When asked about his retirement, the Argentine superstar thought that he could part ways with the national team, however, that depends on Albiceleste's performance in the upcoming World Cup.
Messi started his international career in 2005. However, during his long time in the job, the 31-year-old striker did not have the brilliant success he had at Barcelona.
In 2014, Argentina lost 0-1 to Germany in the World Cup final in Brazil. In the following 2 years, in the Copa America 2015 and 2016 finals, Argentina suffered 2 consecutive defeats against Chile. Those are opportunities for El Puga to win the cup with the national team during their peak form.
The decision to retire or not will depend on how we will perform in this tournament. In fact, the team has lost 3 finals.
The Argentine media did not see how much effort we had to make to reach a final. That is not easy. reaching the 3 finals must be highly appreciated.
Winning is very important, but achieving it is not easy, Messi said, expressing his dissatisfaction with the criticism of the Argentine media after the DTQG's failure in international tournaments.
If Argentina can pass the group stage, the journey to conquer the 3rd World Cup title of the Tango team will also face many difficulties. For now, Messi and his teammates are Brazil, Germany, Spain, France and Belgium. These are very strong teams and are worthy of being candidates for the championship.
At the 2018 World Cup, Argentina is in Group D. They will have their opening match against Iceland (16.), followed by the match against Croatia (22.6). In the final match of the group stage on June 27, the reigning World Cup runner-up will face Nigieria.
