Messi Magic on Display in Argentina Training ✨🇦🇷

Lionel Messi trained with his Argentina team-mates on Thursday evening as the reigning world champions stepped up preparations for Tuesday’s World Cup opener against Algeria. The talismanic 38-year-old, now operating primarily as a playmaking number 10, is expected to play a pivotal role in Argentina’s bid to retain the trophy they won in dramatic fashion in Doha four years ago. Messi is joined by much of the squad that lifted the World Cup in Qatar, including Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernández, Lisandro Martínez and Nicolás Otamendi, as Lionel Scaloni’s side prepare to begin their title defence.