Lionel Messi set to become first player to play in seven finals of international tournaments

Messi and La Albiceleste will hope to win the Copa America 2024 trophy.

Lionel Messi will play his seventh final if he features against Colombia in Copa America 2024 in national team colours. The 37-year-old has set unprecedented records, both in club football and in the national team kit of Argentina. But previously, the forward had enjoyed more club success than in international tournaments with the national team.

His time with the national team has been a bumpy ride. Lionel Messi finally put an end to that misery after finally winning the Copa America 2021 against Brazil.

However, the forward had many chances to win a major trophy with the national team earlier when he reached the final of 2007, 2015 and 2016 Copa America and the FIFA World Cup final in 2014. All of them ended on a sour note.

Messi’s impressive record with Argentina has always gone unnoticed because of his failure to win a significant trophy with them. But eventually, the former Barcelona player led Argentina to consecutive glories, putting an end to the misery of not achieving anything big with the national team.

Now the current Inter Miami star will participate in the Copa America 2024 final when Argentina face Colombia. He will have a chance to guide the South American giants to successive Copa America trophies for the first time in his playing career.

Moreover, this could be Messi‘s last game with Argentina as speculations have started airing that he could retire from the national team after the final of the competition.

Messi’s career has been full of highs and lows, especially with Argentina and what happens in the final of 2024 Copa America won’t change the fact that he has achieved everything with La Albiceleste and maybe now he can rest and pave the way for many other young players

Messi suffered when he couldn’t win something substantial with Argentina and was criticised left and right but things have changed. He is now the most adored player in Argentina’s football history, and the final of Copa America 2024 will present him with a chance to add another Copa America trophy to the cabinet.

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