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[^2]\n\nResearchers presented WorldCupArena, a dynamic benchmark designed to evaluate language models and deep-research agents on football forecasting tasks. [^3]\n\nKylian Mbappé, a 28-year-old French footballer and captain of the France national team, stated that setting high goals is essential for progress. [^4]\n\nMessi has played 207 matches for Argentina and scored 125 goals in his international career. [^5]\n\nMessi said he took the decision to leave the national team after long consideration and that it deeply affected him, but the time had come. [^6]\n\nWith Argentina, Messi won the 2022 World Cup, two Copa America titles, the Conmebol-UEFA Champions Cup, and Olympic gold. [^7]\n\nMessi cited the arrival of younger, larger players as a reason for his departure. [^8]\n\nMessi stated that he has exhausted his physical reserves and has nothing left to give. [^9]\n\nLionel Messi claimed that he always gave his best effort for the Argentina national team since the beginning of his career. [^10]\n\nMessi stated that he feels sadness about the decision but believes it is the right time to end his international journey. [^11]\n\nMessi's father, Jorge Messi, passed away in early August 2026 at the age of 68, which reinforced Messi's decision to end his international career. 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