Messi's Argentina defeated Croatia 3-0 in an absolutely thrilling match. They won the semi-final and made their way into the Final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Messi has been an absolutely key player for Argentina in the 2022 World Cup.

Messi's final World Cup

Messi has scored 5 goals in the tournament till now. The Argentinian attacker has shown phenomenal performance in this cup. Fans speculated that he might star in the 2026 world cup.

However, Messi himself put an end to all these speculations. he said while talking to the press that "it's my last World Cup" this statement left Messi fans all around the world in sorrow and sadness as they won't be able to see their favorite player in the 2026 World Cup.

Messi further added,

"There are a lot of years from this year to the next one. I don't think I will be able to do that. To finish this way is brilliant."

Messi has had an absolutely wonderful and spectacular career, he has won the Ballon d'Or 7 times, he has lifted the Champion League Trophy 4 times, and he has won the golden boot 7 times. That's already a feat never achieved before additionally, he has a total of 853 appearances from which he has scored 701 times, and has assisted 333 times.

Messi's Career

Messi has won

2x FIFA's Men Player
3x UEFA best player in Europe
22x Top goalscorer
10x Player of the year
3x FIFA Club World cup winner
1x COPA America winner
10x Spanish Champion
1x French Champion
3x UEFA super cup winner
7x Spanish Cup Winner

Messi has had a spectacular career.

The missing piece in Messi's career

The final missing piece in Messi's career is the world cup, he has never won the world cup. However, Messi is keen to add this feat to his career this year as they've made their place in the finals.