Lionel Messi says 2022 FIFA World Cup will be his last: Report

One of the most prolific footballers in the world Lionel Messi has reportedly said that this years quadrangular tournament in Qatar will be the final World Cup of his careerThe 35yearold announced the news on his future with the Argentina national team on Thursday Messi is set to play in his fifth World Cup in Qatar he has scored six goals in the previous four editions of the tournamentThis will be my last World Cup for sure The decision has been made he told Argentine journalist Sebastian VignoloMessi led Argentina to Copa America Trophy in 2021 after 28 years and the South American giants are one of the favourites to win the Qatar World CupThe 35yearold said that Argentina are always considered a candidate to win the trophy as they have a rich historyI dont know if we are the favourite candidates but Argentina is always a candidate because of history because of what it means he saidFour of those came in 2014 when the PSG star led Argentina to the final where they were beaten 10 by Germany after extratimeHe may have missed out on winning silverware with his country then but he finally got his hands on an international trophy when he lifted the Copa America last year in BrazilMessis record for Argentina stands at 90 goals in 164 games making him the thirdhighest goalscorer ever in mens international football behind Cristiano Ronaldo 117 and Irans Ali Daei 109Messi announced his retirement from international football in 2016 after losing in the Copa America final against Chile but he quickly reversed his decision and has remained the captain of the team ever sinceThe PSG forward has been in great form this year with both club and country Argentina are currently enjoying a 35game unbeaten streak which started way back in 2019This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever