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Messi retires from Argentina’s national team
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Messi retires from Argentina’s national team

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from Argentina’s national team at age 39.
  • He won the 2022 World Cup and Copa América titles in 2021 and 2024, while Argentina finished second at the 2014 and 2026 World Cups.
  • The article credits Messi with 207 appearances and 125 goals for Argentina, making him the team’s most-capped and highest-scoring player.

Lionel Messi has announced that he is stepping away from Argentina’s national team after a career that made him both the country’s most-capped player and its leading scorer.

Messi, 39, became world champion with Argentina in 2022. He also won the Copa América in 2021 and 2024. Argentina finished second at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and again at this year’s World Cup in North America.

The forward had a strong tournament this year, scoring eight goals and setting up four more. His first appearance for Argentina came in 2005. The article says he finished his international career with 207 matches and 125 goals, more than any other Argentine player.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. 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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