Messi Posts Emotional Video to Remember His Celebrated Argentina Career
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At a glance
- Lionel Messi posted a video on social media after announcing that he was leaving the Argentina national team.
- The video shows his debut, the 2016 Copa America final loss to Chile, moments with Diego Maradona and goals for Argentina.
- It ends with Argentinaโs 2022 World Cup victory, the high point of Messiโs national-team career.
Lionel Messi marked his departure from the Argentina national team with an emotional video celebrating his time in the Albiceleste shirt.
The footage revisits his debut, including his sending-off against Hungary, as well as painful moments such as Argentinaโs defeat by Chile in the 2016 Copa America final in the United States.
It also includes a scene with Diego Maradona when Maradona coached the national team, along with highlights of Messiโs goals. The video culminates in Argentinaโs 2022 World Cup triumph in Qatar, described as the peak of his career with the national side.
Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. 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.