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Will Lionel Messi play tonight for Argentina vs Bolivia in international friendly?

Rajarshi has been part of Khel Now since 2022, and he covers world football.
Published at :September 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Modified at :September 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 07: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium on July 07, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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Messi is set to play his farewell game in October.

Lionel Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team. But he also decided to wear the shirt one more time for a grand send-off.

La Albiceleste begin this international window with a home game versus Bolivia. The match will be held at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Cordoba. However, Messi will not go to the country’s heartland to compete.

Instead, it is an opportunity for Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni, whose contract with the national team expires at the end of the current calendar year, to evaluate what the national team’s future looks like.

Argentina’s next encounter in this window will also provide Scaloni with an opportunity to offer developing players such as Nico Paz, Franco Mastantuono, and Gianluca Prestianni opportunities. All when Burkina Faso visit the Estadio Monumental on October 3.

Will Lionel Messi play tonight?

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Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Austria at Dallas Stadium on June 22, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

No, Lionel Messi will not play tonight. He will only play the last game for the national team before the end of the September-October international break.

Lionel Messi will seize the limelight at River Plate’s home stadium for his farewell match against Benin on October 6. Messi will be joined in the encounter by long-time colleagues and friends Rodrigo De Paul and Giovani Lo Celso.

Other players who were part of Argentina’s journey to the 2022 World Cup championship but are no longer with the squad are anticipated to attend. Messi will conclude his national team career with his 208th and final cap.

Messi has not simply produced 125 goals in that double-century of matches, but has also helped the squad win the 2022 World Cup, a pair of titles in South America’s continental championship, the Copa América. He has also led the national team to two more World Cup finals in 2014 and 2026.

Will Lionel Messi play tonight against Bolivia?

No, he won’t play tonight.

What time will the Argentina vs Bolivia game start?

At 5:30 am IST, 1 October.

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