Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0, with Messi scoring a goal, but people paid more attention to his post-match statement: "After the World Cup, I will have to reconsider a lot of things. "It seems to be a hint of intention to withdraw from the national team. So is it possible? It can be said that not only has it, but it is very large!
Messi has quit once, just because he is too sad
As you know, as early as 2016, Messi had already quit the national team once. At that time, Argentina lost to Chile on penalties in the final of the Centennial Copa America, and lost the championship in the final of the competition for three consecutive years!
After the game, Messi burst into tears, extremely sad and disappointed by such a result, and extremely dissatisfied with the Argentine Football Association, and immediately announced that he would withdraw from the national team, causing shock in world football!
But nine months later, in March 2019, Messi returned, after all, he was only 31 years old at the time, and he still had unfulfilled dreams, and he was reluctant to really leave.
Winning the Copa America, Messi's dream came true
Last summer, Messi led Argentina all the way to the top of the road, and finally won the Copa America championship. This is the first national team championship of Mei Qiu Wang, who also won the best scorer and MVP, which can be said to be a double harvest of individual and collective honors.
After winning the championship, Messi can be regarded as "meritorious and complete" in the national team. Because this is Argentina's first title since 1993, when it was also the winner of the Copa America, it was able to end the nearly 20-year goal drought, which is already precious to the Pampas Eagles.
For Messi, making up for the regret of many times to fold the Copa America final, it is finally a "revenge" success, and it also proves his ability to lead the team to win the championship, which is enough.
The World Cup, the last one is a foregone conclusion
The weight of the World Cup title is, of course, heavier than the Copa America, but after the defeat in the 2014 final, all Argentines, including Messi, understand that to lift the Hercules Cup, it takes both strength and luck.
With the momentum of the Copa America, Argentina, which is strong overall, has once again stood on the stage of the World Cup finals and is one of the big favorites to win the championship. As the core and captain, Messi will do his best to impact the World Cup title, there is no doubt about this.
If you can really win, of course, it is the best, and your career is incomparably complete. What if you don't win the championship? Also look away, there is no such life! Regardless of the outcome anyway, Messi knew he had tried his best and it was time to end it.
In June this year, Messi will be 35 years old, and four years later, at the age of 39, he will definitely not play in the World Cup again, and it is likely that he has officially retired, so this is destined to be his last World Cup.
That being the case, then after the End of the World Cup, Messi has nothing more to pursue in the national team, so quitting and giving way to younger players is the best choice and his last contribution to argentina.