BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Javier Mascherano will retire from international soccer after next year's World Cup finals in Russia, the defender said on Thursday. "My end point is Russia, there's nothing after that," Mascherano told Argentina broadcaster TyC Sports. Argentina beat Ecuador 3-1 on Tuesday to clinch a place in Russia in a must win match for the underperforming side. However they struggled in the qualifiers and needed a hat-trick from Lionel Messi to get them to Russia. "Playing in a World Cup and trying to get back to the final is one of them."

Source: The Star October 12, 2017 23:15 UTC