Lionel Messi gave an interview to Argentina’s Ole in which he mentioned winning the World Cup in Qatar, for which he again gave his blessing to add this trophy to his already rich trophy case

At the same time, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar left an “open window” for participation in the next World Cup, but admitted that it is not easy at all, since he is already 36 years old.

Among other things, Lionel Messi mentioned in his interview: For winning the World Cup: “Behind winning the world championship are many defeats and tough conditions that I had to face.

When I saw the trophy there, I immediately had the feeling that I wanted to touch it, kiss it. It’s still a very exciting time today, but it’s much more emotional to watch today. I watch all the videos that appear on social networks‘.

To sleep with the World Cup: “On the day we arrived in the country, I slept 1 or 2 hours at most. That night the cup slept in my room, I don’t know how it ended up there. Then Rodrigo came into my room and told me to take a picture of it“.

For the winning penalty in the final: ‘A lot of people talked about Diego or my grandmother, but I begged Cassette (Montiel) to take the penalty and end it all. I was sure that God would give me a world championship. I don’t know why but I felt it strongly. Choose the best time“.

For his future in the Argentine national team and the 2026 World Cup: “I’m in no rush to make up my mind. But I repeat and will repeat that. Given the age and time, I think it’s difficult. But it depends on how my career goes. I’m almost 36 and need to see what I’m going to do with my career. What I do depends on many things.

I don’t know if I’ll be in the mundial in 2026, I’ve always said it seems very difficult given my age. I love playing football, I love what I do and as long as I’m fine and fit and having fun, I’ll do it. But it seems difficult. I kept everything from the final: the boots, the jerseys… Everything is there in the FA’s property and now in March I will take everything to Barcelona where I have my things and my memories“.

About what he will do when his career ends: “When I finish my career I will come back to live in Barcelona, ​​it’s my home“.

Whether he spoke to Mbappe about the final: “Yes, yes, we talked about the game, about the celebrations, about how they lived in Argentina when I was on vacation and about the celebrations we did. Nothing more“.

About his tirade towards Vehorst and if they use it in his family: “Yes, yes, now the guys charge me with it sometimes. And if something happens or they fight or celebrate, they throw it away. The truth is that it was a “hot” moment and today, after what happened, I didn’t like to see myself like that either.

And for it to go viral, I didn’t think anything of it. It was a heated moment, a very heated game because of everything that was discussed beforehand, because of what was said during the game and because of how it ended. And now, let’s leave it at an anecdote about Argentina“.