Should Messi Play in 2026?

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4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2023

⏱️ 92 minutes

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The FC crew react to yet another Lionel Messi free kick for Argentina and question if the reigning World Cup champions should rely on a player who might not play at the 2026 World Cup. Plus, the guys question Louis van Gaal's comments claiming Argentina's World Cup victory was "premeditated" and Gab Marcotti gives out some winners and losers of the transfer window Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.8	Welcome everybody into the ESPN FC Studios for this
0:27.7	is the latest edition of the show alongside Ale Moreno.
0:30.8	Shaka Hizlap, I'm Sebastian Salazar.
0:32.8	Great to have you with us.
0:33.6	We have lots to get to from the international game and we'll start with a gentleman
0:37.4	who right now sits atop at Leonel Messi and his Argentina side starting their
0:42.4	world cup title defense with a qualifying victory on Thursday against
0:47.6	Ecuador in Buenos Aires.
0:49.3	Of course, Messi, the hero, his free kick goal in the 78th minute, the difference
0:54.6	in a one-nothing win and in no surprise, papers across the world,
0:59.5	boning over Messi.
1:01.7	For more on this, let's welcome into the show.
1:04.4	Gab Marcotti and Sid Lowe, but I want to start in studio here.
1:08.2	Ale, we've kind of heard that Messi is not going to play in 2026.
1:11.8	So what do we make of him starting the world cup qualifying campaign for Argentina?
1:17.0	Well, that the transition period for Argentina has been quite begun.
1:22.8	Shoot it?
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