Pique Doesn't Rule Out Playing at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Gerard Pique

Good news for all Spanish fans—football legend Gerard Piqué might make a comeback to the Spanish national team to play in the much-awaited Qatar 2022 World Cup, at the end of the year.

Gerard Pique refused to rule out a return to the Spanish national team during a midweek interview and he meant what he said, as the centre-back is leaving the door open.

He has been retired from international football since the end of the 2018 World Cup, a decision he announced he'd take in October of 2016, but now Pique could return for the Qatar World Cup at the end of the year.

"Obviously I have left the national team, but I'm the kind of person who might one day say 'oh' and I don't want to close the door fully," Pique said in an interview with Ibai Llanos.

"I'd say that 99 percent I won't go back, but I don't want to say that 100 percent I won't go back."

For Pique, the 2022 World Cup is attractive as he reaches the final stages of his career. He knows, though, that he'll have to up his level in the coming months if he is to convince Luis Enrique that he deserves a spot in the squad.

Luis Enrique has said that any player is selectable and will evaluate the option if Pique is ready to return. There are six matches ahead of the World Cup, with two friendlies and four in the Nations League, so there is plenty of time for the coach to try out multiple players.

Source: Marca.com