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Back|Argentinian star football player Messi ended his national team career
Argentinian star football player Messi ended his national team career
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AA Güncel·56 minutes ago·Sports·1 min read·🇹🇷Türkiye·

Argentinian star football player Messi ended his national team career

Messi ended his national team career with the Benin match played at the Monumental Stadium.

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  • Argentinian football player Lionel Messi said goodbye to his national team career with a 3-0 win over Benin at the Monumental Stadium.
  • He won 6 cups by scoring 126 goals in 208 matches in his 21-year national career.

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Lionel Messi played in 208 matches for the Argentina National Team for 21 years and scored a total of 126 goals.

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Monumental Stadium, the largest stadium in South America with a capacity of approximately 85 thousand, where River Plate plays its matches, hosted Messi's farewell match with the Argentine National Team.

The star football player scored the last goal of the match in which they beat Benin 3-0, from the penalty spot in the 71st minute. This goal was the last goal of Messi's national team career. Messi stayed on the field for 90 minutes in his last match with the national team.

Making a speech to the fans in the stadium after the match, Messi said, "I am leaving grateful, proud and peaceful." he said.

The stadium, located in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is the Argentinian stadium where Messi scored the most goals with the national team jersey.

The Argentinian football player scored 126 goals and won 6 cups with the national team jersey on his back in 208 matches he played on the field for 21 years.

The 39-year-old star striker had 23 wins and 6 draws in 29 matches with the national jersey at the Monumental Stadium, while he was never defeated and scored 20 goals.

Messi is the player with the most appearances in the Argentine National Team, with 208 matches.

The Argentinian football player, who scored 126 goals in the competitions in question, ended his national team career as the player who scored the most goals with the national team jersey in South America.

Messi won a total of 6 trophies with his national team: 1 FIFA World Cup, 2 Cup America, 1 Finalissima, 1 Olympic and 1 FIFA Under-20 World Cup championship.

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  • He won 6 cups by scoring 126 goals in 208 matches in his 21-year national career.

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