After playing in the 2026 World Cup final, Lionel Messi is already in Argentina. The captain of the Argentine national team landed early this Tuesday in Rosario aboard a private plane to begin a period of rest with his family, while Inter Miami awaits his return without setting a specific date for his return.

The arrival of the Argentine star occurred just a few days after the defeat against Spain in the World Cup final, a result that left the Albiceleste as runners-up in the tournament.

Lionel Messi arrives in Rosario to start his vacation

Lionel Messi landed around 6:30 a.m. local time at Rosario International Airport, from Miami.

After getting off the private plane, the striker left the air terminal in a van with tinted windows heading to Fisherton, where his family has a residence in an exclusive sector of the city.

Although several fans remained near the airport hoping to see him, the footballer had no contact with the fans and went directly to his home to begin his vacation.

Inter Miami will wait for Messi's return

According to Argentine media reports, Lionel Messi will remain in Rosario for a few days before returning to the United States to rejoin Inter Miami training.

The MLS club plans to respect the Argentine's rest period after the intense activity he had during the 2026 World Cup, so it will wait for his return as long as necessary before reincorporating him into the squad.

“They are going to be (out) as long as they have to be,” said Guillermo Hoyos, coach of the Florida team this Tuesday at a press conference, also referring to Rodrigo de Paul, another member of Las Garzas who played in the final against Spain.

Messi shared an emotional message after losing the World Cup final

Hours after the defeat against Spain, Lionel Messi published a message on Instagram in which he expressed the sadness that the result left him.

“The pain is very great and it will be difficult to close this wound,” wrote the Argentine captain.

At the same time, he invited us to evaluate the path taken by the team during the tournament.

“With all the good things”: “With the games that we turned around, leaving everything behind and that will remain forever in our memory, with the support of an entire country that, together with the work and effort of this group, led us to be, once again, among the best in the world.”

Will Lionel Messi continue with the Argentine national team?

One of the main topics after the 2026 World Cup is the future of Lionel Messi with the Argentine team.

So far, the forward has not publicly confirmed whether he will continue wearing the albiceleste shirt, although everything indicates that the World Cup played in the United States, Mexico and Canada was his last participation in a World Cup, the sixth of his career.

However, Argentina still has scheduled FIFA dates for friendly matches during the remainder of 2026, matches in which the world champion in Qatar 2022 could wear the national shirt again.

With a career full of titles, Lionel Messi won the 2021 and 2024 Copa América, the 2022 Finalissima and the 2022 Qatar World Cup with the Argentine team, consolidating one of the most successful cycles in the recent history of Argentine football.