ספורט · Argentina farewellMessi ends Argentina career with a goal and two assists in 3–0 farewellנכתב 8 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 14:38 UTCצפייהתמליל0:09Lionel Messi scored once and set up both other goals in his final Argentina match.0:14The 3-0 victory over Benin closes a 21-year national team career for Argentina's0:19captain, an all-time leading scorer, a World Cup winner now aged 39.0:25What does this farewell settle?0:26And which parts of Messi's final record remain unresolved?0:30Argentina marked Messi's departure at Estadio Monumental Antonio V.0:33Liberti in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, October 6th, 2026.0:37His final appearance ended with direct involvement in every goal after Argentina and0:41Benin reached halftime level at 0-0.0:44The local match date is October 6, not October 7th.0:48Several publication dates fall on October 7th in UTC or other time zones.0:53A separate match listing also displays October 7th, but its time zone is not0:58established.0:59Those dates are not interchangeable.1:01The opponent's name is Benin, not the earlier rendering Benin.1:05Nicolas Odamendi broke the deadlock in the 48th minute from a Messi assist.1:09Nico Paz doubled the lead in the 61st, again assisted by Messi.1:13Messi then converted a penalty in the 71st, one goal, two assists, and a 3-0 win.1:18This was a farewell performance, not merely a ceremonial appearance.1:21It is identified as his final Argentina International, rather than only his last1:26home match.1:27His decision to leave international football preceded it.1:30The announcement was reported in August, with several accounts placing it on August1:3331st, 2026.1:35The original dated statement and its exact wording remain unavailable.1:38Messi's senior Argentina debut came against Hungary on August 17th, 2005.1:43That first appearance lasted just 90 seconds.1:46In 2022, he captained Argentina to the World Cup title.1:50The October 6 farewell closes the national team chapter 21 years after that debut.1:54The brief debut and the championship are established milestones, but the full1:58circumstances of those 90 seconds are not.2:01They do not support a reconstruction of how he entered the match or its disciplinary2:05sequence.2:06His Argentina honors also include two Copa America championships.2:10The available title records do not establish the years of those two wins.2:13Messi's farewell message centered on persistence through the national team's worst2:17moments, continuing to fight, giving everything he had, and wanting to remain part2:22of Argentina.2:23Those words belong to his farewell address, not the earlier announcement of his2:26international retirement.2:28Messi's final career totals do not all agree.2:30The most widely repeated tally is 208 appearances and 126 goals.2:35A dated pre-farewell baseline helps explain how those numbers were reached.2:39On August 31st, his totals stood at 207 appearances and 125 goals.2:44One career compilation explicitly excluded the Benin-friendly.2:47Adding the Benin match to 207 appearances produces 208.2:51Adding Messi's penalty to 125 goals produces 126.2:56That arithmetic explains why an earlier total can legitimately be lower than the3:00farewell tally.3:01It does not eliminate contradictions in the final match accounts.3:04One competing final account gives 298 appearances, not 208.3:08Another final match caption gives 125 goals and 208 appearances.3:13even after the penalty.3:14That captioned scoring total cannot be explained simply by the older August3:18baseline.3:19No direct Argentine Football Association statistical ledger or correction was3:23available to resolve either discrepancy, so neither should be silently treated as a3:26typo.3:27The reported 2 out of 8 appearances would extend Argentina's appearance record.3:31The pre-farewell 207 was already identified as the record.3:34Messi remains Argentina's all-time leading scorer despite the unresolved final goal3:38count.3:39A further farewell tally gives 69 international assists, including his two against3:43Benin.3:44An incomplete statistical entry listing 196 appearances and 115 goals has no3:49established cutoff date.3:51It cannot serve as a competing final tally.3:53The uncertainty concerns the exact ledger, not whether Messi contributed a goal and3:57two assists in the farewell victory.3:59Direct national team match records and primary confirmation of the retirement4:03announcement were also unavailable in the check material.4:05Messi and his teammates watched a drone show above the stadium after the match, with4:10lights forming images of him.4:11The tribute was described as using 500 drones.4:14The show itself is corroborated.4:16That exact drone count is not independently confirmed.4:18Supporters gathered for an emotional farewell, but no verified attendance total or4:22detailed program of banners and chants is established.4:25The answer to what ended is narrower than retirement from all professional football,4:29Messi's Argentina international career.4:31He was identified as an inter-Miami player and captain.4:35This farewell establishes neither the end of his club career nor a specific4:38post-farewell playing commitment or duration.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDexהסרטון הקצר ↗מי דיווח על מהנקודות שדיווח עליהן יותר מכלי תקשורת אחדMessi’s Argentina international career and final matchשני כלי תקשורתנקודות שדיווח עליהן רק כלי תקשורת אחד3דווח רק על ידי CTV NewsMessi’s Argentina scoring record7 באוק׳, 3:09 UTCדווח רק על ידי ABC NewsMessi’s goal in his final international match8 באוק׳, 2:00 UTCDrone tribute above the stadium8 באוק׳, 2:00 UTCכל שורה היא הטענה כפי שתיעדנו אותה מהדיווח של אותו כלי תקשורת. הושווה נכון ל-8 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 11:23 UTC.
