Argentine star footballer Lionel Messi has bid farewell to international football. Messi said goodbye to his 21-year career by scoring his last goal in a friendly match against the African country Benin. In his 208th and final match played against Benin in Buenos Aires, 39-year-old Lionel Messi showed a brilliant performance by scoring 1 goal and assisting 2 goals, thanks to which Argentina won by 3-0.
Lionel Messi is the player who has played the most matches and scored the most goals for Argentina. For Argentina, Messi scored 126 goals in 208 matches. He participated in 6 World Cup tournaments and scored 21 World Cup goals. Under his leadership, Argentina won the Copa America in 2021 and 2024, and the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Despite retiring from the national team, Messi will continue to represent Inter Miami in club football. He is also the only footballer in the world to have won the Ballon d’Or 8 times. At the end of the match, in an emotional speech, Lionel Messi said that playing for the Argentina national team is the most beautiful thing that has happened in his life, he will greatly miss the national team shirt and the fans, and now he will stand with the team as a supporter.
