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Messi Almost Played for Spain | MLS News
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Messi nearly played for Spain as a teen—passport in hand, living in Barcelona, even with paperwork ready—but his heart stayed with Argentina. After debuting for Argentina’s U20s in 2004, he was called up to the senior team just months later, locking him into Argentina under FIFA rules. While Spanish staff puzzled over why they hadn’t brought “the kid from Barcelona,” Argentina’s federation scrambled to find him—calling his grandma, uncle, and dad to get him on the roster. Though Spain dominated Europe with back-to-back Euros while Messi waited for his first major trophy, he stayed loyal to Argentina, eventually winning the Copa América in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022—proving that the journey you fight for, the one that feels right in your soul, is the one that brings the sweetest victory.
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