[Sports] Tokyo Olympics 2021: Will Lionel Messi play for the Argentine team?

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The Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games is the largest multidisciplinary international sporting event in which athletes from various parts of the world participate. In this competition, the Argentine soccer team wants to continue on the path of victory and will seek the third gold medal in its history.

Although, this time the members of the Argentine squad led by Fernando Batista will have to manage to reach final instances without the presence of their greatest soccer star, Lionel Messi, who on one occasion managed to win gold after winning the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.

Do you want to know why the best soccer player in the Albiceleste will not travel to Tokyo to participate in the competition? Every detail in this note.

Will Messi play the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
Lionel Messi, the Argentine national team who won the 2021 Copa América after facing Brazil in the mythical Maracana, will not play in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, because the Argentine delegation is made up of U23 players.

Which Argentine footballers will go to the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games?
We present you the list of summoned of the Argentine team for this competition.

Joaquín Blázquez, Lautaro Morales, Jeremías Ledesma, Hernán De la Fuente, Marcelo Herrera, Nehuén Pérez, Leonel Mosevich, Facundo Medina, Francisco Ortega, Claudio Bravo, Fausto Vera, Santiago Colombatto, Tomás Belmonte, Martín Payero, Fernando Valenzuela, Alexis Mac Allister , Thiago Almada, Agustín Urzi, Esequiel Barco, Pedro De La Vega, Adolfo Gaich and Ezequiel Ponce.
Those summoned for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. Photo: Twitter capture
Those summoned for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. Photo: Twitter capture

When do the Tokyo 2021 Olympics start?
The Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, which could not be held last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8.

Which soccer teams will play in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
There are 16 soccer teams that will participate in this competition.

Group A: France, Mexico, South Africa and Japan

Group B: Romania, South Korea, Honduras and New Zealand

Group 😄 Spain, Argentina, Australia and Egypt

How will the soccer tournament be played at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics?
A total of 16 teams will play their group stage to qualify for the round of 16. We present you the duels by the classification.