Lionel Messi has been building up to this moment, aware that his fifth World Cup with Argentina almost certainly represents his last chance to get his hands on the trophy.
BUENOS AIRES — In July he reported back a week early for pre-season training with Paris Saint-Germain and since then he has looked like a man on a mission, determined to head to Qatar in the best shape possible.
Messi first went to a World Cup as a teenager in 2006 and has scored a record 90 goals from a record 164 caps. “I feel good physically at the moment. Better than last year, when I arrived at PSG. But when I said this could be my last World Cup, I did so because of my age. After this one finishes we will see how I’m feeling,” he said in a recent interview with Directv Sports.
There may be nobody as good as him in Lionel Scaloni’s side, but they appear a much more convincing team than four years ago, when they were fortunate just to get out of their group in Russia. But there are others who have become key players under Scaloni, from Cristian Romero in central defence to Leandro Paredes and Rodrigo de Paul in midfield and Lautaro Martinez up front.
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