Scoring twice! Messi s national team finished perfectly at home, avoiding talking about the World Cup but is likely to play

On the morning of September 5, the 17th round of the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup qualifiers was staged. Leader Argentina easily defeated Venezuela 3-0 at home and continued to lead the standings with 10 points. In this game, Messi, who ushered in the home farewell game of the national team, started and staged a good show of scoring twice, and his performance was still very outstanding. In this game, Argentina lined up a 4-2-2-2 formation, with Messi and Alvarez partnering on the front line. After the opening, Argentina's offense was smooth and putting huge pressure on the opponent's defense line. In the 4th minute, Alvarez's shot was saved, and Romero's header came back one minute later and was judged to be invalid. In the 39th minute of the game, Alvarez assisted and Messi made a cool shot and broke the deadlock on the court. Argentina led 1-0 at halftime

and changed sides again, and Argentina continued to take the initiative. In the 76th minute, Messi quickly served a free kick, and Gonzalez assisted Lautaro, who came on the bench, scored a header to expand the score. Four minutes later, Almada made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, Messi easily pushed the ball in front of the goal and scored twice, and Argentina finally won a 3-0 home victory.

In this game, Argentina's possession rate was 71%, 17 shots and 9 shots were on the verge of 3 goals, creating 7 excellent scoring opportunities. Messi, 38, played the game, scored 2 goals with 7 shots and 4 shots, scored 11 breakthroughs and 3 successes, 5 key passes, and scored the highest score of 9.3 points, which is well deserved. After the game ended, Messi received a jersey full of fans' blessings. In an interview, he said that it has always been his dream to end the game here in this way. Afterwards, Messi also talked about whether he would play in the World Cup. Before this, Messi said that he would not play in the World Cup again, but this time he still did not give a positive answer. However, it can be seen from the words that the 38-year-old Argentine superstar competes in the US, Canada and Mexico World Cup, and there is almost no suspense.

At Miami International this season, Messi still has 34 games with a large double-double with 27 goals and 10 assists. In the World Cup qualifiers, Messi also delivered an answer of 8 goals and 3 assists in 12 games. The Argentine superstar is still full of excitement and motivation for football matches. "As I often say, I will come one by one day, one by one. That's it, according to my feelings."

In other words, if I can maintain my current state, there will be no suspense in Messi's team to compete in the US, Canada and Mexico World Cup. Leading the Argentina team to defend the title in the Hercules Cup is also a great temptation for Messi. As for Argentina, even if Messi sits on the sidelines and doesn't play, other players of the team will add extra motivation. After all, the big brother was watching from the side.