00:01Thousands of emotional fans gathered at Buenos Aires' monumental stadium and surrounding fan zones on Tuesday to witness Lionel Messi's
00:10farewell from Argentina's national team.
00:13Argentina beat Benin 3-0 with 39-year-old Messi providing two assists before scoring a penalty in the 70th
00:21minute to cap his 208-match international career with 126 goals.
00:30It was a huge joy to have lived an epic time with him.
00:37He was an example, he taught a lot inside and outside of the field.
00:43So, I'm eternally grateful.
00:46Like Argentino, he gave us an identity, a pride that he had a long time not seen.
00:53And, well, that's it, I'm immensely happy.
00:57Messi is an idol, he's the biggest, and I think he did something that's quite strange here, which is to
01:03unite all Argentinos.
01:04Cruces of who cross the street, it brings the love and the pride of Messi and how Argentina represents on
01:11the outside and everything he did.
01:12The evening ended with fireworks and a drone show featuring Messi's iconic number 10 jersey and an image of him
01:20holding the World Cup trophy.
01:25Messi called it the saddest day of his career and said he wished he could play for Argentina forever.
01:31Messi leaves as Argentina's most capped player and record scorer, having led the team to World Cup and Copa America
01:40glory.
01:40Messi Cheefe of which he purchased the world, and his company picked up the world's hardcore glory.
01:43Messi is one of the most famous many most famous수목ies in the world.
01:45I think that he should say is that the one who broke the world in his world.
01:46He is their manager on the world and said,
01:46He's a chick in that and said to me, I feel like the most famous,
01:50I'm like I am a man of your life and the Spanish man of verein.
01:50He's one of the most famous people who broke the world,
01:52I am a woman of the history.
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