Lionel Messi has announced that he has ended his appearances for the Argentina national team. The news was published on July 21.
The 23rd FIFA World Cup held from June 11 to July 19 in the USA, Canada, and Mexico was also remembered for the resurgence of Lionel Messi.
Argentina defeated Algeria (3:0), Austria (2:0), and Jordan (3:1) in the group stage, Cape Verde (3:2) in the Round of 16, Egypt (3:2) in the Round of 16, Switzerland (3:1) in the quarterfinals, England (2:1) in the semifinals, and lost to Spain (0:1) in the final, thus taking the silver medals. Lionel Messi scored 8 goals in the tournament.
Medianews.az reports that starting from 2005, Lionel Messi has played 207 matches for the Argentina national team, scoring 125 goals, and has been the winner of the Copa America (2021, 2024) as well as the World Cup champion (2022).
Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, Lionel Messi took his first football lessons with the "Grandoli" and "Newell's Old Boys" teams, and was trained from 2000 at Spain's "Barcelona" team.
The forward played for "Barcelona" from 2004 to 2021, for France's PSG team from 2021 to 2023, and has been with the USA's "Inter Miami" team since 2023.
He became the Spanish champion 10 times, French champion twice, won the Spanish cup 7 times, the Spanish super cup 7 times, and the French super cup once.
He has won the UEFA Champions League 4 times, the UEFA Super Cup 3 times, and the Club World Cup 3 times.
He is a champion of MLS (the top league of the USA and Canada) and the winner of the North American league cup.
He won the World Cup (2005) and Olympic champion (2008) titles with Argentina's youth team.
He was selected as the world's best football player and won the "Ballon d'Or" award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2023.
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