Messi ends 21-year Argentina career with farewell win over Benin
October 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM · Updated 8d ago
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10 reports · 9 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 15 hours
ممنوع الاقتراب من غرفة الأرجنتين.. غضب في بنين بعد ليلة وداع ميسي
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. ماذا قدمت الحكومية البينية لزوجة ميسي؟.. هدية قيمة ودعوة
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هل يقبله؟.. رئيس "كونميبول" يفاجئ ميسي بتحد مثير بعد مباراة الوداع
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هدية لزوجته ودعوة خاصة.. نص رسالة بنين إلى ميسي
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Cristiano Ronaldo pays tribute to Lionel Messi after Argentina farewell
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في لحظة الوداع.. ميسي يستحضر مارادونا برسالة مؤثرة
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وداع ميسي وأزمة رونالدو.. فصل جديد في مسيرة أسطورتين
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بعد الرسالة الأخيرة.. لمَن تميل الكفة في 37 صدامًا مباشرًا بين ميسي ورونالدو؟
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كسر عقدة البرازيل وملحمة إنجلترا.. 10 لحظات لا تُنسى في مسيرة ميسي مع الأرجنتين
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من "الكتالوني" إلى 4 ملايين في الشوارع.. لماذا احتاجت الأرجنتين 21 عاما لتتصالح مع ميسي؟
(opens the publisher’s site)Lionel Messi has played his final match for Argentina, ending a 21-year international career in a 3-0 friendly win over Benin in Buenos Aires.
- Messi, 39, ended his international career on Tuesday, scoring once and assisting twice in Argentina's 3-0 win over Benin at the Monumental.
- Messi announced his international retirement on August 31, saying his father's death in early August cemented the decision.
- Cristiano Ronaldo posted an Instagram tribute to Messi, writing that his years defending Argentina constituted a story that would last forever.
- Ronaldo left Portugal's team camp last week, angry at being benched against Norway, leaving his international future in question.
- On Wednesday, Messi posted an emotional farewell message on Instagram, paying tribute to Maradona and thanking his family.
- CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez challenged Messi to play in the Copa Libertadores, calling it the only piece missing from his career.
- Benin captain Cissé Dalmieda gave Messi a statue dedicated to his wife Antonela and invited him to visit the country.
- Benin's delegation expressed displeasure over its treatment, saying players were barred from swapping shirts or taking photos with Messi, French journalist Romain Molina reported.