Is Messi playing in the 2022 World Cup?
Superstar Lionel Messi was called up on Monday to the Argentina squad due to face his new Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar and Brazil in a World Cup qualifier this September.
Messi won his first international trophy in July as he helped Argentina end a 27 year wait for major silverware by upsetting Brazil at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium.
Messi reached the final of the 2014 World Cup with Argentina, painfully losing to Germany.
On the other hand, He has remained more shy about when he plans on retiring, and Yes, He will be there to play 2022 World Cup. But his former team mate at Barcelona Xavi has iterated his confidence that the Argentine will appear at the Qatar finals in 2022 at 35 years of age.
Lionel Messi named in Argentina squad to face Neymar’s Brazil this September. The two countries’ star players are yet to play alongside each other this season as both have been given an extended break by PSG following their Copa exertions.
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