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Argentina bids Messi farewell in final national team match, ending an era

  • Lionel Messi played his final Argentina match against Benin on October 6, 2026, at Buenos Aires’s Estadio Monumental.
  • Argentina honored Messi before kickoff with a giant No. 10 shirt reading “Gracias,” while fans chanted his name.
  • Nicolas Otamendi scored from a corner delivered by Messi, and Nico Paz added a goal after entering as a substitute as Argentina defeated Benin 2–0.
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The eight-time world footballer is once again best man on the lawn against Benin and changes to his new regular place in the Pantheon of the nation. For Argentina a new time begins.

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Lionel Messi has played his last match for Argentina. On Tuesday, Argentine fans, many overcome with emotion, said goodbye to the footballer who brought them both sorrow and joy over the past decades.

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Todo Noticias broke the news in Argentina on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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