🥺 Messi breaks silence after cup final defeat: immense pain

🥺 Messi breaks silence after cup final defeat: immense pain After Argentina’s 1–0 defeat to Spain last Sunday (19) in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, Messi and his teammates left MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (USA) in silence. Still on the pitch, while the Spaniards celebrated their second world title, the star wearing Argentina’s No. 10 shirt was overcome with emotion. At 39, this was likely Lionel Messi’s last World Cup. This Monday (20), however, the Argentine idol used his social media profile to break the silence. Messi did not confirm his farewell to the World Cup, but admitted that the end of the dream of back-to-back titles, which would have meant Argentina’s “fourth star,” brought “very great pain.” In his message, the No. 10 was keen to praise Argentina’s journey to the final and highlighted the unity between the players and the Argentine people. "The pain is very great, and it will take me a long time to heal this wound. But I also hold on to all the good things... The matches where we turned things around by giving everything we had, and that will be remembered forever, with the support of an entire country that, together with the work and effort of this group, led us to once again be among the best in the world. Today it is hard to appreciate what we achieved, but this group reached two consecutive World Cup finals. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart for every greeting and every message. Once again, we managed to unite as a country and all be together, sharing the immense pride of being Argentine. I also want to congratulate Spain on the title" . This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.