Messi's age is 35.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only two players in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in 2022 who participated in the 2006 World Cup. In other words, they will welcome their 5th World Cup in Qatar, becoming the 5th and 6th players in the history of the World Cup to play in the World Cup for five times.
Messi will set a new record. At the age of 35, he will become the youngest player to participate in five World Cups. Except Messi, the other players in the five World Cups were Buffon, Antonio carvajal, Cristiano Ronaldo, matthaeus and Marcos, aged 36, 37 and 39 respectively.
In 2022, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Messi will also hit Diego Diego Maradona's record. Messi has played 65,438+09 World Cup matches for Argentina. As long as he has played three games in this World Cup, he can surpass diego maradona and become the Argentine player with the most appearances in the World Cup. If he can play in the finals in a row, Messi will surpass matthaeus and become the player who has participated in the World Cup the most times.
Messi's best performance in the previous four World Cups was at 20 14. In that World Cup, he led Argentina all the way to the final, and finally regretted losing to Germany. Can Messi win the most important trophy in his career in the fifth World Cup?