Lionel Messi scored in the 20th minute against Curacao on Tuesday, becoming the third player to score 100 international goals and the first with a FIFA Men’s World Cup trophy for the player to achieve the feat. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Iranian Ali Daei have both scored 100 goals for their respective countries, but neither has appeared in the World Cup. Messi (35) will win the World Cup with Argentina in 2022.
Messi also scored his 101st and 102nd goals in the first half of Tuesday’s game. The final score was 7-0 for Argentina.
Messi’s latest feat comes just days after joining the aforementioned Ronaldo as the second player to reach 800 career goals. Ronaldo holds the all-time record for goals scored during his career, which includes both club and country goals.
Messi played 174 times for the Argentine national team during his career, setting a record in the history of the Argentine team and ranking fourth in history. Ronaldo played 198 times for the Portuguese national team, which is the current all-time record.
With 102 goals, Messi is Argentina’s all-time top scorer with 46. In 2016, Messi became Argentina’s all-time top goalscorer with a free-kick against the United States in the centenary of the Copa America.
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