Teammates and Fans Bid Emotional Farewell to Messi Ahead of Argentina Finale
Messi will play his 208th and final Argentina game as Neymar, teammates and fans praise his World Cup and Copa America legacy.
- At the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Lionel Messi makes his 208th and final appearance for Argentina against Benin, concluding an era for the nation's greatest player.
- Messi enters his final match holding a national-record 125 goals and 68 assists, having led Argentina to a World Cup victory and two Copa America titles.
- Long-Time teammate Neymar wrote on Instagram, "It's not only Argentina that thanks you, the world thanks you for everything you have done for football," while Luis Suarez and Paul also released farewell messages.
- Argentina teammate Angel Di Maria said, "Seeing him with so much happiness, and that tranquillity of knowing that he gave everything he had, is what makes us all happy," as fans gathered in Buenos Aires to express gratitude.
- Oct 6, 2026, will live in Argentina's folklore as the day the nation bid farewell to Messi, with 27-year-old medical student Isaias Zenas calling football a refuge during difficult economic times.
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Oct 6 (Reuters) - From former and current team mates to tearful fans outside the Monumental stadium, tributes poured in for Argentine great Lionel Messi on Tuesday as the country prepared to bid farewell to their captain in his final international appearance. Brazil's Neymar, Messi's [...]
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Oct 6 : From former and current team mates to tearful fans outside the Monumental stadium, tributes poured in for Argentine great Lionel Messi on Tuesday as the country prepared to bid farewell to their captain in his final international appearance.Brazil's Neymar, Messi's former Barcelona and Paris St Germai
Neymar, although he was Leo Messi's great rival at the national team level, wanted to send him a message before the Argentina retreat match.
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