Messi is fully recovered for the Argentina games

Lionel Messi will be fully fit for Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil despite his lack of game time in the past few weeks, Lionel Scaloni said.

Messi, 36, last played on Oct. 21 for Inter Miami in the MLS regular season, but his team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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“Messi feels great and is doing great. Although he has only played one game in the last 25 days, he is training normally, he is healthy and fit,” Scaloni said.

Argentina, who lead the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with four wins from four games, host Uruguay 0n Thursday and visit their continental rivals Brazil five days later.