A muscle strain threatened to derail Messi’s tournament, but his coach says he’s still world’s best player.Published On 11 Jul 202611 Jul 2026Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he is not surprised by ⁠Lionel Messi’s physical ⁠condition at 39, reiterating that he believes the captain will remain the best player in the world for as long as he chooses to ⁠keep playing.Messi has been instrumental in Argentina’s World Cup campaign, scoring eight goals in five matches to sit just behind France’s Kylian Mbappe – who has played a game more – in the Golden Boot race.The diminutive forward also inspired a…

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