OMG: See Reason Why Messi says 2018 World Cup could be his last for Argentina
The 30-year-old has been unable to
follow up trophies at Barcelona with success on the international stage.
Messi endured three successive
losses in major finals – World Cup (2014), Copa America (2015, 2016) – and the
forward conceded those defeats have left him in tears.
"I cried many times because of
games like these, for lost finals, for what they mean and for not being able to
achieve the dream of a country," Messi told Argentine television program La
Cornisa.
"They [the three finals] were
tough blows," Messi continued. "It seems like having reached three
finals doesn't help us at all."
Defeat in the most recent Copa America final led
Messi to retire from international duty in 2016, but after the Argentine
public, including president Mauricio Macri, urged him to reconsider, the
five-time Ballon d’Or winner reversed his decision less than two months later.
Messi was instrumental in sending Argentina to
Russia this summer, netting a hat-trick in their final qualification game
against Ecuador to seal a third-placed finish in the South American standings.
And after saving them from the brink of a
humiliating exit, Messi admits this summer’s edition could be his final shot of
World Cup success.We depend on the results, unfortunately,"
Messi said. "We feel that if we are not champions ... we will not have
another."
"I imagine being able to be in that game, to
win it, to be able to raise the cup. It's the dream I have always had and every
time a World Cup comes it gets even stronger.
"I want to tell people that I hope it's a
great World Cup for us, that my wish is the same as all of you and that we can
live something similar to 2014, which was an unforgettable experience, and that
the result is similar but this time raising the cup is everyone's dream.
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