Lionel Messi has done it again. When Argentina were struggling to break the deadlock against Australia, the PSG superstar showed up to give his team a crucial goal in the Qatar 2022 Round of 16.
Messi, who had already scored against Saudi Arabia and Mexico, has recorded his ninth goal at a FIFA World Cup, surpassing Diego Armando Maradona (8). Now, he’s just one shy of Gabriel Batistuta.
The No. 10 capped off a fantastic team play, in which he combined with Alexis Mac Allister to have a beautiful finish that got past Matthew Ryan. Check out here the video of Messi’s 779th career goal.
Watch: Lionel Messi scores for Argentina against Australia
US viewers
MESSI MAGIC ✨����
That’s the first knockout stage goal in Messi’s FIFA World Cup career pic.twitter.com/wyzfdVfby3
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 3, 2022
UK viewers
LIONEL MESSI SCORES IN HIS 1000TH GAME ��
That’s 779 goals for the Argentina forward as he opens the scoring against Australia ��#BBCFootball #BBCWorldCup pic.twitter.com/EakvY6X8pv
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 3, 2022
