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He stayed on the bench, though, watching from the sideline as Argentina won 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>The team has said Messi\u2019s recovery time will depend on \u201chis clinical and functional progress.\u201d Argentina next plays Iceland in Auburn, Alabama, on Tuesday in a final World Cup tune-up before resuming its training in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina begins its World Cup title defense against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium on June 16.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2658\">Nelly Korda seizes share of 3rd-round lead at US Women\u2019s Open with late birdie spree<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During workouts in Kansas City on Wednesday, Messi came to the practice field after the rest of the team and did some conditioning work off to the side.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who\u2019s widely expected to retire from international soccer after this summer\u2019s tournament, holds the record for most World Cup matches (26) and needs four more goals to surpass Germany\u2019s Miroslav Klose\u2019s World Cup record of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2656\">Jacob Misiorowski throws 103.7 mph pitch, fastest by a starter since tracking began in 2008<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) \u2014 Lionel Messi sat out Argentina\u2019s friendly match against Honduras on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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