it's literally so over for Messi's doubters in 2007 Messi lost the Copa America Final in 2014 he lost the World Cup final he lost the Copa America final again in 2015 and in 2016 he missed a penalty and lost the final leading him to retire from the national team but in 2017 he came back from retirement and then in 2018 2019 and 2020 he built an undefeated Argentina in 2021 he won the Copa America in 2022 he won the finisima and the World Cup and in 2024 he won the Copa America again his success continues even if you don't like Messi if you think he's the greatest Argentine player of all time like this video