Mascherano says 2018 World Cup will be his last

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - Argentina v Venezuela - Monumental stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - September 5, 2017. Argentina's Javier Mascherano. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Javier Mascherano will retire from international soccer after next year's World Cup finals in Russia, the defender said on Thursday.

"My end point is Russia, there's nothing after that," Mascherano told Argentina broadcaster TyC Sports.