In the title match of FIFA World Cup 2026, Spain defeated defending champion Argentina 1-0 in extra time. In this exciting final played at the MetLife Stadium in New York, Spain became the world champion for the second time and star player Lionel Messi, who was dreaming of winning the FIFA World Cup, looked emotional. Some of his pictures and videos are going viral on social media in which tears are also visible in his eyes. Many questions are being raised among his fans regarding Lionel Messi’s retirement and different types of claims are being made regarding it.
After this defeat in the FIFA World Cup, speculations regarding Lionel Messi’s retirement have intensified. 10 years ago in 2016, Lionel Messi shed tears on this very field and said goodbye to international football with a heavy heart. Now, exactly after a decade, Lionel Messi’s heart is broken once again on the same ground.
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Took retirement 10 years ago
In 2016, after losing to Chile in the Copa America final and missing a penalty, Messi had announced his retirement from international football. At that time he had said that his journey with the national team was over. However, there was a campaign in his support throughout Argentina and after a few weeks he withdrew his decision. After this, Messi returned to the team and later brought big titles like Copa America and World Cup to Argentina.
Why is there speculation about retirement?
Before the final of FIFA World Cup 2026, an emotional post of Messi had further fueled the discussions. He wrote ‘The Last Tango’ along with his special shoes in his social media post, after which it started being linked to his retirement on social media. Messi thanked his teammates, coaching staff and fans on social media a few hours before the match. After which it is being speculated that he may retire after the final match.
He wrote in his post that the best thing in all these years was not just winning titles or trophies, but the support of the entire team and this journey. Being together every day, coping together, supporting each other in difficult times and enjoying every moment was the most special thing. He thanked all his teammates, the coaching staff and everyone who works for the team, because together they have kept this team like a family. He further said that whatever may be the outcome of the match tomorrow, this team has already created a history which we can never forget nor can anyone erase it. Finally he wrote Let’s Go Argentina. Because of these posts, speculations about his retirement started.
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no retirement at the moment
Lionel Messi looked emotional in the final match of the FIFA World Cup. He is obviously heartbroken after this defeat. He also looked very emotional after this defeat. Messi missed out on making many records in this match. Messi scored eight goals in the tournament and took his total World Cup goals to 21, but he could not break France’s Kylian Mbappe’s record of 22 goals. He also did not get the Golden Boot and the record of scoring most World Cup goals. After the defeat on this ground, Messi had announced his retirement in 2016. However, this time he has not officially announced his retirement yet.
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