Putting on the uniform for the last time: Messi will play his final match for Argentina tonight

Lionel Messi will play his final match for the Argentine national team tonight against Benin. The flea will wear the sky-blue and white jersey for the last time, after a glorious career in which he broke records for appearances and goals and led the team to win the 2022 World Cup.

Lionel Messi will play his final match for the Argentine national team tonight (Tuesday into Wednesday) against Benin at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. The flea will wear the iconic sky-blue and white jersey for the last time, with which he broke records for appearances and goals over a glorious 20-year career. In 2022, Messi led the team to win the World Cup in Qatar. At the end of August, the player announced his retirement from the Argentine national team in an Instagram post, in which he wrote: "This decision hurts me deeply. It hurts me very much, I take with me the unforgettable moments I experienced." Messi shared that he made the decision to retire two days after the World Cup final, on July 21, and that his father's recent death strengthened his feeling that this is the right decision.