A hilarious moment took place during the Argentina football team’s photoshoot ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Lionel Messi can be seen jokingly complaining about the music at the arena. While posing during the photoshoot, Messi appears to tell someone that the music is too loud. Messi, who turns 39 in a few days, is set to appear in his sixth FIFA World Cup. He will captain Argentina, who enter as the reigning champions after winning the trophy in 2022.
“Isn’t the music a little too loud?” Messi says in the video, with a hint of a smile.
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Leo Messi during the photoshoot: “Isn’t the music a little too loud?” pic.twitter.com/Ffn3t6GIqz
— We Are Messi (@WeAreMessi) June 13, 2026
Meanwhile, Defender Marcos Senesi has been roped in as a replacement for injured Leonardo Balerdi ahead of their FIFA World Cup campaign, announced the Argentine Football Association (AFA) on Thursday.
Balerdi’s calf injury led to him being dropped from the defending champions’ 26-man-strong roster for the marquee event, as per Reuters.
Senesi, 29, had a long stint with Premier League side Bournemouth from 2022-26 and will now be joining Tottenham Hotspur. He has also made three appearances for Argentina so far.
Senesi was crucial in Bournemouth’s sixth-place finish in the recently concluded Premier League, which helped them achieve the UEFA Europa League qualification for the first time in history, which is their first taste of European football competition.
Argentina open their World Cup campaign against Algeria on June 16 before facing Austria and Jordan in Group J.
Argentina’s FIFA World Cup 2026 squad
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Olympique de Marseille), Juan Musso (Atletico de Madrid).
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nahuel Molina (Atletico de Madrid), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Nicolas Otamendi (SL Benfica), Marcos Senesi (Tottenham Hotspur), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Facundo Medina (Olympique de Marseille), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Valentin Barco (RC Strasbourg).
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Paz (Como 1907), Thiago Almada (Atletico de Madrid), Nicolas Gonzalez (Atletico de Madrid), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico de Madrid), Lautaro Martinez (Internazionale), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Julian Alvarez (Atletico de Madrid).
With ANI inputs
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