Argentina vs. Venezuela: time and where to see Lionel Messi's farewell

Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates his goal this Tuesday, in a match of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup between Argentina and Bolivia, in the most monumental stadium in Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Photo: EFE – Luciano González

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Thursday at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires It will not be another game of the South American qualifiers.

With Argentina already classified to the 2026 World Cupthe duel against Venezuela will become an appointment full of emotion: Lionel Messi will play his latest meeting of qualifiers at home with the albiceleste.

With 38 years, the Argentine captain faces goodbye that moves football. He confirmed it last week: “It will be a very special game for me because it is the last one of Qualifiers. I don't know if there will be a friendly or more games later. Then I don't know what will happen, but we go with that intention. ”

Messi landed in Buenos Aires on Monday, after playing the final of the CUP Leagues with Inter Miami, accompanied by Rodrigo de Paul. In Ezeiza he signed autographs and then moved to the AFA site, where he expected part of the squad.

“My family, my wife, my children, my parents, will accompany me. We are going to live it that way. Then I don't know what will happen, but we are going with that intention, ”he confessed on 10, anticipating that on this special night he will have his own in the gallery.

The flea does not confirm if the 2026which would make him the first footballer to play six cups of the world. Until now, he says goodbye to the qualifiers as Maximum historical scorer of the tournament, with 34 goals in 72 gamesand with five consecutive World Cup classifications from Germany 2006.

Technician Lionel Scaloni avoided talking about the end: “What has to happen, will happen. You don't have to think about when you are not or when you will give the announcement. Let's enjoy it while we have it”, Asked the coach, who led Messi to the top with the conquest of the 2022 Catar World Cup.

The monumental will be a boiler with More than 80 thousand fans that they hope to give an eternal ovation to their captain. It will not be only a match of qualifiers, but the goodbye to two decades of South American classification football at the feet of the best player in Argentine history.

Messi, winner with the 'scaloneta' of Two Cups América (2021 and 2024) and of the Finalissima 2022, In addition to the 2022 World Cupis part of Lionel Scaloni's call for the last two games of the albiceleste in these qualifiers: against Venezuela, on September 4 and Ecuador, 9.

Winner of Seven editions of the Golden Ball and of countless titles with Barcelona, including three of Champions Leagueand with the PSG, his final consecration arrived on December 18, 2022 when he raised, as captain, the World Cup in Qatar, which meant the Third Conquest of a World Cup for Argentinaafter those of 1978 and 1986.