Lionel Messi retires from Argentina’s national team
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- Lionel Messi announced on Instagram that he is ending his Argentina career at age 39.
- The summer World Cup final against Spain became his last appearance for the national team, according to the report.
Lionel Messi has announced that he is leaving Argentina’s national team, ending his international career at 39.
The football star made the announcement on Instagram. The report says Argentina’s World Cup final defeat against Spain this summer marked his final appearance in the national-team shirt.
Messi made his Argentina debut in 2005. His reported international record includes one World Cup title in 2022 and two World Cup runner-up finishes, in 2014 and 2026.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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