With Argentina U23 qualifying to win a spot in the 2024 Olympics, the opportunity for Lionel Messi to participate in this year’s Olympics is expanding.

U23 Argentina qualified for a spot in the 2024 Olympic men’s soccer tournament thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory in the last match against rival U23 Brazil on the morning of February 12. 

Messi won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and can attend the 2024 Paris Olympics as an overage player. (Photo: Getty). 

More than anyone else, Lionel Messi seemed extremely excited after the victory of Argentina U23. On his personal Instagram account, Messi, who won the 2008 Beijing Olympics, celebrated the important victory of Argentina U23. “AWESOME!!!”, Messi wrote so along with an image of the match result with an applause emoji and the Argentine flag.Meanwhile, Thiago Almada, captain of the Argentina U23 team called on Messi Let’s attend this year’s Olympics held in Paris, France. “I hope Messi is present at the 2024 Olympics, that would be a perfect dream,” Almada said in an interview after Argentina’s U23 victory.

The 2008 Olympics are always a sweet memory for Messi when he and U23 Argentina climbed to the podium. Messi opened the gold medal in Beijing and is facing the opportunity to win another Olympic gold medal, in the 2024 Olympics held in Paris.

This promises to be a very special milestone for Messi. At the same time, it is also the perfect circle in the illustrious playing career of the star who won the Golden Ball title 8 times.

According to regulations, U23 men’s soccer teams participating in the Olympics are allowed to add 3 overage players. Therefore, Messi will have the opportunity to come to Paris this summer even though he will be 37 years old at that time.