5 Players Who Will Retire After World Cup Qatar 2022, Number 1 want 40 Years Old
The highlight of the 2022 World Cup will be held on December 18, 2022. The match between Argentina and France will determine the winner of the 22nd edition of the World Cup. Fans of course can not wait for the world champion.
As of the 2022 World Cup a number of football stars have joined their national teams. Fans have certainly seen a number of players approach their retirement age in Qatar. The 2022 World Cup may also be the last chance for them to take action in the football tournament that takes place every four years or it could even be that they will actually hang up their boots from the world of football.
Presumably, which footballers will hang up their boots after the 2022 World Cup?
Here are 5 players who will retire after the 2022 Qatar World Cup:
5. Luka Modric - 37 years old
Luka Modric has plans to hang up his boots from the Croatian national team after the 2022 World Cup. The Croatian national team captain is already 37 years old this season. He has strengthened the Croatian national team since 2006. So far, Modric has collected 161 caps.
Croatian coach, Zlatko Dalic, hopes that Modric will not rush to retire from defending the Croatian national team. However, it is clear that Modric really wants to retire and he wants it while still at Real Madrid. Incidentally this season Modric's contract with Real Madrid will end.
4. Lionel Messi - 35 years old
It is unlikely that Messi will play in the 2026 World Cup. This is because La Pulga has planned to retire from defending Argentina after the 2022 World Cup. The 2022 World Cup has become Messi's obsession with winning a title.
At 35 years old, Messi still looks strong. In fact, he was able to lead the Argentina national team to the 2022 World Cup final.
3. Eden Hazard - 31 years old
Eden Hazard announced that he was hanging up his boots from Belgium after the team was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup. Even though this was the last chance for Hazard to lead Belgium. Unfortunately, this time Belgium failed to shine, as was also felt at the 2018 World Cup.
The national team titled the Red Devils ended its ambitions in the Group F phase. Morocco turned out to be stronger than imagined and Belgium was eliminated.
Throughout his career, the Real Madrid striker has made 126 appearances with 33 goals.
2. Olivier Giroud - 36 years old
France made it to the 2022 World Cup final and Olivier Giroud had a big contribution to that success. However, Giroud is no longer young, it is reported that he will choose to retire from the French national team after the 2022 World Cup.
So far Olivier Giroud has been one of the most productive players at Les Bleus. He even became the top scorer in the history of the French national team thanks to 53 goals in 119 appearances.
1. Pepe - 39 Years Old
Pepe is a player who will retire after the 2022 Qatar World Cup. He is listed as a legendary player for the Portugal National Team so far.
Seeing that he is no longer young, this season's competition is said to be the last for Pepe. Currently Pepe is still actively playing at FC Porto and has a contract until June 2023.
Those are the 5 players who will retire after the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
