With cake and at the gym: This is how Messi celebrated his 39th birthday during the World Cup
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
BUENOS AIRES – Lionel Messi, captain and star of the Argentine national team, celebrated his 39th birthday on Wednesday with his teammates during the 2026 World Cup. He later shared a video showing him training in the gym. The footballer posted a photo on his Instagram profile where he is seen hugging his teammates next to a cake decorated in sky blue and white with two candles forming the number 39. 'Last night we started with a nice surprise. Thank you!!' Messi wrote alongside the image, which features players Rodrigo De Paul, Lisandro Martínez, Leandro Paredes, Giovanni Lo Celso, Nahuel Molina, and Nicolás Otamendi, as well as Mario De Stéfano, the equipment manager of the Albiceleste. The Inter Miami forward also shared a video showing him focused and performing various physical exercises in the gym at the Argentine team's training camp in Kansas City, ahead of their match against Jordan on Saturday for the third round of Group J.
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