Barcelona whizkid Lionel Messi is fully fit and champing at the bit to make his World Cup debut.
Messi is fully recovered from the thigh injury that deprived him of taking part in Barcelona's Champions League victory in Paris last month.
He remained on the bench when coach José Pekerman's Argentina beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in their opening Group C match in Hamburg at the weekend.
The forward, who will celebrate his 19th birthday on June 24, the day of Argentina's second-round match if they get through, is desperate to make his World Cup debut although he recognises that decision rests with Pekerman.
Messi is fully recovered from the thigh injury that deprived him of taking part in Barcelona's Champions League victory in Paris last month.
He remained on the bench when coach José Pekerman's Argentina beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in their opening Group C match in Hamburg at the weekend.
The forward, who will celebrate his 19th birthday on June 24, the day of Argentina's second-round match if they get through, is desperate to make his World Cup debut although he recognises that decision rests with Pekerman.
