Argentina Football Association (AFA) has confirmed that the players from the 2022 World Cup-winning squad will be invited to attend the occasion.

Lionel Messi will bid farewell to Argentina's national team during a friendly match against Benin on October 6.

FIFA has sent a message to Lionel Messi as he is set to play his farewell game for Argentina against Benin Republic at El Monumental on October 6.

Lionel Messi added to Argentina's roster for Oct. 6 friendly that team says will be farewell match.

Messi's final Argentina farewell: the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner faces Benin at Buenos Aires’ Monumental Stadium after retiring from international football.

Messi has reportedly been included in Argentina's preliminary squad for the next friendlies after retiring. The move points less to a comeback than to a final home farewell for the country's defining player.

The legendary forward announced his international retirement last month.

Lionel Messi will play Argentina's October 6 farewell friendly against Benin Republic after retiring, as Chiqui Tapia confirms his last national-team appearance.

Sept 15 : Lionel Messi has been called up by Argentina to make a farewell appearance in a home friendly in October following his international retirement, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirmed on Tuesday. "We invited the best player in the world to play, the icon of our selection, our captain

Sept 15 : Lionel Messi has been called up by Argentina to make a farewell appearance in a home friendly in October following his international retirement, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirmed on Tuesday. "We invited the best player in the world to play, the icon of our selection, our captain

The farewell match concludes a three-game international break that opens against Bolivia in Cordoba on September 30.