L. Messi played his last home match in the World Cup qualification stage.

2025-09-05 12:02 © AP

Argentinian football fans heard sad news.

Last night, the World Cup qualifying match held in their arena against Venezuela (3:0) became the last home qualifying match for striker Lionel Messi.

The 38-year-old player is slowly planning his retirement and scored two goals in his farewell match.

"I’m glad that my dream came true to end this stage of my career in this way here.

For many years I felt the sympathy of the Barcelona fans, and now I dreamed of experiencing such emotions here, in my country,” said L. Messi.

🗣️ "ME VAN A HACER LLORAR" 🥹

El mensaje EMOTIVO de MESSI a sus compañeros tras la goleada de Argentina ante Venezuela, en su último partido por los puntos. #EliminatoriasEnTyCSports pic.twitter.com/Z0By8WFl0K

— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) September 5, 2025