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| Messi in action for Argentina |
Lionel Messi stunned the footballing
world today when he said he will retire from International football. It could
be a decision taken at the heat of the moment after the heartbreaking loss
against Chile in the Copa Final. Or maybe he has had enough after guiding them
to 3 finals and losing it at the very end. If it so, then his missed penalty in
the shootout will be his last touch for Argentina. At this moment let us take a
look?? at his career in the famous blue and white shirt:
He won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship for Argentina and
scored 2 goals in the final.
His debut for the national team was disastrous as he was
sent off in the match.
Messi sat on the sidelines when Argentina was defeated by Germany
in the 2006 World Cup.
v He won the gold medal
for Argentina in the 2008 Olympics.
v In the 2010 World Cup
quarter-finals, Messi's Argentina was thrashed by Germany.
v He was named the captain
of Argentina in 2011.
v He took his team to the
finals of the 2014 World Cup but was beaten by Germany.
v The next year he
suffered another heartbreak when Argentina lost to Chile in the final of the
Copa America.
v During the semifinal of
the Copa America Centenario, he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as Argentina's
all-time top scorer.
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