Messi: Venezuela match will be his last competitive game in Argentina | OneFootball

The Flea hinted that the duel against Vinotinto at the Monumental could be his last qualifying match in the country.

The end of Lionel Messi as a member of the Argentinian National Team is getting closer and closer and this is noticeable in people's eagerness to go to the Monumental stadium within a week. Without having said whether he will finally play the World Cup to be held next year in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the number 10 confirmed in the last few hours that on Thursday, September 4, against Venezuela, he will play his last official home match in the South American Qualifiers.

"Yes, it's going to be special, it's going to be a very special match for me because it's the last of the Qualifiers. I don't know if there will be friendlies or more matches after that", said the captain after Inter Miami's victory over Orlando in the Leagues Cup semifinals in an interview with Apple TV.

"That's why my family, my wife, my children, my parents will accompany me. We are going to live it that way. I don't know what will happen next, but we are going with that intention", the Argentine star concluded.

The television interview, on the playing field of the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, was conducted just a few minutes after Messi dazzled with two goals in the Inter Miami match against Orlando City. The game ended 3-1 and made the pink team a finalist in the Leagues Cup.

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What's next for the National Team

Already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, what remains is the FIFA double date. On Thursday 4/9 at home against Venezuela at the Monumental stadium starting at 20.30, and then on Tuesday 9/9 visiting Ecuador from 20.

After the next World Cup, official activity will resume in 2027 with the start of the Qualifiers for 2030. That tournament will be jointly organized by Argentina, Spain, Morocco, and Portugal. The national team's debut is planned in our country.

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