Messi scored a hat-trick in Argentina's 7-0 win in a friendly against Curacao. In the process, he became the third player in men's international football to score 100-plus goals.
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Messi shines again
Messi scored a hat-trick in thefirst half as Argentina claimed a one-sided win. He now has 102 international goals, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo (122) and former Iran legend Ali Daei (109).
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His incredible numbers
Messi has scored 48 goals in 53 friendly matches, 13 goals in 34 Copa America matches, 28 goals in 60 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers matches, and 13 goals at the 26 FIFA World Cup.
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Ninth internationalhat-trick
Messi scored his ninth hat-trick in international football. His previous hat-trick came against Estonia in a friendly encounter last year.
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Messi's international goals
Messi has scored international goals against 37 different nations, with his highest return against Bolivia (8). He also has six goals each versus Ecuador and Uruguay.
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Second player with 800 career goals
Recently, Messi became just the second player after Ronaldo to smash 800 career goals. The former now has 803 goals for club and country.