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Lionel Messi's swansong World Cup in doubt as he admits fears he won't make Qatar

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Lionel Messi has admitted he worries about missing this year’s World Cup through injury.The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner confirmed recently the Qatar tournament would be his last World Cup and the Paris Saint-Germain star has now confessed that after seeing Argentina teammates Paulo Dybala and Angel Di Maria sidelined, he fears he could be next.

The forward, who missed his team’s last two games including the Champions League tie against Benfica because of a calf strain, told DirecTV Sports: “Injuries are a worry.READ MORE: Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho set to reunite in star-studded game for Diego Maradona"This is a different World Cup which is played at a different time of the year to previous tournaments and it’s so imminent any little thing that happens to you can force you out. "With what happened to Dybala and Di Maria, the truth is that personally you worry and you’re more afraid when you see those sort of things."The 35-year-old dad-of-three added in his interview: “It’s something you think about but I feel going out to play with that in your head can be contradictory as well. Does Lionel Messi need to win the World Cup to be considered the GOAT?

Let us know what you think in the comments section below."The best thing you can do is perform as normal and play your game as you always do. "I hope Di Maria and Dybala recover in time.

They have enough time to do so and reach the tournament in good shape."Juventus winger Di Maria was ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury after coming off in the first half of the Italian team’s mid-week Champions League match against Maccabi Haifa.

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