How will the National Team form against Ecuador? For now, it’s a mystery. Even though the team trained completely in the last practice, Guido Rodríguez and Germán Pezzella did differentiated work, so they will not be in the friendly and remain in doubt for the Copa América. Instead, Lionel Messi He showed himself fully in the rehearsal.
Everything indicates that The coach will choose a mix between the usual starters and footballers who need to add filming heading to the competition, where Argentina will debut on June 20 against Canada. The 11 against Ecuador would be: Draw Martínez; Montiel, Cuti Romero or Lisandro Martínez, Otamendi, Acuña or Tagliafico; De Paul, Paredes, Lo Celso; Messi, Lautaro and Garnacho or Di María.
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Garnacho or Di María is one of Scaloni’s doubts for the friendly against Ecuador.
Messi spoke about his participation in the 2026 World Cup: what he said
In an interview with Infobae, the Argentine star addressed the question that everyone is asking: Will he play in the 2026 World Cup? Relaxed and focused on the Copa América, the star did not give a definitive answer, but He did share his thoughts on the subject..
Messi stated that his participation in the next World Cup will depend on several factors, mainly on how he is physically and mentally at that moment. “It depends on how I feel, how I am physically and being realistic with myself”stated the captain of the Argentine National Team.
He also acknowledged that age is a factor to consider, since he will be 39 years old for the next World Cupand that the pace of play in the United States is not the same as what it had in Europe.
However, Messi did not completely close the door on the possibility of playing in his sixth World Cup. He stressed that there is still time for the tournament and that everything will depend on how he feels up to competing at the highest level and what he can contribute to the team. “There is still some time left and I don’t know how I will be at that time”he claimed.
“Age is a reality that is there“Although it is a number, the games that I am going to play are not the same as the ones I played when I was in Europe in competition.”
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