Argentina tied Curaçao, a tiny country with a population of only one and a half million, in a friendly match. Messi also scored a hat-trick in the game, crossing the century of goals in the national jersey. In the match that was completely controlled by the world champions, Messi hit the net three times in the first half. Messi opened the scoring in the 20th minute in a field that often saw the Curacao defense as spectators. After Nico Gonzalez hit the net once more, Messi took the lead by scoring and assisting. There is also a feature that Messi crossed the milestone of 100 international goals in his career on the 100th day when Messi and Argentina lifted the crown in the Qatar World Cup.
The game cooled down in the second half as both teams created more chances. Angel Di Maria and Gonzalo Montiel also scored for the hosts before the break.
The record for most international goals is currently held by Cristiano Ronaldo – 122 goals. Iran player Ali Dai has also scored 109 goals.
Argentina organized two friendly matches in their own country to celebrate Qatar’s World Cup title. Along with Curacao, which is not very strong in football, the team also won the game once morest Panama with a huge margin. Argentina will now have friendlies once morest Asian countries next June. Then in September once morest Ecuador and Bolivia at home.
