Messi in the national team.

Although Messi speaks not just spanish but also perfect Catalan, which is a mix of french and spanish and claimed to be one of the hardest languages in the world, he does not part of the spanish team, because he kept his Argentinian citizenship. In 2005 he won the Fifa Youth World Cup. A Golden Ball and a Golden Shoe came with it. His first appearance was in the U20 Argentinian team in 2005 against a friendly match with Paraguay. Hs full international debut was against Hungary, when he was 18 on 17 August 2005. He was switched on in the 63rd minute but sent off in the 65th minute. On his next match he won a crucial penalty for Argentina. After that match Pekerman described him as a "jewel of Argentina"!
Nowadays, Messi nearly won every possible title with Barcelona, which was possible. However, his achievements with the national team are not presented. He didn't won a single cup with the team yet.
Few people consider him as not the best football player ever lived. One of the reasons is that he did not achieve anything with the national team.