According to his Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi still wants to play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. If he plays in the next World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the 37-year-old might become the first player to have appeared in six World Cups.
Lionel Messi’s prospective participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup has become one of football’s most hotly debated topics in recent months. Messi’s close friend and Inter Miami teammate Luis Suarez has weighed in on the Argentine legend’s ambition to compete in the competition. According To First post News.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El País, Suarez claimed that Messi still wants to represent his country at the upcoming 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by the US, Mexico, and Canada.
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Suarez discusses Messi’s involvement in the 2026 World Cup
The Uruguayan striker, who now plays with Messi at Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami, stated that he has purposely avoided addressing Messi about his international future.
“He wants to participate in the World Cup next year, too. But I don’t ask him. I already know how he thinks. “Time will tell,” Suarez is reported as saying.
“Obviously, after being away from the national team, that sentiment fades more on my end than his, but we haven’t really discussed it. Some folks don’t understand… I didn’t even look at him after he converted the penalty the other day. I know him too well. “Sometimes just being present in that moment makes me nervous,” he remarked.
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