Argentina bids Messi farewell in final national team match, ending an era
- Lionel Messi played his final international match for La Albiceleste on Tuesday, October 6, against Benin at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.
- Messi remains Argentina's most-capped player and highest goal scorer with 203 appearances and 124 goals, having appeared in six FIFA World Cups from 2006 to 2026.
- Benin defender Mohamed Tijani confessed there is no special defensive plan, saying, "There's no special plan to defend against Messi," and calling him "the best in the world."
- Anticipation swept Argentina as the nation prepared for the farewell, with Rosario placing a massive shirt at a landmark replacing Messi's name with "Thank You."
- Despite retiring from international duty, Messi continues his professional career with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, where he remains under contract.
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Lionel Messi has played his last match for Argentina. On Tuesday, Argentine fans, many overcome with emotion, said goodbye to the footballer who brought them both sorrow and joy over the past decades.
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