Lionel Messi Retirement: Messi confirms retirement, final match will be his last match

Argentina's star player Lionel Messi, who laid the foundation for the victory against Croatia in the semi-finals, has announced his retirement. Argentina captain Messi said that the final match of FIFA World Cup 2022 will be his last match for Argentina.

"I am very happy to be here, to end my World Cup journey by playing my last game in the final," Messi told Argentine media outlet Diario Deportivo Ole. There are many years and I don't think I will be able to do it and it's best to end like this." This is his 5th World Cup and in this case he left behind his compatriots Diego Maradona and Javier Mascherano's record of four World Cups.

In the first semi-final match against Croatia, he converted the penalty to give his team a 1-0 lead. This was his 5th goal in the World Cup and now he has equaled France's Kylian Mbappe in terms of scoring the most goals in this World Cup.

Overall this was his 11th goal in the World Cup and in this case he has equaled Gabriel Batistuta. Apart from this, he has also become the oldest player to score 5 goals in the World Cup. The Argentina team has reached the final for the sixth time in the FIFA World Cup and this time on December 18, the team will face the winner of the second semi-final between Morocco and defending champion France.