New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- Lionel Messi will put on the Argentina's sky blue-and-white jersey for the last time in his career on Wednesday, as the 2022 World Cup-winner prepares for an emotional farewell in front of his adoring fans in a stadium with a name to match his legacy: Monumental.

Some 85,000 Argentina fans will be on hand to watch the 39-year-old idol perform his wizardry in a friendly against Benin that brings down the curtain on Messi's 21-year international career at South America's largest stadium, Buenos Aires' Estadio Monumental.

The most-capped player in Argentine history is hanging up his boots two-and-a-half months after losing the World Cup final to Spain. "I gave it my all; I have nothing left to give, and besides, there ...