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Copa America And Euro Schedule: Messi Faces Ghosts Of Past; France, England Eye Knockout Berth
FIFA World Cup: A day after his 37th birthday, Argentina great Lionel Messi will be lacing his boots to face Chile at the MetLife Stadium, something the World Cup winner has done before and will not remember too fondly.
It was at this same ground that Messi and Argentina lost the finals of the 2016 Copa America in penalty shootouts against Chile. At the time, a lot of narrative going into the game on how Messi had never won a major international trophy with the team. It did not help that the side had lost the final of the 2015 Copa America to the same side.
The 37-year old missed his penalty in the shootout and was very emotional after the game. He announced his retirement following the loss and eventually returned back to the side a few months later.
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