Argentina football legend, Lionel Messi, has once again debunk insinuation that he might quit his national team if they fail to win the 2018 World Cup, insisting that his dreams to lift the trophy is very much alive.
Lionel Messi
As Argentina prepare to face Nigeria in a crucial Group D game in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Lionel Messi disclosed that he is obsessed with lifting the World Cup.
Argentina were handed a lifeline after their 3-0 defeat to Croatia after Super Eagles' 2-0 victory over Iceland threw the group wide open, and Argentina must now beat Nigeria in their final group game to have any chance of progressing.
He said; “It means so much because for Argentina the World Cup is special and for me too.
“I’ve always had the dream of watching me raise the World Cup. And then seeing the emotion that goes with it. My hair stands on end just thinking about that moment. It would make millions of Argentine’s in the world happy.
“So we cannot give up on that dream. I have won all the most important tournaments but I am ambitious to the end. I would not like to retire from active football without being a world champion with my country.”
If La Albiceleste fails to win the World Cup in Russia, Messi will have to wait until 2022 to have another crack, at 35.