Pele confident Lionel Messi can still win the World Cup

Pele is confident that Lionel Messi can still win the World Cup. The Barcelona forward was part of an Argentina side that was beaten in the final of the 2014 edition by Germany this summer, but Pele believes Messi will have more chances to lift international football’s most prestigious trophy in the future. “Messi has […]
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2014-09-12 20:35:00

Pele is confident that Lionel Messi can still win the World Cup.

The Barcelona forward was part of an Argentina side that was beaten in the final of the 2014 edition by Germany this summer, but Pele believes Messi will have more chances to lift international football’s most prestigious trophy in the future.

“Messi has still got a chance to win it because he is a well-balanced player who is in good physical condition,” he told O’Rei.

“There is no doubt he is a great player and I’m sure he will be playing in the next World Cup. Maybe he was not very good at Brazil 2014 but that does not mean he is a bad player.

“Both Argentina and Brazil had people who could have won it for them but they didn’t manage to do so.

“Messi is undoubtedly a great footballer and we can’t take that away from him just because he hasn’t won a World Cup.”