{"id":121184,"date":"2026-05-26T17:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=121184"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:34:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:34:59","slug":"messi-hamstring-scare-clouds-argentinas-world-cup-hopes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=121184","title":{"rendered":"Messi Hamstring Scare Clouds Argentina\u2019s World Cup Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https:\/\/www.newsghana.com.gh\/messi-hamstring-scare-clouds-argentinas-world-cup-hopes\/Lionel Messi faces an anxious wait over his World Cup fitness after Inter Miami diagnosed the Argentine captain with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring on Monday, with barely three weeks until Argentina\u2019s title defence begins.
\nInter Miami confirmed that Messi left Sunday\u2019s Major League Soccer (MLS) match against Philadelphia Union due to physical discomfort, grabbing the back of his left leg and signalling for a substitution in the 73rd minute of his side\u2019s 6-4 victory.
\n\u201cThe initial diagnosis indicates an overload associated with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring,\u201d Inter Miami said in a statement, adding that the timeline for his return to physical activity would depend on his clinical and functional progress.
\nMessi walked off the field without assistance and went directly to the locker room. He had contributed a pair of assists in the first half, with heavy rain falling during the second half and leaving the surface slippery.
\nThe diagnosis offered measured relief. A muscle overload linked to fatigue sits considerably lower on the severity scale than a confirmed tear or structural damage. For Argentina, the key detail is that the wording leaves room for recovery before competitive World Cup action begins, though Messi\u2019s recent muscle history means the issue still requires careful monitoring.
\nThe timing is nevertheless nerve-shredding. Argentina face Honduras on June 6 and Iceland on June 9 in pre-tournament friendlies before their World Cup opener against Algeria in Kansas City on June 16. Those friendlies double as fitness tests that head coach Lionel Scaloni will use to assess Messi\u2019s readiness before naming his final selections.
\nMessi enters the World Cup having scored 12 goals and assisted eight more in only 13 MLS appearances this season, a record that underlines why Argentina\u2019s squad management has handled him with consistent caution across congested fixture periods since he joined the club in 2023.
\nThe eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner has not formally confirmed participation in the tournament, but the World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and opening June 11, is widely expected to represent what would be a record-matching sixth appearance at the finals for the 38-year-old and what football observers across the world are calling his last dance on the game\u2019s biggest stage. Argentina\u2019s squad announcement is expected next week.
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NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https:\/\/www.newsghana.com.gh\/messi-hamstring-scare-clouds-argentinas-world-cup-hopes\/Lionel Messi faces an anxious wait over his World Cup fitness after Inter Miami diagnosed the Argentine captain with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring on Monday, with barely three weeks until Argentina\u2019s title defence begins. Inter Miami confirmed that Messi left Sunday\u2019s Major League Soccer (MLS) match against Philadelphia Union due to physical discomfort, [\u2026] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https:\/\/www.newsghana.com.gh\/messi-hamstring-scare-clouds-argentinas-world-cup-hopes\/<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[805,7951,137,18387,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-2026-world-cup","category-argentina","category-football","category-hamstring-injury","category-sports","post_format-post-format-link"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}