Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will appear in their fifth World Cup at Qatar 2022 and Lionel Messi has already anounced that Qatar 2022 will be his last world cup appearance for Argentina, where as it might be the same for Christiano Ronaldo as well for Portugal
Some days left before the 2022 World Cup kicks off in Qatar and excitement is slowly but surely starting to build up.
The biggest stars in the world of football will be locking horns come November with the ultimate aim of lifting the coveted trophy after the final in December.
For a lot of high-profile names it will likely be their final chance of adding the World Cup to their trophy cabinet, with the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric among the players likely to have retired from international football by the time their next chance arrives in 2026.
Both Messi and Ronaldo made their World Cup debuts in 2006 and they will appear in their fifth World Cup in Qatar.
Despite being among the greatest players of all time, neither Messi nor Ronaldo have been able to lay their hands on the coveted cup.
For others, it might not necessarily be about hoping to win it all, but by ending their international career on a high and show their fans what they can do one last time.
Let’s take a look at the list of star players and their age who are likely to play their last World Cup in Qatar.
Argentina: Lionel Messi 35, Angel Di maria 34
Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo 37, Pepe 39, Joao Moutinho, 32
Poland: Robert Lewandowski 34
France: Karim Benzema 34, Hugo Lloris 35, Olivier Giroud 35, Ngolo Kante 31, Antoine Griezmann 31
Germany: Manuel Neuer 36, Thomas Muller 33, Ikay Gundogan 32
Brazil: Thiago Silva 38, Dani Alves 39,
England: Harry Kane 29, Harry Maguire 29, Raheem Sterling 27, Jordan Henderson 32
Spain: Sergio Busquets 34, Alvaro Morata 29,
Uruguay: Luis Suarez 35, Edison Cavani 35
Croatia: Luka Modric 37
Mexico: Guillermo Ochoa 37
Belgium: Eden Hazard 31, Kelvin de Bruyne 31,
