Lionel Messi recently declared that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would be his final one. The competition will run from Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, to Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. The 35-year-old came within one win of defeating Germany in the final of the tournament in Brazil in 2014, but extra time proved to be Germany’s undoing.
The Argentine footballer has missed the team’s last two games since getting hurt against Benfica in the Champions League last week, but he has spoken out about his injury worries ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as his international teammates Paulo Dybala and Angel Di Maria have sustained injuries and expressed uncertainty about the event.
According to the report, Messi expressed concern that the wintertime location of the 2022 World Cup might increase the number of injuries. He said as much to DirecTV: “Injuries are concerning. Because it is being played at a different time of the year than past World Cups and because it is so imminent, anything that occurs to you could end your participation.
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“The fact is that personally you worry, and you’re more afraid when you see those sorts of things,” he continued, “especially with what happened to Dybala and Di Maria.”
Di Maria’s muscle ailment, however, is not as severe as first anticipated, and he is anticipated to be ready for the tournament. Dybala, meanwhile, is still a major question because of a quadriceps issue.