Messi to Play Argentina Farewell Match Against Benin on October 6
September 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM · Updated 30d ago
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وداعا وليس عودة.. لماذا يظهر ميسي في قائمة الأرجنتين بعد الاعتزال؟
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في وداعية ميسي.. الأرجنتين تواجه منتخبا أفريقيا
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رغم إعلان اعتزاله.. ميسي يتواجد في قائمة الأرجنتين خلال التوقف الدولي
(opens the publisher’s site)رغم إعلان اعتزاله.. ميسي يتواجد في قائمة الأرجنتين خلال التوقف الدولي
(opens the publisher’s site)Messi will play his final Argentina match on 6 October against Benin in Buenos Aires, after agreeing to a farewell appearance following his August retirement.
- Messi announced on 31 August that he was ending his international career with the Argentina national team.
- AFA president Claudio Tapia confirmed Messi accepted the federation's invitation for the 6 October match against Benin at Monumental stadium.
- Tapia announced invitations were sent to the players who won the 2022 World Cup with Messi to attend with their families.
- The farewell match follows Argentina friendlies against Bolivia on 30 September and Burkina Faso on 3 October.
- Messi was officially called up to Argentina's squad for the 6 October farewell match against Benin at Monumental stadium.
- AFA president Claudio Tapia described the game as 'the last tango' of the best player in the world.
- Messi departs as Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 125 goals in 207 games.
- Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni named Messi in the squad for the three friendlies, alongside Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso.
- Messi's August retirement came after Argentina's defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final and the death of his father.