Call-up: Lionel Messi called up by Argentina

inter miami football club Captain Lionel Messi has been called up to play for the Argentina national team in this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

albiceleste Will face Uruguay on Thursday, November 16 at 7:00 PM ET at the Estadio Candy Box in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 2022 World Cup champions will travel to Brazil during the international break for the team’s second qualifying match at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30 pm ET.

For Argentina, Messi holds the record for most appearances (178), most goals (106) and most World Cup goals (13), while also holding the international record for most World Cup appearances (26). times) and is the only player with the most appearances in the World Cup. Scores from the World Cup group stage, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.He is also the key to making history Albie Celeste, Led the team to historic wins in the 2021 CONMEBOL America’s Cup, the 2022 Finals and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Messi recently featured for his country and helped the team continue its winning streak in October’s World Cup qualifying campaign. In the second game of the FIFA window on Tuesday, October 17, Messi played the full 90 minutes and scored two jaw-dropping goals in the 32nd and 42nd minutes in a 2-0 victory over to Peru. It is worth noting that Messi set another historical record with his brace. He became the top scorer in the history of South American Football World Cup qualifying with 31 goals.

On the club side, after Messi joined Inter Miami in the summer, he played 14 times in all competitions in 2023 and contributed an impressive 11 goals and 8 assists. Notably, the Argentine helped Inter Miami to a historic victory in the 2023 League Cup, winning the first official title with the first team in the club’s history, scoring 10 goals and 4 goals in 7 games assists and won the League Cup’s best player and top scorer awards. Contest..

In October, Messi also won the Ballon d’Or for a record eighth time, becoming the first active player in Major League Soccer (MLS) history to win the most prestigious individual award in world football.