Kathmandu,

December 15,

The Argentina superstar, 35, has confirmed that Sunday’s match will be his final World Cup game.

Messi led Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatiain their semifinal on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the country its first World Cup title since 1986.

“I feel very happy, to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in a final,” Messi told Argentinian sports outlet Diario Deportivo Ole.

“It’s many years for the next one and I don’t think I’ll be able to do it. And to finish like this, it’s the best,” the Argentina captain said.