FIFA World Cup 2034 Update
The FIFA president delivered his remarks at the DRV PNK stadium, which was selected to host the latest CONMEBOL Legends game.
Attending the CONMEBOL Legends game, FIFA president Gianni Infantino spoke about Argentina’s 36-year-old star Lionel Messi’s future and urged him to play until the 2034 FIFA World Cup, which would mark its centennial.
When questioned about the future of Lionel Messi, who plays for Inter Miami as their captain, expressed his desire for La Pulga to keep on playing until he is 47.
“We talked about the match, about the World Cup of course,” Infantino said to DSports. “Chiqui Tapia, world champion, like all of Argentina. We remembered the last World Cup and planned the next ones.
¿TENDRÁ ARGENTINA OTRO PARTIDO DE LOCAL EN EL MUNDIAL 2030?
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¡Así respondió Gianni Infantino, con Chiqui Tapia a su lado!
😍 Hermoso Partido de Leyendas en #DSPORTS y #DGO.
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“We are very well, all happy, all in agreement, 2026, will be the first 48-team World Cup, it will be huge. It will be here in America, in the United States, Mexico and Canada. It will be a soccer party, a total success, I’m sure.
“I hope he makes it to the next World Cup, the one after that and the one in 2034 as well. Whenever he wants.”
