Lionel Messi led Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Australia in the round of 16 World Cup 2022 at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Sunday (4/12) in the morning WIB. Here are five records Messi created after scoring a goal against Australia.
Argentina advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup after beating Australia 2-1. Messi scored Team Tango’s first goal, while Argentina’s second goal was scored by Julian Alvarez.
In the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup, Argentina will face the Netherlands on Saturday (10/12) in the morning WIB.
Here are five records set by Messi after scoring against Australia in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup.
1. Lionel Messi surpassed the goalscoring records of Diego Maradona (8 goals) and Guillermo Stabile (8 goals) as Argentina’s top scorer at the World Cup. With a score of 9 goals, Messi only lost to Gabriel Batistuta (10 goals).
2. Messi equaled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 22 goals in major tournaments. Messi scored 9 goals in the World Cup and 13 goals in the Copa America. Meanwhile, Ronaldo scored 8 World Cup goals and 14 European Cup goals.
3. Messi currently has 9 goals and 7 assists in the World Cup. Pulga is third in the list of players with the most goal + assist combinations in the World Cup.
4. Messi scored a total of 789 goals and 338 assists in 1,000 matches for club and country.
5. Messi scored for the first time against the Netherlands at the World Cup. Messi’s record against the Netherlands at the World Cup is two wins and one draw.
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