{"id":1267569,"date":"2022-12-19T17:44:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/19\/messi-vows-to-continue-with-argentina-after-winning-2022-fifa-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T17:44:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:44:23","slug":"messi-vows-to-continue-with-argentina-after-winning-2022-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/19\/messi-vows-to-continue-with-argentina-after-winning-2022-fifa-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi vows to continue with Argentina after winning 2022 FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"415\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-19_090652346-696x415.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Lionel Messi\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lionel Messi says he will not retire from international football after captaining Argentina to a first World Cup trophy in 36 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris St-Germain forward\u00a0was asked about his future by Argentine TV station TyC Sports\u00a0after the South Americans beat France 4-2 on penalties following a 3-3 draw.<\/p>\n<p>Messi turns 36 next year but believes he has plenty to offer his country.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love football, it\u2019s what I do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy being in the national team and want to continue by experiencing a few more games as a world champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cObviously I wanted to cap my career with this and I can\u2019t ask for anything more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messi, playing in his fifth World Cup, scored twice in the final and also converted a penalty in the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>He won the tournament\u2019s Golden Ball \u2013 awarded to the best player \u2013 after scoring seven goals.<\/p>\n<p>Messi will turn 39 during the next World Cup and he had hinted previously that this edition in Qatar would be his last.<\/p>\n<p>However, coach Lionel Scaloni says he wants Messi in his squad for the 2026 tournament, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, we need to save him a spot for the next World Cup 2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he wants to keep playing, he\u2019ll be with us. I think that he\u2019s more than entitled to decide whether he wants to keep playing for Argentina or not, or what he wants to do with his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such a huge pleasure for us to coach him and his team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything that he meets until his team-mates is something unparalleled, something I\u2019ve never seen before. A player, a person who gives so much to his team-mates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"6qERMNblfCo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kuro Mo Aye Hye Anaa - Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (19-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qERMNblfCo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Images Lionel Messi says he will not retire from international football after captaining Argentina to a first World Cup trophy in 36 years. The Paris St-Germain forward\u00a0was asked about his future by Argentine TV station TyC Sports\u00a0after the South Americans beat France 4-2 on penalties following a 3-3 draw. 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