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  {"date":"2005-07-02","event":"Campeón y figura del Mundial Sub-20","opponent":"Nigeria","competition":"Final · Copa Mundial Sub-20 FIFA","venue":"Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht","result":"Argentina 2–1 Nigeria","messi_goals":2,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/es/articles/messi-a-20-anos-de-un-debut-muy-especial","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2005-08-17","event":"Debut con la selección mayor","opponent":"Hungría","competition":"Amistoso internacional","venue":"Puskás Ferenc Stadion, Budapest","result":"Hungría 1–2 Argentina","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/es/articles/historia-lionel-messi-seleccion-argentina-copa-mundial","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2006-03-01","event":"Primer gol con la selección mayor","opponent":"Croacia","competition":"Amistoso internacional","venue":"St. Jakob-Park, Basilea","result":"Croacia 3–2 Argentina","messi_goals":1,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://inside.fifa.com/es/news/messi-10-anos-10-goles-2768074","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2007-07-15","event":"Primera final de Copa América","opponent":"Brasil","competition":"Final · Copa América","venue":"Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo","result":"Brasil 3–0 Argentina","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/copaamericaweb-es.pdf","source_name":"CONMEBOL"},
  {"date":"2011-07-16","event":"Cuartos de final en casa","opponent":"Uruguay","competition":"Cuartos de final · Copa América","venue":"Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe","result":"Argentina 1–1 Uruguay (Uruguay ganó 5–4 por penales)","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/copaamericaweb-es.pdf","source_name":"CONMEBOL"},
  {"date":"2014-07-13","event":"Final de la Copa Mundial","opponent":"Alemania","competition":"Final · Copa Mundial FIFA","venue":"Maracanã, Río de Janeiro","result":"Alemania 1–0 Argentina (prórroga)","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/es/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/lionel-messi-historia-copa-mundial-brasil-2014","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2015-07-04","event":"Final de Copa América","opponent":"Chile","competition":"Final · Copa América","venue":"Estadio Nacional, Santiago","result":"Chile 0–0 Argentina (Chile ganó 4–1 por penales)","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/copaamericaweb-es.pdf","source_name":"CONMEBOL"},
  {"date":"2016-06-26","event":"Final de la Copa América Centenario","opponent":"Chile","competition":"Final · Copa América Centenario","venue":"MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford","result":"Argentina 0–0 Chile (Chile ganó 4–2 por penales)","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/es/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/messi-a-20-anos-de-un-debut-muy-especial","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2019-07-02","event":"Semifinal de Copa América","opponent":"Brasil","competition":"Semifinal · Copa América","venue":"Mineirão, Belo Horizonte","result":"Brasil 2–0 Argentina","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/copaamericaweb-es.pdf","source_name":"CONMEBOL"},
  {"date":"2021-07-10","event":"Primer título de Copa América con la absoluta","opponent":"Brasil","competition":"Final · Copa América","venue":"Maracanã, Río de Janeiro","result":"Argentina 1–0 Brasil","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/es/articles/copa-america-final-copa-mundial-argentina-messi-scaloni-catar-2022","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2022-06-01","event":"Campeón de la Finalissima","opponent":"Italia","competition":"Finalissima","venue":"Wembley Stadium, Londres","result":"Italia 0–3 Argentina","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/es/articles/copa-america-final-copa-mundial-argentina-messi-scaloni-catar-2022","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2022-12-18","event":"Campeón del mundo","opponent":"Francia","competition":"Final · Copa Mundial FIFA","venue":"Estadio Lusail, Lusail","result":"Argentina 3–3 Francia (Argentina ganó 4–2 por penales)","messi_goals":2,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/fr/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/argentine-france-messi-mbappe-qatar-2022","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2024-07-14","event":"Bicampeón de América","opponent":"Colombia","competition":"Final · Copa América","venue":"Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens","result":"Argentina 1–0 Colombia (prórroga)","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://cdn.conmebol.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GET-CONMEBOL-Copa-America-USA-2024-ENG.pdf","source_name":"CONMEBOL"},
  {"date":"2026-07-19","event":"Final de la Copa Mundial 2026","opponent":"España","competition":"Final · Copa Mundial FIFA","venue":"New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford","result":"España 1–0 Argentina (prórroga)","messi_goals":0,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/spain-argentina-final-report-highlights","source_name":"FIFA"},
  {"date":"2026-10-06","event":"Último partido anunciado con Argentina · pendiente","opponent":"Benín","competition":"Amistoso internacional · despedida anunciada","venue":"Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires","result":"Pendiente de disputarse al 2 de octubre de 2026","messi_goals":null,"messi_assists":null,"source":"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/lionel-messi-argentina-farewell","source_name":"FIFA"}
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