In what is likely to be his final World Cup, Argentine captain Lionel Messi says he feels fine ahead of their Group C opening against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
“I feel very good physically, I think I’m in a terrific period, both psychologically and physically, and I don’t have any concerns,” Messi said at a news conference on Monday after a brief training session on his own without his teammates on Saturday.
“They allegedly claimed that my training was different. I knocked myself, so that’s why, but there’s nothing weird (happening). Just a precaution, really.”
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The 35-year-old, who will be playing his fifth World Cup in Qatar, added that he did not prepare differently for the tournament, which for the first time is being played in November and December.
“I didn’t do anything special,” the forward said.
“I took care of myself and worked as I have done all my career, knowing that this is a special moment, as this is probably my last World Cup, my last chance to achieve this great dream that I have, that we all have.”
