It was his last ever World Cup appearance, and it was a crushing defeat at the hands of the Spanish. A defeat that will leave a mark for a long time on the greatest ever player. Messi was in tears after the final whistle in New Jersey after the 1-0 defeat. The player posted to his Instagram account.
The pain is immense, and the wound will take time to heal.
Messi wrote in Spanish, with him wearing a silver medal around his neck.Â
The Last Match Was The Most Painful
Even though the results did not go Argentina’s way, Messi was proud of the way the team got to their second successive World Cup final. He shared:
I hold on to all the good things. The matches we turned around by giving it our all. Moments that will remain in our memories forever and the support of an entire country which, combined with this group’s hard work and effort, brought us back among the world’s elite once again.
Messi turned 39 during the World Cup and will be 43 in 2030 when the World Cup will be played in Portugal, Morocco and Spain. So it is likely the last ever appearance of arguably the greatest player. But you never know; if anyone can play at 43, it is Lionel Messi.
