The captain of the Argentina national team Lionel Messi announced that at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar he will play for the national team for the last time in the planetary championships.

In the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, the Argentines defeated Croatia (3: 0). The final of the tournament will be the last match for the seven-time winner of the Golden Ball in the Albiceleste T-shirt at the Mundials.

" What I'm experiencing right now is something incredible. Undoubtedly, Sunday will be my last game at the World Cup.. There is still a long time until the next tournament in 2026, and I don't think I will succeed, so I hope to finish the performance in the best possible way.

The first game of the tournament was a very hard blow for Argentina as we broke a long unbeaten streak.

This start of the World Cup was a very difficult test for us. But the team showed once again how strong it is,"

Earlier it was reported that Messi repeated the "

In the final of the World Cup, Argentina will play the winner of the second semi-final, in which France and Morocco will determine the strongest.. This match will take place on Wednesday, December 14. Start - at 21:00 Kyiv time. Text online broadcast of the match is available on our website.