How Messi turned around his Argentina career

Lionel Messi's Argentina career is coming to an end! With Messi's final Argentina farewell looming, Graham and Taylor take a look back at his time with the national team: from a red card on his debut to somehow still looking elite as a 39-year-old in 2026, we trace his time with Argentina to understand the lowest lows and the highest highs. Sign up for TSS+ on Patreon (and gain access to our Discord):   / totalsoccershow   Thumbnail photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images SOCCER 101 CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 03:09 - Early years 11:53 - Messi under Maradona 17:00 - Difficult times 27:40 - The turning point 35:20 - 2022 World Cup 40:00 - Decision to retire