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Lionel Messi to Play Final Argentina Farewell Match Against Benin in October

Argentina includes Lionel Messi in their squad for a farewell friendly against Benin on October 6, despite his prior announcement of international retirement.

8 publishers · 8 articles · first seen 15 Sept 2026 · updated 45d ago

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0%50%100%94%14 Sept, 23:18 UTCnowAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera: Lionel Messi set for Argentina farewell in Oct 6 friendly against Benin · 16 Sept, 09:17 UTCThe Guardian Sport: Lionel Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell ⁠appearance in friendly · 15 Sept, 22:28 UTCwww.espn.com: Messi named to Argentina squad for Oct. 6 farewell game · 15 Sept, 21:37 UTCSI Feed: Why Lionel Messi Is on Latest Argentina Roster Despite International Retirement · 16 Sept, 10:00 UTCLatest articles: Messi set for Argentina farewell in Benin friendly · 16 Sept, 06:03 UTCBBC Sport: Messi in Argentina squad for farewell friendly · 15 Sept, 22:50 UTCCBS Sports Headlines: Lionel Messi to play his last-ever Argentina match in October in friendly in Buenos Aires · 15 Sept, 22:17 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Lionel Messi to Play 'Farewell' Match for Argentina amid International Retirement After World Cup · 15 Sept, 21:12 UTC

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The story so far

8 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 15 Sept 2026. feeds.bleacherreport.com published first, on 15 September at 21:12 UTC; www.espn.com followed 25 min later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 16 September at 10:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), The Guardian Sport (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), feeds.bleacherreport.com, CBS Sports Headlines, BBC Sport, Latest articles, SI Feed.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot? — the market puts it at 94%, with $5 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 22 Nov 2026. For the outcome "Yes" to occur, Lionel Messi must win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot. For the outcome "No," either another player wins the award or there is no declared winner due to cancellation or postponement after December 31, 2026 ET.
  • Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 Ballon d'Or? — resolved “No” on 27 Oct 2026. The market resolves based on who wins the 2026 Ballon d'Or as announced by France Football. For 'Yes,' Lionel Messi must be declared the winner; for 'No,' he must not win. Readers often mistake the deadline, which is December 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, or assume other sources of information are valid.
  • Will Mauricio Macri win the 2027 Argentina presidential election? — the market puts it at 0%, with $30 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 25 Oct 2027.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Lionel Messi set for Argentina farewell in Oct 6 friendly against Benin Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  2. Lionel Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell ⁠appearance in friendly The Guardian Sport ·
  3. Messi named to Argentina squad for Oct. 6 farewell game www.espn.com ·
  4. Why Lionel Messi Is on Latest Argentina Roster Despite International Retirement SI Feed
  5. Messi set for Argentina farewell in Benin friendly Latest articles
  6. Messi in Argentina squad for farewell friendly BBC Sport
  7. Lionel Messi to play his last-ever Argentina match in October in friendly in Buenos Aires CBS Sports Headlines
  8. Lionel Messi to Play 'Farewell' Match for Argentina amid International Retirement After World Cup feeds.bleacherreport.com

Related prediction markets

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  • Polymarket Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot? 94% −1 $5 24hends 22 Nov 2026

    Does the market have this right?

    Wrong market?

  • Resolved Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 Ballon d'Or? No 4d ago

    The market favoured No at 99% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

    Wrong market?

  • Polymarket Will Mauricio Macri win the 2027 Argentina presidential election? 0% $30 24hends 25 Oct 2027

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    Wrong market?

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