According to a report on December 5th, Messi talked about his career plan in a recent interview with the renowned media ESPN.

Messi stated that he may not be able to play in the next World Cup because 39 years old doesn't seem like a suitable age to play in a World Cup.

However, Messi said he is not considering the World Cup now, he needs to consider the Copa America first.

Since he wants to play in the Copa America, Messi will not consider retiring from the national team in the short term.

Before the World Cup, many people believed that this was Messi's last World Cup, and after the World Cup ended, Messi would withdraw from the national team.

Perhaps Messi himself has also thought about it this way, provided that Argentina has not won the World Cup championship.

But Argentina won the World Cup and played very coherently, which led Messi to decide to stay with the national team and enjoy the title of world champion. He had to wear a three star version of the Argentine jersey.

Messi said that the whole world thought he would retire after the World Cup, but the opposite is true. He now wants to play football more than ever before.

Messi said he has never experienced the current situation before, he needs to enjoy it well. The Argentine national team makes Messi feel very good, it's very united here, and everyone likes to stay together.

Argentina is also very strong now and may win the Copa America championship. The next step is to prepare for the World Cup.

Whether Messi wins the Copa America will determine whether he will continue to stay in the national team.

But it's hard to say whether winning the championship will keep the team or not.