2022 World Cup: absent from training on Thursday, can Lionel Messi miss the final?

Gauthier Delomez 5:40 p.m., December 16, 2022

If France has its share of players "preserved" and absent from training this Thursday, this is also the case on the side of Argentina.

And not for just any player: the little genius of Albiceleste, Lionel Messi, did not train with his partners three days before the final of the 2022 World Cup against the Blues on Sunday.

An absence which is enough to make the very many fans of Argentina tremble who, in addition to hoping to win a third star as world champion, dream of seeing their best player rewarded with a world title, like the icon Diego Maradona in 1986.

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Discomfort in the hamstrings of the left leg

Author of a high-flying performance Tuesday in the semi-final against Croatia (3-0), Lionel Messi, penalty scorer and decisive passer on the third goal, did not take part in training Thursday, according to the Argentinian media.

The 35-year-old striker would feel discomfort in his hamstrings in his left leg, but he would have liked to protect himself before the final too, underlines RMC.

Who reports that the country's press remains confident about the participation of the Albiceleste star striker in the World Cup final on Sunday at 4 p.m.

On this occasion, Leo Messi should write a new page in the history of football: with a 26th match in the World Cup in his career this Sunday, the Argentinian will exceed the record then held by the German Lothar Matthaüs.

The Paris Saint-Germain striker will also play his second World Cup final, after losing to Germany in 2014 (1-0).

He will be keen to get a little more into the hearts of the fans, who are just waiting to see him lift the most prestigious trophy on the football planet.