Tango captain Messi sent a message to the Argentine fans in which he said: “I want everyone to feel that we have to do our best to win the Copa America. We want to do it again this year.”
He continued: “But we have to say it will not be easy because there are very strong teams such as Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia and of course Brazil, all of whom reached the final and lost the tournament.”
Commenting on the big celebrations after winning the 2022 World Cup, Messi said: “To feel the love of everyone in your country is the best and greatest thing a person can achieve as an athlete and as a person.”
He continued his speech, saying: “I believe that our victory in the championship was an act of God after everything that happened and our loss in the 2014 final. Everyone wanted us to win the title and before my retirement, and I thank God that this was possible. I have achieved much more than I dreamed of in my early days.”
Regarding his participation in the 2026 World Cup, “I don’t know yet what will happen then. I don’t know if I will be at the same level as my colleagues or not, and we will see what will happen in the future.”
He stressed: Tango is the most likely candidate to win the Copa America.