# Lionel Messi bids farewell to Argentina in roaring Buenos Aires finale

https://mins.news/en/item/89050

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 03:03 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/7/10-7-messi-final-game-sv-mp4?traffic_source=rss

> Lionel Messi made his final appearance for Argentina in a friendly against Benin, bringing a 21-year international career to an end. The World Cup-winning captain, regarded as a national icon and one of football’s greatest players, was saluted by about 85,000 fans at the Monumental.

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