{"id":517852,"date":"2026-07-26T16:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/?p=517852"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:05:32","slug":"lionel-messi-makes-first-public-appearance-since-2026-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/lionel-messi-makes-first-public-appearance-since-2026-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi makes first public appearance since 2026 World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong> made his first public appearance since the <strong>2026 FIFA World Cup final<\/strong>, attending a <strong>Primera C<\/strong> match near his hometown of <strong>Rosario, Argentina<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Argentine star, who has remained out of the spotlight following Argentina\u2019s defeat in the World Cup final, watched <strong>Leones FC<\/strong>, a club run by his family, face <strong>Central C\u00f3rdoba<\/strong> at <strong>Antonio Di Giacomo Stadium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Messi arrived wearing a black hoodie in an effort to keep a low profile, but fans and television cameras quickly spotted him. Standing on a balcony behind one of the goals, the eight-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner smiled and waved as supporters chanted his name, receiving a warm ovation from the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appearance marked Messi\u2019s first public outing since the conclusion of the World Cup, as he continues spending time with his family during the offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi made his first public appearance since the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, attending a Primera C match near his hometown of Rosario, Argentina. The Argentine star, who has remained out of the spotlight following Argentina\u2019s defeat in the World Cup final, watched Leones FC, a club run by his family, face Central C\u00f3rdoba [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":517855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40943,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-517852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","category-sports"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-2aIs","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/IMG_3508.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Football","Sports"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/IMG_3508.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}