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Argentina got its 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start thanks to yet another sublime Lionel Messi free kick.
Once again, and now as a World Cup champion, Lionel Messi came to Argentina's rescue when the team most needed him. The 36-year-old captain scored from a free kick in the 78th minute to give ...
Lionel Messi’s free kick was blocked by Venezuelan goalie Rafael Romo, and Nicolás Otamendi tapped in the rebound to give Argentina an early 1-0 lead in the 13 th minute.
[234] [235] [236] Moreover, he is an accurate free kick and penalty kick taker. [224] [237] As of September 2023, Messi ranks fifth all time in goals scored from direct free kicks with 65, [238] the most among active players. [239] He also has a penchant for scoring from chips. [240]
On 4 February 2017, Messi scored his 27th free-kick for Barcelona in a 3–0 home win over Athletic Bilbao in the league, overtaking Koeman as the club's all-time top-scorer from free-kicks. [197] On 23 April, Messi scored twice in a 3–2 away win over Real Madrid. His game-winning goal in stoppage time was his 500th for Barcelona. [198]
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Lionel Messi made his long-awaited debut with Major League Soccer side Inter Miami with a flourish only the world’s top player could produce.
Throughout his international career, Messi has scored 112 goals in 191 international appearances, [1] [2] making him the country's all-time top scorer; he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta's record of 54 goals with a free kick against the United States in the semi-final of the Copa América Centenario on 21 June 2016.