Lionel Messi spoke about Gonzalo Montiel’s penalty in the World Cup final and how he was thinking about his family and his kids.

Messi gave an interview to Marcelo Tinelli of America TV where he spoke about the 2026 World Cup in the United States, winning the World Cup and playing with the Argentina national team at his age. In the same interview, Messi also spoke about what went through his mind during Gonzalo Montiel’s penalty in the World Cup final. Here is what he had to say:

“I thought about my family and my kids.

“At that moment, I was willing and pushing for him to put it in.

“Although Dibu gave us the peace of mind that we could have one more chance, it was to end here, do it.”

He also spoke about his kids:

“My three children are very different in character. Ciro is the most similar to me, we talked about it with Antonela. I’m different, I have my craziness and my moments.”

Lionel Messi spoke about winning the World Cup with Argentina and playing for the national team.

Messi spoke in an interview with Marcelo Tinelli on America TV about the 2026 World Cup and if he will play in it. In the same interview, he also spoke about winning the World Cup and playing for the Argentina national team. Here is what he had to say:

“I got rid of the thorn of having lost the World Cup final.

“I felt that many people expressed to me that they wanted me to win the World Cup, even my teammates. It was beautiful, I am grateful for the love I received throughout my career. I got much more than what I dreamed of, my dream was to play in Newell’s first team.

“We will never again see anything like what we saw after we won the World Cup. People were so eager and waited so long to celebrate again, it was crazy. Five million people…

“Even if we become world champions again, I don’t think people will experience it this way. I hope we become world champions again, eh.

“I believe that Argentina is the only country that reaches 3 finals in a row, in any sport, and its team is criticized, even in non football matters.”

When he was asked about playing with the Argentina national team:

“Being with them, spending time together, I value those moments a lot because I know there’s less and less time until it’s over and one way or another, I’m going to miss them.”

Lionel Messi spoke about the 2026 World Cup in the United States and if he is going to play or not.

Messi spoke in an interview on Tuesday with Marcelo Tinelli on America TV about the 2026 World Cup. When asking about if he will play or not and about his age, here is what he had to say:

“I don’t know if I am going to play or not. It will depend on how everything evolves on a day to day basis.

“Age is just a number, I feek very well. I can continue competing and training. I don’t think about the future.”

He is presently with the Argentina national team in Atlanta for the 2024 Copa America. Argentina will play Canada in the Copa America opener on Thursday.