Lionel Messi got another record in his football career for becoming the third player to score 100 international goals when he led Argentina to win Curacao 7 goals to nil.
Messi got the new feat with his 20th-minute goal against Curaçao on Tuesday, to become the first player to accomplish that feat with a men’sFIFA World Cuptrophy.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Iran’s Ali Daei each have scored 100 goals with their respective countries, but neither player has won a World Cup.
After the final whistle sounded, Messi had scored a total of three goals at the end of Argentina vs Curacao match on Tuesday.
Lionel Messi had earlier became the second player to score 800 career goals, joining the ranks of Cristiano Ronaldo who holds the all-time record for career goals, which includes goals at the club and international levels.
At 102 goals, Messi is Argentina’s all-time leading scorer with 102 goals. He hit the feat in 2016 with a free-kick against the United States in the Copa América Centenario.
In all, Messi has made 174 senior appearances for Argentina in his entire football career, which is the all-time record for Argentina and fourth on the all-time list. Ronaldo’s 198 senior caps for Portugal is currently an all-time record.
