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[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]
The hand of God" (Spanish: La mano de Dios) was a goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during the Argentina v England quarter finals match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The goal was illegal under association football rules because Maradona used his hand to score.
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 finished the move with a feint that left goalkeeper Peter Shilton on his bottom, before slotting the ball into the empty net to make the score 2–0 to Argentina. [17] About the goal, Maradona said to reporters, "I made the play to give it to Valdano, but when I got to the area they surrounded me and I had no space. Therefore, I had to ...
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 scored three goals with two assists in Argentina’s 6-0 win against Bolivia on Oct. 15, and had three goals and an assist in Inter Miami’s season finale on Oct. 19 to help Miami set the ...
[33] [295] Even when Messi was 18 years old, Maradona called him the best player in the world and hailed him as his successor. [291] Messi and Maradona would work together as player and manager for Argentina's national side from 2008 through the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the latter thoroughly impressed with the former's skills. [296]
Messi has just returned from international duty, where he scored a hat trick with two assists in Argentina’s 6-0 win against Bolivia last Tuesday. Argentina also settled for a 1-1 draw in ...