After hoisting his first World Cup trophy with Argentina in December, Lionel Messi said that tournament would be his last, but now it appears he's open to the possibility of playing in the 2026 event. "Because of age it'll be difficult to make 2026," Messi, 35, told Diario Ole, a sports newspaper in Argentina. It seems like a long time until the next World Cup, but it depends on how my career is going." "I think Messi can make it to the next World Cup," Scaloni told Spanish radio Calvia FM last month. After scoring seven goals in the 2022 World Cup, Messi could become the World Cup's all-time leading scorer if he suits up in 2026.
