Messi can always change his opinion. It is also not excluded that the body eventually no longer wants and can no longer. But you can't say that yet. I wonder if he will be present at the 2026 World Cup. In any case, the pressure is no longer there to become world champion, so if he can't participate, he probably won't mind. I'd like to see him in action for a few more years. If he wants to quit the Argentina national team, everyone understands that of course. But Argentina without Messi, then you have little chance of success and in principle virtually no chance of becoming world champion. It's all still a long way off, still 3.5 years before the tournament starts. First, we will have Euro 2024 in 1.5 years.
messi is a legend and so is Ronaldo. Both have their own speciality.
I think apart from the personal decision - there is fate which shapes our destiny - and for muslim Ronaldo is the blessed person to have been landed and admired so much on the holy land.
Although the next World Cup will see the game of the new generation, if we do not see the game of the living legends like Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, then watching the football game will be a pleasure to enjoy, there will be no peace of eyes.