month. \u201cIt will depend a lot on what he wants and what happens over time, that he feels good.<br \/>\nThe doors will always be open. He is happy on the pitch, and for us [it] would be good.\u201d<br \/>\nAfter scoring seven goals in the 2022 World Cup, Messi could become the World Cup\u2019s all-time leading scorer if he suits up in 2026. 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