England has a two year old advantage in 2026 over Messi says Carlo Ancelotti!

Carlo Ancelotti, the Real Madrid manager firmly believes that FiFA 2026 World Cup would be England's show. Reliving 2018 , he said that though 2018 was not in their favor since they lost to Croatia 2-1, 2026 would be a new dawn. This clearly shows that this great football manager has early favorites 

When he was featured in the podcast arranged by John Obi Mikel , this italian manager has name dropped England as his current favorite. Though he feels sad that Gareth Southgate would no longer coach the team because the legend represented the  national team for 102 games. The reason why Gareth left all of a sudden is  still unclear. 

According to the reports published by Goal.com the manager said that it's time for him to fill new shoes and he had given his heart to soul to make the team come as far as his ability. The Euro 2024 loss against Spain has made him  part his ways, the Guardian said. 

Beside this Ancelotti also said in Sportsstar “ Though England's boss has left the team ( referring Gareth ) I still believe the team would be just fine, because it has an incredible set of young players. Also Messi would be 2 years older if he plays in 2026 world cup,  So England has a bright future” 

Will Messi Qualify 2024? 

Messi is currently aged 37, but that doesn't mean he won't qualify for the 2024 world cup.  When interviewed with New York Times, he said the following :

“ It all depends on my health. I can't guarantee that I will play in the 2026 world cup since I need to see where my energy levels are. World cup still has time and if i feel that i am a a level that would help my teammates, i would not be shy to touch the ground” 

He added “ Though age is just a number it is also a fact that I can't ignore. To be honest i am i don't have that speed when i used to be in the prime” 

What's our take?

Messi has nothing to prove as he has won every trophy that  there is at national and international level.  His trophy cabinets keep filling and that would likely get a stop. In addition, If you liked our sports review and want to stay updated for such exciting updates, then subscribe to your newsletter right away.  If you like to make any new additions to the digital copy we would love to hear it from you.