Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread
Sounds like a fantasy but I'm pretty sure that in the next World Cup we'll probably see both Messi and Ronaldo - even if they are mostly benched and all their playing time is limited to group games (which will obviously be easy). They are huge brands and I think even the organizers will push the leadership of the national teams to see them at another World Cup.
As for the "strongest team in the world - England" it's probably a joke
I'm just imagining how the state of performance of Ronaldo and Messi will be in 2026 World Cup, I don't think they'll be very active their games and they won't be a player that can be rely on .so this means that if at all they will still be playing in the World Cup tournament they will not be given more chance to play in every game.As for the "strongest team in the world - England" it's probably a joke
They don't have to play every game. As I already wrote, it is enough for them to enter the field a couple of times in the group stage, where, thanks to FIFA increasing the number of teams and thereby lowering the quality of the competition, we will know in advance which teams qualify from the group.
Messi said that he will not play in the World Cup 2026 but I remember him saying this already (I think even a couple of times) after another unsuccessful Copa America, but nevertheless he returned to the national team.