# Messi ends Argentina career after World Cup final heartbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/39072

- TRT World, 2026-08-31 17:06 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/6b4d12869623

> Lionel Messi has called time on his Argentina career following the heartbreak of a World Cup final defeat.

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