Lionel Messi has reached immortality. As the dust continues to settle on Argentina's dramatic World Cup win on Sunday, the focus remains on the man who many now believe has confirmed his status as the greatest to ever play the game.
But soon enough, attention will turn to the future, and though Messi has stated that he has no plans to retire from the international arena just yet, the chances are we have seen the last of him in terms of his World Cup career.
Messi will be 38 when the next World Cup takes place in 2026. Although, for context, he will be around three months older then than Cristiano Ronaldo was in Qatar this time around.
If we're to believe that Messi won't be in the Argentina team as they aim to defend their crown, who will take place, and who else from the victorious 2022 side will have moved on with him?
GOAL breaks it all down...
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