Lionel Messi spoke about if he will be playing at the World Cup with the Argentina national team.

Messi scored twice for Argentina in their 3-0 win against Venezuela in his final World Cup qualifying match in Argentina. With that goal, Messi has now scored for 20 consecutive years with the Argentina national team, with five matches remaining in the year.

The Argentine confirmed that he will not play against Ecuador in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier. Speaking to the media in the mixed zone after the match, Messi was asked about if he would play in the next World Cup qualifiers. Here is what he had to say:

“It’s a natural question. Due to my age, my time is running out. There’s still a long way to go before the next qualifiers. I can confirm that I won’t be there. Now I’m taking each day as it comes. I hope to have a good preseason.

“I never said whether or not I would make it to the World Cup, I simply said that I was going to take each day as it came. I always said that, given my age, the most logical or natural thing was that I wouldn’t make it.”

Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will not play for Argentina against Ecuador.

Messi will not travel to Ecuador to play the World Cup qualifier. The Argentine spoke to the media after scoring two goals for Argentina in their 3-0 win against Venezuela and stated that he won’t travel. Here is what he had to say:

“I spoke with Leo (Scaloni) and we decided, or rather he decided, that I should rest. I’m coming back from an injury and although I’m fine now, we prefer to avoid traveling and playing another game, so I can rest up for what’s coming next.”