Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina on Tuesday for a few days of rest following the World Cup final loss to Spain. Fifteen members of Argentina’s 26-player World Cup roster, led by head coach Lionel Scaloni, landed at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza Airport on Monday on a chartered flight. The squad’s arrival follows Sunday’s 1–0 extra-time loss to Spain in the World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, decided by a Ferran Torres goal. The match marked Messi’s third World Cup final appearance following 2014 and 2022. Mbappé tops the all-time World Cup goalscoring chart with 22, one more than Messi.