Argentina FA president Claudio Tapia insisted there is no pressure on Lionel Messi to play at the 2028 Copa America as "it is entirely his own personal decision". Messi has not spoken about his Argentina future since the end of the World Cup, where La Albiceleste lost 1-0 to Spain after extra time in the final. The Argentina captain became just the second-ever player to play in three men's World Cup finals (also 2014 and 2022), after Brazil's Cafu (1994, 1998, 2002). And at 39 years and 25 days, he also became the second-oldest ever World Cup finalist, after Italy's Dino Zoff in 1982 (40y 133d). "It is entirely his own personal decision," Tapia told TyC Sports when asked if Messi will play at the 2028 Copa América.