COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — lionel messi He was absent from the Argentina national team’s friendly match against Honduras on Saturday night as he continued to coach. muscle fatigue And before the game, he had a slight strain in his left hamstring. upcoming world cup.
Messi, who turns 39 in three weeks, was active after warming up with his teammates at Kyle Field on the Texas A&M campus before the game. However, he remained on the bench and watched from the sideline as Argentina won 2-0.
The team said Messi’s recovery time would depend on “his clinical and functional progress”. Argentina will next face Iceland in Auburn, Alabama on Tuesday, making final World Cup preparations before resuming training in Kansas City.
Argentina begins defense of its World Cup title against Algeria on June 16th at Arrowhead Stadium.
meanwhile workout in kansas city On Wednesday, Messi came to the training ground after the rest of the team and did some conditioning work offside.
Messi, who is widely expected to retire from international football after this summer’s tournament, holds the record for most World Cup appearances (26 goals) and needs four more goals to surpass Germany’s Miroslav Klose’s World Cup record of 16 goals.
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