Of course, everything is easier when you have a football wizard like Messi in your team who can solve the game on his own.
Argentina is truly a team that has impressed me with their fighting spirit and never-give-up attitude, and they should be congratulated for that, even though the better team definitely won the final.
However, I don't think it's realistic to expect Messi to play in another World Cup, 2030 and without him Argentina is just another average team and no longer a candidate for a medal.
At the 2030 World Cup, I expect Spain to once again be the main favorite for gold, with their main competitors likely to be France again and possibly England.
Well, form match day one to til final I was pretty obvious that only one guys is just carrying the whole team like only Messi were the man to rescue his team in every single match. He was the top scorer of his team as well as he was the top assister of the tournament and even he was the only man to create more chances than others. Except Lionel Messi no one was that good to defend his team like in entire tournament only Messi were the core point....
But still they got failed and I think it's okay for Messi but not for Argentina because Messi did everything with satisfied root despite Argentina didn't help him to win the final for him. He sacrifices his whole career for Argentina team but they didn't give him any good time.
I wouldn't really agree with you.
It's been clear for some time that Messi is old and slow and that he's no longer as physically fit as he used to be.
Given that, the entire Argentine team has stood behind Messi, and organized the game and strategy in such a way that Messi doesn't have to play defense but can rest and focus only on attack and goals.
This strategy may seem simple and easy, but in practice it's not easy to implement.
Argentina managed to do it and almost managed to win the title in such way that speaks volumes about Messi's quality and how much he means to this team Argentina.
Without him at the next 2030 World Cup, I don't see Argentina as one of the favorites for the title.
In fact, Spain showed at this last 2026 World Cup that the system and the team are much more important than the individual qualities of individual players, like Mbappe, Dembele or Messi, and that's why I see the Spanish team again as the main favorites for the title at the next 2030 World Cup.