Young couple’s ‘awkward’ moment steals show at Messi’s Argentina farewell

8 Oct 2026 • 4:20 AM MYT
The Independent
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Young couple’s ‘awkward’ moment steals show at Messi’s Argentina farewell

A young couple’s “awkward” moment stole the show at Lionel Messi’s Argentina farewell.

The 39-year-old legend said goodbye to the national team in front of 85,000 fans in Buenos Aires, where they defeated Benin 3-0.

When the game was stopped after ten minutes, to commemorate Messi’s No. 10 shirt, a TV camera picked out a couple in the crowd.

When the young woman noticed she was being filmed, she shrugged off the man’s arm from her shoulders and fixed her hair.

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