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World Cup: Messi thanks Argentina fans but ‘wound will take time to heal’
Argentina were beaten 1-0 in the final by Spain in what has been rumoured to be Lionel Messi's final World Cup game.
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Argentina were beaten 1-0 in the final by Spain in what has been rumoured to be Lionel Messi’s final World Cup game.
After what may have been his final World Cup match, Lionel Messi was in tears on the field on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey, ruing a missed chance to win a second consecutive title for Argentina.
Messi, without hinting whether his World Cup career was officially through, congratulated Spain, who beat Argentina 1-0 in the final, and said the memories would last, in an Instagram post on Monday evening.
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