World Cup final 2026: Is this the last time we'll see Argentina's Lionel Messi? - BBC Sport

Argentina captain Lionel Messi will play his 34th World Cup match in Sunday's final, but will it be his last appearance?

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lionel Messi has scored 15 of his 21 World Cup goals in 2022 and 2026

Argentina are one win away from sporting immortality.

Lionel Scaloni's side are bidding to become just the third team to win successive World Cups, after Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962).

If they are to pip European champions Spain to the crown, they will need Lionel Messi to be at his best. Again.

Is he the greatest of all time?