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Lionel Messi has confirmed that Argentina’s match against France in the tournament final in Qatar on Sunday will be his last World Cup game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messi will play his 172nd match this weekend and will aim to give Argentina its first world title since 1986. He led the team to the final by beating Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u00abI feel very happy to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in the finals.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 35-year-old is playing in his fifth World Cup ahead of the quartet of Diego Maradona<\/strong> and Javier Mascherano<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With his fifth goal in Qatar, he overtook Gabriel Batistuta<\/strong> to become Albiceleste’s top scorer in the World Cup with 11 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messi added: \u00abWe’re just one step away, after fighting hard, and we’re going to give everything to try to make it happen this time.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday’s victory brought thousands of fans to the streets of Argentina to celebrate the sixth FIFA World Cup final in the history of their team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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