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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