Lionel Messi Reveals the Day He Would Have Retired From International Football, Gives Reason

• Lionel Messi led Argentina national team to win the 2022 World Cup
• The former Barcelona captain and his teammates beat France in the final
• Messi has now said he would have retired if they had lost the game

Lionel Messi has opened up on how winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar stopped him from retiring from international football as the former Barcelona captain finally won the prestigious title.

Argentina started their campaign at the 2022 World Cup on a losing note to Saudi Arabia and football fans were shocked after the encounter.

However, Messi and his teammates bounced back to win their next two games and qualified for the knockout stages of the World Cup.

Argentina started gaining momentum from the round of 16 which powered them to the final where they faced former champions France.

The final of the World Cup was not an easy ride for Argentina as Kylian Mbappe led a stunning comeback for France before the match went into penalties.

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Messi and his teammates went on to win the title with the former Paris Saint-Germain star winning the title for the first time in his career.

According to the reports on ESPN and GOAL, Messi claimed that he would have quit if Argentina had not won the title.

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"I enjoyed very much every moment throughout the World Cup. I enjoyed it like I had never done before. A bit because I knew it could be my last World Cup. And to be honest, I think if we had not been World Champions I would no longer be here in the national team. Absolutely, but now, being a World Champion I can't leave the national team. I have to enjoy all this.''

Messi spotted grocery shopping

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Argentine superstar Lionel Messi was recently spotted grocery shopping alongside his wife and three children as he continues to get used to life in the US.

Messi is set to be unveiled by MLS side Inter Miami in the coming days after inking a £47million-a-year deal with the club partly owned by David Beckham.