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At the post-game press conference, Maradona facetiously commented that the goal was scored "un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios" ("a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God"), after which it became known as the "Hand of God" goal. [13]
Argentina went on to win 2–1, with Maradona scoring a second goal known as the "Goal of the Century", en route to claiming the World Cup. The goal's name derives from Maradona's initial response on whether he scored it illegally, stating it was made "a little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the hand of God".
[8] [9] He has scored ten international hat-tricks, and has netted twice in a match on thirteen occasions. [1] In a friendly against Estonia on 5 June 2022, Messi scored five goals in a match for Argentina for the first time. [10] Out of all his opponents, Messi has scored the most against Bolivia, recording eleven goals in total. [1]
For some Argentina fans, Lionel Messi will never be on the same pedestal as Diego Maradona — even with a World Cup final win on Sunday.
Argentina's World Cup final win over France on penalty kicks helped seal Lionel Messi's status as one of soccer's greatest and an icon alongside Diego Maradona.
Messi has now scored a national team-record 98 goals in 172 games. That places him third in the all-time scoring list for men’s internationals, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (118) and Ali Daei (109).
Maradona celebrating scoring a goal against Belgium at the 1986 World Cup. Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional footballer who represented the Argentina national football team as an attacking midfielder and playmaker from 1977 to 1994. He had scored 34 goals in 91 appearances, [1] making him Argentina's 5th-highest goalscorer.
On 2 October, Messi scored a brace in a 3–2 win over Columbus Crew, clinching the Supporters' Shield, his 46th trophy. [179] In the final game of the regular season on 19 October against New England Revolution, Messi scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–2 victory. Inter Miami's victory over the Revolution also allowed the club to ...