After the final of the 2026 World Cup and a few weeks marked by the closing of a chapter, the Argentine National Team will get back to work with a news that will carry special weight. Lionel Scaloni presented the first call-up after the World Cup and Lionel Messi appears among the names chosen for the upcoming friendlies.
Although the captain announced his retirement from the national team on August 31 through his social media, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to organize a farewell for the greatest figure in the recent history of the team and received his acceptance to play one last match in front of the Argentine public.
In the same statement that revealed the roster for the FIFA date, the governing body of Argentine football confirmed that Messi will only be present on Tuesday, October 6, when the Albiceleste faces Benin at the Monumental stadium. In addition to the Rosario player, Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso were also called up for that specific match.










