Messi holds the record for most goals scored by Argentina in the FIFA World Cup.
MOSCOW, December 13 – RIA Novosti. Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi became the record holder for the national team’s goals in the World Cup.
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CroatiaCroatiaMessi scored a goal with the Croatian team in the 34th minute of the World Cup semi-final match played in Qatar. This goal became his 11th goalscorer in the world championships. Before the start of the match, Messi shared the Argentina national team’s first goal scorer squad with Gabriel Batistuta.
His match against the Croatian team was Messi’s 25th match in the World Championship. The Argentine shares the first place in the number of matches in the world championships with the German Lothar Matthäus.
The World Cup in Qatar was the fifth in his career for the 35-year-old Messi. Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Rafael Marquez and Andres Guardado, Lothar Matthäus and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo also made five appearances at the world championships.
Source: Ria
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