Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team
In eight games in the ’26 World Cup, he had eight goals – one behind France’s Kylian Mbappe – to bring his final tally to 125 career international goals (21 in World Cups).” It’s a second retirement for Messi, who originally said he was done with international play following the 2016 Copa America final loss to Chile in the shootout.
But Messi opted to return to Argentina and led the country to the World Cup title in 2022 and Copa America championships in 2021 and 2024.
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