Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday`s international friendly against Curacao.
The World Cup winners beat the Caribbean side 7-0 in their second match since clinching the trophy in December.
The 35-year-old <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/lionel-messi-honored-with-a-statue-at-south-america-s-soccer-hq-23277717" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Messi </a>opened the scoring against Curacao in the 20th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the box to reach the 100-goal milestone. Nico Gonzalez added another three minutes later with a header from close range.
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Messi then scored his 101st for Argentina in the 33rd minute with a crossed shot to the right of the goalkeeper and his 102nd in the 37th after an easy run to score. Two minutes earlier he had assisted Enzo Fernandez` blast from the edge of the box.
The Argentine captain trails only two players on the list of most goals scored for national teams in official matches; Portugal`s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/cristiano-ronaldo-i-m-a-better-man-now-23276992" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>, with 122, and Iran`s Ali Daei, with 109.
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Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday`s international friendly against Curacao

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