After being sidelined for the French club’s previous league match due to mild soreness on his Achilles tendon, Messi picked up a knock with Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday as scheduled.
Lionel Messi heads to PSG training ahead of Sunday’s encounter
In PSG’s Sunday home game against Auxerre, the Argentina forward is expected to participate. The 35-year-old Messi’s final game before travelling to Qatar to compete at the World Cup with his Argentina teammates. On November 22, Saudi Arabia will serve as Argentina’s first World Cup opponent. After that, Mexico and Poland will be Argentina’s opponents.
With 90 goals for Argentina, the 35-year-old Messi owns the record for the country. He has been in excellent form for PSG this year, scoring seven league goals and dishing out a league-high 10 assists. The record-breaking seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has four goals and four assists in the Champions League.
Presnel Kimpembe, a centre back for PSG, started working out once more on Thursday after recovering from a minor Achilles tendon problem. On Wednesday, his name was announced as a member of the France World Cup roster.
The last time Argentina won the World Cup was in 1987. In 2014, they advanced to the final and fell to Germany by a slim 1-0 margin in the waning seconds of extra time.
On November 22nd at 3:30 PM, Argentina will face Saudi Arabia to open their campaign (IST). On November 23 at 12:30 AM, the reigning champions France will play their first match against Australia.
On November 20, the inaugural game will feature Ecuador vs. the hosts Qatar.
Argentina is predicted to win in “FIFA 23″‘s simulation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Argentina and Poland are expected to advance from Group C, per EA Sports’ prediction. Argentina is then expected to beat Denmark 2-1 in the round of 16, then beat the Netherlands by a slim margin of 1-0 in the quarterfinals, before defeating the defending champions France 1-0 in the semifinals and Brazil 1-0 in the championship game.