Lionel Messi says this is his final World Cup, and Argentina is among the favorites to win it all.
At last, Lionel Messi broke through with Argentina on the international stage. But one prize still remains unclaimed.
More than a decade of anguish on the international level was extinguished with a win over Brazil in the 2021 Copa América final. For the first time with his country’s first team, Messi lifted a major trophy—and a massive weight off his shoulders.
Five Copa Ámerica tournaments and four World Cups had yielded little but heartbreak for Argentina fans watching Messi.