Lionel Messi makes call about his Argentina future post FIFA World Cup 2022

Lionel Messi (Source: Twitter)

The FIFA World Cup in 2022 has been a spectacle to watch as this has been a tournament of upsets. Football has been high octane and the results have been very astonishing and unpredictable. The fans in Qatar have been lucky to be entertained by the greatest masterminds in football.

In a move that can make all the football fans go teary-eyed, Lionel Messi has stated that this World Cup in Qatar would be his last. He stated that he will retire after the final of the World Cup which will be played on December 18. Argentina will face either France or Morocco in the finals.

"I feel very happy to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in a final," "It's many years for the next one and I don't think I'll be able to do it. And to finish like this, it's the best," Messi told the Argentina Media House Diario Deportivo Ole. In the last match, he scored his fifth goal in Qatar. He surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as the top goal scorer in World Cups. He got 11 goals against his name.

We are going to give it everything: Lionel Messi

The Argentina skipper scored from a penalty in the semi-final against Croatia and also assisted in the other two goals scored by Julian Alvarez. The 35-year -old is playing in his fifth World Cup. He beat Diego Maradona and Javier Mascherano who have played in four World Cups.

Messi rolled back the years as he put on a wonderful show for a full house in Qatar who had turned up to watch the semi-final against Croatia. The fans have said that it has been one of his best shows in recent times. Argentina ended up being runners-up in the 2014 World Cup against Germany.

"It's all well and good (the records), but the important thing is to be able to achieve the group objective, which is the most beautiful thing of all," said Messi. "We're just one step away, after fighting hard, and we're going to give everything to try to make it happen this time."