LONDON (Lord Media): Argentine football star Lionel Messi is set to play against England for the first time in his 21-year career. Argentina will face England in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
Messi made his international debut in 2005 but never got the chance to play against England. His debut match was against Hungary, where he received a red card just 47 seconds after coming on, preventing him from participating in a friendly against England.
Messi later became one of the greatest football players globally, but a match between the two nations never materialized. Reports suggest that the high fees for Argentina’s friendly matches with Messi, reaching several million pounds, made such a match unfeasible.
Now, Messi is set to meet fans’ expectations as he takes the field against England in the semi-final, a match expected to be historic.
