{"id":16319,"date":"2025-12-05T10:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/lionel-scaloni-is-wary-of-messi-cant-confirm-whether-messi-will-play-in-the-2026-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:52:34","slug":"lionel-scaloni-is-wary-of-messi-cant-confirm-whether-messi-will-play-in-the-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/lionel-scaloni-is-wary-of-messi-cant-confirm-whether-messi-will-play-in-the-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Scaloni is wary of Messi: Can&#8217;t confirm whether Messi will play in the 2026 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>The Argentina national team is living each day with great expectations and anxiety. The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington DC, when the world champions will find out which path to follow in the tournament as they seek to repeat the history of Qatar in 2022. The biggest concern arises when talking about the best player, Lionel Messi, who has not yet announced his participation in the competition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">At 6&#8217;5 Erling Haaland looks small next to this Belgian influencer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this connection, coach Lionel Scaloni has already arrived in the US capital to attend the draw and was expected to be one of the people most watched by the media.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">What Scaloni said about Messi and the World Cup<\/h2>\n<p>One of the inevitable topics when approaching Scaloni was Lionel Messi, who could play in his sixth World Cup next summer. This will be a historic event. The coach answered clearly and honestly the big question on everyone&#8217;s mind: &#8220;Will Messi play in the World Cup?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>&#8220;He will decide. We support whatever decision he makes for now. Everything is going well&#8230; But as he says, there is still time.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Lionel Scaloni<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Argentine star&#8217;s absence will be a huge blow to world football, especially for the organizers, but this will remain a major issue until he officially confirms his participation.<\/p>\n<p>On a different note, coach Lionel Scaloni also expressed concern about the weather conditions in North America, recalling what happened at the recent Club World Cup. &#8220;The schedule could be an issue. In this heat, the picture will be complicated,&#8221; he warned, believing FIFA would make adjustments to avoid problems in the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/world-cup\/2025\/12\/05\/69326becca4741cc4f8b457e.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TThe Argentina national team is living each day with great expectations and anxiety. The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place in Washington DC, when the world champions will find out which path to follow in the tournament as they seek to repeat the history of Qatar in 2022. 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