Lionel Messi: Argentina forward retires from international football

bbc.com ^ | June 27, 2016 | bbc

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...Messi made his debut for Argentina in 2005, going on to make 113 appearances.

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Mexit o.O

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Group A

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
FRA	2	1	0	3	7
SWI	1	2	0	1	5
ALB	1	0	2	-2	3
ROM	0	1	2	-2	1

France 2-1 Romania
Albania 0-1 Switzerland
Romania 1-1 Switzerland
France 2-0 Albania
Switzerland 0-0 France
Romania 0-1 Albania

Group B

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
WAL	2	0	1	3	6
ENG	1	2	0	1	5
SVK	1	1	1	0	4
RUS	0	1	2	-4	1

Wales 2-1 Slovakia
England 1-1 Russia
Russia 1-2 Slovakia
England 2-1 Wales
Russia 0-3 Wales
Slovakia 0-0 England

Group C

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
GER	2	1	0	3	7
POL	2	1	0	2	7
NI	1	0	2	0	3
UKR	0	0	3	-5	0

Poland 1-0 N.Ireland
Germany 2-0 Ukraine
Ukraine 0-2 N.Ireland
Germany 0-0 Poland
N.Ireland 0-1 Germany
Ukraine 0-1 Poland

Group D

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
CRO	2	1	0	2	7
SPA	2	0	1	3	6
TUR	1	0	2	-2	3
CZE	0	1	2	-3	1

Turkey 0-1 Croatia
Spain 1-0 Czech Republic
Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia
Spain 3-0 Turkey
Czech Republic 0-2 Turkey
Croatia 2-1 Spain

Group E

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
ITA	2	0	1	2	6
BEL	2	0	1	2	6
IRE	1	1	1	-2	4
SWE	0	1	2	-2	1

Ireland 1-1 Sweden
Belgium 0-2 Italy
Italy 1-0 Sweden
Belgium 3-0 Ireland
Italy 0-1 Ireland

Group F

Country	W	D	L	GD	Pts
HUN	1	2	0	2	5
ICE	1	2	0	1	5
POR	0	3	0	0	3
AUT	0	1	2	-3	1

Austria 0-2 Hungary
Portugal 1-1 Iceland
Iceland 1-1 Hungary
Portugal 0-0 Austria
Iceland 2-1 Austria
Hungary 3-3 Portugal

Qualified for Round of 16: Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Wales

Best third placed teams to qualify: Northern Ireland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia

Eliminated: Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Round of 16

Saturday, June 25
Switzerland 1-1 (Poland wins 5-4 on penalties) Poland
Wales 1-0 (Own Goal) Northern Ireland
Croatia 0-1 (117th minute goal) Portugal -- Lens

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Sunday, June 26
France 2-1 (Irish see red (card)) Ireland -- Lyon (3 p.m. CET/9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
Germany 3-0 (Tourney Team starts to peak at right time) Slovakia -- Lille (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Hungary 0-4 (Blow Out) Belgium -- Toulouse (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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Monday, June 27
Italy vs. Spain -- Saint-Denis (6 p.m. CET/12 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
England vs. Iceland -- Nice (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

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Quarterfinals

Thursday, June 30 - Match 45
Poland vs. Portugal -- Marseille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

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Friday, July 1 - Match 46
Wales vs. Belgium -- Lille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

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Saturday, July 2 - Match 47
Germany vs. Italy/Spain -- Bordeaux (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

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Sunday, July 3 - Match 48
France vs. England/Iceland -- Saint-Denis (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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Semifinals

Wednesday, July 6
W45 vs. W46 -- Lyon (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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Thursday, July 7
W47 vs. W48 -- Marseille (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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Final

Sunday, July 10
W49 vs. W50 -- Saint-Denis (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN)

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