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Lionel Messi Called Up for Argentina Farewell Friendly Against Benin

The Argentinian football association invites the retired forward to play his final international match in Buenos Aires on October 6.

5 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 15 Sept 2026 · updated 54m ago

First reported by feeds.bleacherreport.com, 24 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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How the odds moved · Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot?
0%50%100%57%14 Sept, 23:18 UTCnowThe 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 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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15 Sept, 23:18 UTC57%
14 Sept, 23:18 UTC59%

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will Lionel Messi win the 2026 MLS Golden Boot? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. feeds.bleacherreport.comLionel Messi to Play 'Farewell' Match for Argentina amid International Retirement After World Cup59%
  2. www.espn.comMessi named to Argentina squad for Oct. 6 farewell game59%
  3. CBS Sports HeadlinesLionel Messi to play his last-ever Argentina match in October in friendly in Buenos Aires59%
  4. The Guardian SportLionel Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell ⁠appearance in friendly59%
  5. BBC SportMessi in Argentina squad for farewell friendly59%
  6. Current odds57%

Sources

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

  1. Lionel Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell ⁠appearance in friendly The Guardian Sport ·
  2. Messi named to Argentina squad for Oct. 6 farewell game www.espn.com ·
  3. Messi in Argentina squad for farewell friendly BBC Sport
  4. Lionel Messi to play his last-ever Argentina match in October in friendly in Buenos Aires CBS Sports Headlines
  5. Lionel Messi to Play 'Farewell' Match for Argentina amid International Retirement After World Cup feeds.bleacherreport.com

In this story

  • Lionel Messi
  • Argentina
  • Benin
  • AFA
  • Claudio Tapia