Lionel Messi is still making history at the age of 38 and remains a cornerstone and captain for both InterMiami and the Argentina national team. With the 2026 Major League Football season is now underway Fans are wondering when they will see the striker in action again.
Lionel Messi’s next match is scheduled for Thursday, February 26 InterMiami face independent of the valley in a friendly match in Puerto Rico. The match, originally scheduled to be played before the season started, was rescheduled after the Argentina star suffered an injury.
Regarding international duties with Argentina national team, Lionel Messi will return to action during the March international window. La Albiceleste will compete against the Spanish national team in the competition Finalissima on Friday the 27thfollowed by a friendly against the Qatar national team on Tuesday the 31st.
The 2026 MLS The campaign has only just begun for Messi, who has done just that featured in one official match so far without recording a goal or assist. The opener came against LAFC, which handed Inter Miami a 3-0 defeat in front of a packed crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF during the MLS match against LAFC.
Lionel Messi and the task of defending the World Cup title
The year 2026 will be particularly important for Messi, not only because of Inter Miami’s ambitions but also because he is going to 2026 World Cup focused on defending the title. Victory in Qatar in 2022 marked one of the defining highlights of his career, and now he will compete in another tournament in North America for the first time wearing the champion’s badge.
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Argentina are drawn into Group J and will open their campaign against Algeria on Tuesday, June 16in Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium. The second match will be against Austria on Monday the 22nd in Arlington at AT&T Stadium before concluding the group stage against Jordan on Saturday the 27thalso on Texel.
The Argentina FA has announced that the national team will be based in Kansas City during the tournamentalthough training facilities are yet to be confirmed. This is expected to be his last World Cup appearance and Messi will have the opportunity to add to his record tally with a side led by Lionel Scaloni, who remains one of the strongest in international football after winning the last World Cup and back-to-back Copa América titles.
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