Messi bid farewell to his home court in September qualifiers? Argentina Football Association Chairman: I hope Messi will continue to play

At 7:30 on September 5, Argentina will play against Venezuela at home in the South American World Cup qualifiers. Some people outside speculate that this is Messi's last World Cup qualifier at home in Buenos Aires. Argentina Football Association Chairman Tapia talked about Messi in an interview.

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Reporter: The last question is that Argentina will play against Venezuela in September. Some people think this will be your last World Cup qualifier in Buenos Aires. Do you view this game in this way?

Messi: Yes, this will be a special game, this is the last home World Cup qualifier. As for whether there will be friendly matches or other matches in the future, I'm not sure.

But this is really special, my family will be there - my wife, children, parents, brothers and sisters, and relatives on my wife's side.

We will spend this moment in this special way. As for what will happen in the future, I don’t know yet, but we are going to meet this game with such expectations.

Argentine Football Association President Tapia's response

Tapia expressed optimism for Messi's future after the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

"How old is Modric? Is he still playing for the national team? It depends on Messi, I sincerely hope he has this intention and can continue playing because for us, having the best players in the world on the court is not only a pleasure, but also a lot of things for the team."

"We always say the same thing. It depends on him, it depends on how he feels. Those of us who know him know how competitive he is, so we must Wait. "

"We have to let him live his day well and let him make his own decisions. The national team's jersey will always be ready for him as long as he wants."

Regarding the future schedule

"The schedule for October FIFA match day will be announced. One is against Venezuela at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, and the other is against Puerto Rico in Chicago, which is mainly for the next World Cup. "

"This trip is also to go and see our high-performance training center, and our idea is to enable it before the World Cup so that the national team can do some training there."