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However, he remained on the bench and watched from the sideline as Argentina won 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>The team said Messi&#8217;s recovery time would depend on &#8220;his clinical and functional progress&#8221;. Argentina will next face Iceland in Auburn, Alabama on Tuesday, making final World Cup preparations before resuming training in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina begins defense of its World Cup title against Algeria on June 16th at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>meanwhile <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">workout in kansas city<\/span> On Wednesday, Messi came to the training ground after the rest of the team and did some conditioning work offside.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who is widely expected to retire from international football after this summer&#8217;s tournament, holds the record for most World Cup appearances (26 goals) and needs four more goals to surpass Germany&#8217;s Miroslav Klose&#8217;s World Cup record of 16 goals.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup coverage: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/argentina-world-cup-messi-50f68266de458b09f360555f25b61aa0\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) \u2014 lionel messi He was absent from the Argentina national team&#8217;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. 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