英语新闻｜梅西确认！这是他最后一届世界杯

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar almost complete, the quadrennial tournament has provided a platform for some of the globe’s biggest stars to compete for a chance to represent their country in a tournament like no other.

随着2022 年卡塔尔 FIFA 世界杯即将结束，四年一度的锦标赛为全球一些最伟大的明星提供了一个平台，让他们有机会代表自己的国家参加一场与众不同的比赛。

However, some stars could be playing in their final tournament due to how old they’ll be for the next World Cup in 2026.

然而，考虑到他们在2026 年下一届世界杯的年龄，一些球星可能会参加他们的最后一场比赛。

Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last FIFA World Cup game when Argentina takes on France or Morocco in Sunday’s final in Qatar.

卡塔尔世界杯足球赛决赛将成为梅西的最后一场世界杯比赛，这是这位阿根廷球星当地时间14日在接受本国媒体采访时确认的。

Messi led Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia in their semifinal on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the country its first World Cup title since 1986.

在当地时间13日晚进行的世界杯半决赛中，梅西一传一射帮助阿根廷队3:0战胜克罗地亚队。阿根廷队曾于1986年夺得世界杯冠军，2014年跻身世界杯决赛后不敌德国，获得亚军。八年后，“潘帕斯雄鹰”再次向世界足坛最高荣誉发起冲锋。

“I feel very happy, to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in a final,” Messi told Argentine mediaoutlet Diario Deportivo Ole.

“我非常高兴能达到这个目标，用一场决赛来结束自己的世界杯之旅。

“It’s many years till the next World Cup and I don’t think I’ll be able to do it. Ending it like this, it’s the best,” added the Argentinian captain.

下一届世界杯还需要很多年，我不认为我还能做到，这样结束是最好的结果。”梅西在接受阿根廷媒体采访时说。

The 35-year-old is playing at his fifth World Cup, surpassing the four of Diego Maradona and Javier Mascherano.

这是这位35岁的老将第五次参加世界杯，超过了四次参加世界杯的马拉多纳和马斯切拉诺。

With his fifth goal in Qatar, he also surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as the top Albiceleste scorer at World Cups, netting 11 times.

赢下这场半决赛后，35岁的梅西打破了一系列纪录——他在卡塔尔世界杯已经打入5球，这让他在世界杯决赛阶段的进球总数达到11个，超越巴蒂斯图塔成为阿根廷队在世界杯上的第一射手

“It’s all well and good (the records), but the important thing is to be able to achieve the group objective, which is the most beautiful thing of all,” Messi added. “We’re just one step away, after fighting hard, and we’re going to give everything to try to make it happen this time.”

“这些纪录都很好，但更重要的是能够实现整个球队的目标，现在我们（距离冠军）只有一步之遥，经过了艰苦的战斗，我们将竭尽全力争取实现这一目标。”梅西说。

Net

英[net]；美[net]

v. （将球）踢入球门，射入球门

quadrennial

英[kwɒdˈrenɪəl]；美[kwɑdˈrenɪəl]

adj. 每四年一次的；连续四年的

outlet

英[ˈaʊtlet]；美[ˈaʊtlet]

n. 从事大众媒体行业的公司