Kolkata:- Lionel Messi broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most hat-tricks in international football. Messi gave Argentina a 6-0 victory by scoring a hat-trick against Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers. He scored the tenth hat-trick in international football. Until now, Ronaldo had a single record of 10 hat-tricks.
This time, Messi shared that record. Former Iranian striker Ali Daei holds the record of 9 hat-tricks in international football. After a long time, Messi played an international match on the country’s soil and showed an extraordinary performance. He scored a hat-trick as well as scoring a pair of goals with his teammates. The superstars of world football beat River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires. Messi is set to return to his home club before retiring from professional football. Before that, this superstar brought the national team a big win in the international match.
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Argentina tops the World Cup qualification stage
Argentina is at the top with 22 points after playing 10 matches in the qualification phase of the 2026 World Cup. Messi scored the first goal in 19 minutes of the match against Bolivia. Lautaro Martinez increased the gap in the 43rd minute. Julian Alvarez scored the third goal in added time of the first half. Thiago Almada scored the fourth goal in 69 minutes. Then Messi scored consecutive goals in 84 and 86 minutes.
Easy win for Brazil
Brazil easily beat Peru 4-0 in the other World Cup qualifying match. As a result of this victory, Brazil is fourth in the World Cup qualifying round in Latin America with 16 points after playing 10 matches. Rafinha scored two goals from the penalty against Peru. He scored the first goal in the 38th minute followed by the second goal in the 54th minute. Andreas Pereira increased the gap in the 71st minute. Luiz Henrique scored the fourth goal in the 74th minute.
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