The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to take place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and Lionel Messi, the star of defending champions Argentina, is already preparing for what promises to be a historic tournament. While Messi, currently playing for MLS club Inter Miami, has not confirmed whether he will participate, he remains optimistic about the event.
Ambitions and Excitement for the ‘Home Tournament’
Messi, who will turn 39 during the World Cup, has not explicitly stated whether he aims to lead Argentina in defending their title. Nevertheless, he has expressed his excitement and ambitions for the tournament.
“𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔. 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂.
The tournament will run from June 11 to July 20, marking the largest World Cup in history. A record 48 teams will compete, and 28 countries, including Brazil, Argentina, and England, have already secured their qualification.
Historic Scale and Upcoming Draw
The main phase draw for the 2026 World Cup is scheduled for December 5 in Washington, D.C., USA. With expanded participation and high-profile teams involved, Messi and Argentina face both opportunities and challenges in what could be one of the most competitive tournaments ever.
“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍,” 𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
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