Who were some of the key mentors or influences on Messi during his formative years in relation to international football?

Mar 6, 2025 ... The CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will deliver a special chapter this March, featuring the highly anticipated ... He played on Argentina's victorious 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squad, represented the country in the 2006 World Cup, and scored two goals in five ... Dec 18, 2022 ... Lionel Messi kisses the FIFA World Cup trophy. Julian Finney/Getty Images. The 35-year-old was relentlessly brilliant throughout this tournament ... Jun 20, 2024 ... ... World Cup would be “his last”. However, Messi has not yet retired from international football and will represent his nation as they look to ... Dec 4, 2022 ... Graciela Mochkofsky on the soccer player Lionel Messi, and the significance of his fifth and likely final chance at winning the World Cup ... Oct 19, 2024 ... Lionel Messi and Major League Soccer's Inter Miami were awarded a spot in next year's 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday and will host the ... Dec 12, 2024 ... FIFA Club World Cup - 2 Goals. 11/12, UEFA Champions League - 14 Goals. 11/12, LaLiga - 50 ... Jun 26, 2014 ... Argentina are allowing themselves to think and speak of winning the World Cup. There is a reticence in football about that kind of talk but ... Messi was named the man of the match and won the Golden Ball as FIFA's best player of the tournament. The match was ranked by the football media and fans alike ... Dec 18, 2023 ... Only Brazil (with five), Italy (four) and Germany (four) have more. It also helped Messi live up to the legacy of the football-obsessed ...