SHOCKING! Fans shocked by Messi's statement '... Will be my Last Game'
Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last World Cup game when Argentina take on France or Morocco in Sunday’s final in Qatar.
Messi lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia in their semi-final on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the country its first World Cup title since 1986.
I feel very happy, to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in a final, Messi told Argentine media outlet Diario Deportivo Ole.
It’s many years for the next one and I don’t think I’ll be able to do it. And to finish like this, it’s the best, added the Argentina captain.
The 35-year-old is playing at his fifth World Cup, surpassing the four of Diego Maradona and Javier Mascherano.
With his fifth goal in Qatar, he also surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as the top Albiceleste scorer at World Cups, netting 11 times.
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