Will Messi play in the 2026 World Cup? Former Argentine Roberto Ayala has his views | Soccer Studio

Will Messi play in the 2026 World Cup? Former Argentine Roberto Ayala has his views.
With Ángel Di María already gone, the Argentine National Team is closely watching Lionel Messi's future after the 2024 Copa América in the United States. Roberto Ayala, one of the world champions who brought up the subject, was a field assistant during Lionel Scaloni's victorious cycle.
"I imagine it game by game. Then we'll see what happens in the Cup, how he is. In the end, the decision will come exclusively to him, how he wants to continue. He enjoys it a lot, he's enjoying it a lot every time he comes. It's until the end, as long as it lasts ," Ayala told to tyc sports
In his last public statements, Messi went from " I think I played my last World Cup with the Argentine National Team " to " I don't think about it nor do I say 100% that I won't be there ", so he left open a door that still excites to fans ahead of the contest that Mexico, Canada and the United States will share in 2026 .
" In 2019 I met a very mature Messi. He shows himself as he is, he makes things easy. He wants to win at anything. He likes to compete and the challenge. You are not going to be loved by everyone, it is surprising because he does not "I have seen an attitude in all this time that can say that this is not good, on the contrary. I saw many things and those that cannot be seen... He knows how to handle it and very well ," Ayala said .