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Lionel Messi exited Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer lucifer against Philadelphia Union with an evident limb wounded connected Sunday (May 25, 2026), conscionable weeks earlier the commencement of the World Cup.
Argentina superstar Messi was substituted successful the 73rd infinitesimal aft clutching the backmost of his near limb and requesting to travel off.
The 38-year-old icon headed consecutive down the passageway aft exiting the game, which Miami went connected to triumph 6-4.
There was nary contiguous connection from Inter Miami connected the nonstop crushed for Messi’s substitution.
Any important wounded to the eight-time Ballon D’Or winner, though, would woody a immense stroke to Messi and Argentina’s hopes of defending their World Cup crown successful the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The tourney kicks disconnected successful Mexico City connected June 11, with Argentina owed to play their opening crippled against Algeria successful Kansas City 5 days later.
Inter Miami’s crippled connected Sunday (May 24, 2026) was the past earlier MLS takes a interruption up of the World Cup.
Messi has not formally confirmed helium plans to play successful the World Cup, but is wide expected to instrumentality for what volition beryllium a record-equalling sixth quality astatine the finals.
Argentina’s squad is owed to beryllium named adjacent week, and the South American giants volition caput to the United States soon afterwards for pre-World Cup friendlies against Honduras successful Texas connected June 6, followed by a crippled against Iceland connected June 9.
