L. Messi's farewell match – Benin national team was defeated

2026-10-09 07:00 © Reuters

Benin's national team arrived in Argentina for Lionel Messi's last match of his career with the national team for free.

The Benin team reportedly did not receive any additional bonuses for playing in this special match, and their trip was also unpaid.

Team coach Gernot Rohr, meanwhile, said: "Argentina didn't give our players anything – we didn't even get a photo with Messi.

We wanted to exchange jerseys, but we didn't get that pleasure. They didn't even allow us to step into the players' corridor. Security chased everyone away.”