World Cup winner Lionel Messi has his own statue at the South American Federation's museum.
La Pulga stood beside the life-size statue at the unveiling at the CONMEBAL headquarters in Paraguay.Victory on football's greatest stage had evaded the Argentinians for 36 years.
The Argentine Football Federation renamed the national team's training facility after Messi on Saturday.Messi has scored 99 goals for his country and will become the first Argentine to net 100 international goals if he scores in Tuesday's friendly against Curacao.
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