Lionel Messi plays last game of 2024 in Argentina World Cup qualifying win vs. Peru

Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi and Peru's defender #22 Alexander Callens fight for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Peru at the La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on November 19, 2024. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP) (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP via Getty Images)