Recently, star Lionel Messi appeared wearing the official shirt of the Argentina team at the 1994 World Cup, a tournament held in the United States. According to British media, Messi wants to pay tribute to the late legend Diego Maradona.

The 1994 World Cup was Maradona’s last tournament for the national team and also witnessed his last goal for his home team.

Messi appeared wearing an Argentina shirt at the 1994 World Cup

According to British media, this is Messi’s move to pay tribute to legendary Diego Maradona

Maradona was the driving force that helped Argentina win the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. After 36 years, Messi and his new teammates helped the South American representative re-establish this achievement when winning the throne in Qatar last year.

Messi is expected to continue accompanying Argentina at the World Cup in 2026. However, the 36-year-old superstar admitted that the above scenario is unlikely to happen. “I think not (attending the 2026 World Cup). I think I’ve played my last World Cup. I’ll wait and see what happens in the future but basically, I won’t go to the upcoming World Cup coming,” Messi shared in June.

In the 2022-2023 season, Messi also bid farewell to PSG to move to the US to play for Inter Miami. In the debut match on July 21, the owner of 5 Golden Balls scored a beautiful goal on a free kick to help Inter Miami overcome Cruz Azul in injury time.

After that, the Argentine superstar continued to shine in the home team’s 4-0 victory over Atlanta United last week. In this match, Messi pocketed 2 goals, 1 assist and was scored close to the maximum score of 9.9.

On August 2, Messi and his teammates will face rival Orlando in the League Cup.