Di María: "For me, the World Cup ended with the victory over England"

El Fideo" spoke after Rosario's defeat in the Clausura and confirmed that, for him, Messi can play for as long as he wants: "At 39 years old, he keeps showing why he is one of the best in history

Ángel Di María made headlines again this Thursday, although not only because of what happened on the pitch. After Rosario Central’s 2-1 defeat to Belgrano, in the Canalla’s debut in the 2026 Clausura Tournament, "Fideo" first reviewed the match with self-criticism and a sense of injustice: he acknowledged that the team struggled to get going in the first half, although he stressed that they improved afterward and that, in his opinion, they did not deserve to lose away from home.

But the real focus of his statements was on the role of the Argentine national team during the 2026 World Cup. Di María was blunt in setting his own emotional boundary of the tournament: for him, "the World Cup ended with England," in reference to the historic Albiceleste victory in the semifinals, a result that, as he emphasized, gave the entire country enormous joy, almost regardless of what happened afterward in the final. "Having beaten England gave the country its greatest joy," he stressed.

Beating England gave the country its greatest joy

He has no ceiling

The world champion in Qatar 2022 also wanted to make his position clear regarding the future of the two great figures of the cycle: Lionel Messi and Lionel Scaloni. Regarding the captain, he was categorical in stating that, despite being 39 years old, he continues to show why he is one of the best in history, and expressed the desire for him to continue for as long as he himself decides. Along the same lines, he referred to the coach, openly backing his continuity at the head of the national team. Scaloni is the Scaloneta. Hopefully he stays," he remarked.

With this message, Di María reaffirms the leading role he still has on and off the pitch, even now back at Rosario Central, the club he loves and returned to this year. His words, moreover, come amid a certain controversy generated in recent days by an institutional post from Central itself that did not include images of Messi or Scaloni, a contrast that further reinforced the weight of the public support that Di María himself decided to show the current generation of the national team.