Updated On: 16 November, 2022 07:56 AM IST | Buenos Aires | AFP
Football icon Lionel Messi refuses to talk up Argentina’s World Cup chances in Qatar, knowing fully well how tides turn at major events

Lionel Messi during Argentina’s training session at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images
Lionel Messi says he is cautious over Argentina’s chances as he prepares to lead the team at the World Cup, seeking to crown a glorious career by lifting the trophy in Qatar. The South American side have won the trophy twice—in 1978 and 1986—with Messi a defeated finalist in 2014.
“We are very excited,” Messi said in an interview with CONMEBOL, the South American football federation.