Lionel Messi confirms Qatar World Cup will be his last | OneFootball

Lionel Messi has confirmed that the upcoming World Cup in Qatar is likely to be his last.

Messi has so far competed in four World Cups for Argentina, having guided his country to the final in 2014 in Brazil.

Widely considered the world’s greatest player, he is yet to lift the famed trophy though and will get one last chance in Qatar when the tournament starts in six weeks times.

Speaking to Star + in Argentina, when asked about whether this would be his final World Cup, Messi said: “Yes. Surely, yes.”

The Paris Saint-Germain ace then went on to litigate as to whether the Albiceleste are one of the favourites for the tournament.

“I don’t know if we are the favourite candidates, but Argentina is always a candidate because of history, because of what it means.

“We are not the top favourites it seems to me.

“There are other teams that are above us today, but we are very close.”

Argentina have been drawn in Group C alongside Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.