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Weekly sports quiz: What was odd about Messi's Argentina debut?

How much attention have you paid to what has happened in the world of sport over the past seven days?

Miles away from Argentina, Messi’s farewell hits home for his Indian fans

Almost 15,000km away from Argentina, Messi's magical presence on the field left a lasting mark on fans across India.

Ronaldo stays on under cloud as Messi exits internationals

Just hours before Lionel Messi played his last match for Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo posted his latest salvo in a row with Portugal. Ronaldo wants to play on despite the troubles, while Messi bathed in adulation.

Lionel Messi’s last game for Argentina ends in triumph and tears

Messi scored a goal and created two others as Argentina bid farewell to its most decorated footballer with a 3-0 win.

Lionel Messi scores as Argentina beat Benin for his last international game

Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina, ending in a 3-0 victory over Benin. A full tribute was paid to him before and after the game.

Watch: Every Messi World Cup goal for Argentina

Watch every World Cup goal scored by Lionel Messi, as the Argentina forward retires from international football.

Messi says goodbye to the Argentine selection ovationed by a crowd: "It's the saddest day of my career"

The Albiceleste defeat 3 to 0 to Benin in the Monumental and celebrates its captain, who converts a goal and delivers two assists

The day no one wanted me to come: Messi said goodbye from Argentina with goal and two assists

Football: Lionel Messi plays final game for Argentina

Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi bowed out of international football with one last goal for his country. For football in Argentina, and indeed across the world, it's the end of an era.

Lionel Messi plays final Argentina game to roaring Buenos Aires farewell

Lionel Messi played his final game for Argentina in a friendly against Benin, ending a 21-year international career.

Messi bids farewell to Argentina fans in emotional international finale

Lionel Messi said farewell to Argentina fans Tuesday in an emotional final international appearance, scoring in a 3-0 win over Benin at Buenos Aires's Monumental Stadium as 85,000 supporters celebrated a career that brought the country its long-awaited 2022 World Cup triumph.

Fans flood Buenos Aires ahead of Messi’s final international match

Thousands of Argentina fans poured into Buenos Aires’ Monumental stadium ahead of Lionel Messi’s final match.

A neighbor of the best-known private neighborhood of Buenos Aires shoots carpachos in his garden

The attack motivates the opening of a judicial cause and revives the debate on the progress of large urbanizations in natural environments

Messi super fan travels from India to Argentina for idol’s final game

Lionel Messi super fan Yadil M Iqbal traveled from Kerala, India, to Buenos Aires to watch him play his last game.

Messi's farewell to his selection, in a match against Benin: business and logistics around the ball

In his last match with the Albiceleste, the Argentine astro faces a rival who does not join the football elite on Tuesday, as in most of the friendly ones recently organized by the AFA

The small African nation ready for Messi's big night

Benin are about to have their own moment in the limelight as they visit Argentina for Lionel Messi's final game.

Messi's latest feature with the albiceleste: Argentina fire its record player of all time

After 21 years, over 200 games and 175 goals, Lionel Messi leaves the Albiceleste selection with a match against Benin in Buenos Aires

Owner, businessman & player: Messi has big plans as a golden era ends

Lionel Messi's Argentina career will end in a friendly against Benin. BBC Sport looks at what is next for the 39-year-old.

Lionel Messi to join Argentina for farewell match against Benin

The friendly marks a symbolic passing of the torch for a player whose international legacy includes a World Cup title.

A nation divided as Ronaldo left with big decision on Portugal future

BBC Sport looks at what could be the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's international career just days before the expected fanfare of Lionel Messi's Argentina goodbye.