Lionel Messi says he will not be hanging up his international boots after captaining Argentina to victory at the World Cup in Qatar.
Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream on Sunday in Qatar as Argentina defeated France on penalties at the Lusail Stadium. The Argentina captain scored twice for La Albiceleste as an exciting game finished 3-3 after extra time and went all the way to penalties. The forward, who was named the best player of the tournament, went on to speak about his future after the game.
“No, I’m not going to retiring from the Argentina national team,” he said. I want to continue playing as a champion.”
“It’s crazy that it happened this way. I wanted it very much,” he told reporters. “I knew that God was going to give it to me, I had a feeling that it was going to be this way. Now to enjoy. Look at this cup, it’s beautiful. We suffered a lot but we made it. We can’t wait to be in Argentina and to see how crazy it’s going to be. This was the trophy I have wanted all of my life. This was my dream since childhood.”
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