<p>Argentine superstar <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/lionel-messi-t13" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lionel Messi</a> has scored 71international goals for Argentina. <strong>22of those goals have come in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.</strong> His 22goals make him and former Barcelona teammate <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/luis-suarez-t137988" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luis Suárez</a> the all-time top scorers of CONMEBOL World Cup qualification.</p>
<p><strong>This is Messi’s fifth World Cup qualification campaign for Argentina,as he began playing in qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. </strong>He scored his first goal in World Cup qualifying in 2007 against Venezuela in Maracaibo and has scored <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/argentina-vs-ecuador-how-to-watch-fifa-world-cup-2022-qualifiers-predictions-and-odds-20201007-0013.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4 goals against Ecuador in World Cup qualifying</a>.</p>
<p>Against Ecuador is where Messi has some of his fondest memories in anArgentina jersey, <strong>one of his career highlights came against them in a key World Cup qualification match in the high altitude in Quito</strong> just recently in 2017. Let’s review all four of Lionel Messi’s goals against Ecuador in World Cup Qualifying.</p>
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<h2>Lionel Messi First Goal Against Ecuador in World Cup Qualifying</h2>
<p><strong>Messi’s first goal against Ecuador came in a 4-0 thrashing in Buenos Aires on June 2nd, 2012.</strong> He scored the third goal of the lopsided match as Argentina put up three goals in 45 minutes that day. Sergio Agüero scored in the 19th minute, followed by <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/video-watch-gonzalo-higuain-amazing-first-goal-with-inter-miami-here-youtube-20201008-0003.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higuaín</a> in the 29th, Messi added more insult to injury in the 31st minute. Ángel Di María would finish off Ecuador in the second half with a goal in the 76 minute.</p>
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<h2>Lionel Messi’s vital hat-trick in Quito 2017</h2>
<p>To qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Argentina went through hell, an up and down campaign that claimed various coaches and heavy public scrutiny for the squad had a happy ending, all be it momentarily. Argentina needed to win to qualify outright, they traveled to Quito and started the game nervously and went down 1-0 to the host. <strong>Then Messi turned savior and played one of his best games in an Argentina jersey, he scored 3 unanswered goals and took Argentina to the 2018 World Cup.</strong></p>
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<h2>Penalty kick goal to kick-off 2022 World Cup qualifying</h2>
<p><strong>Messi’s latest goal against Ecuador came in <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/soccer/argentina-vs-ecuador-how-to-watch-fifa-world-cup-2022-qualifiers-predictions-and-odds-20201007-0013.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">matchday 1</a> of South American World Cup qualifying.</strong> In a tight contest played in the Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina earned a penalty kick at the start of the match and Messi buried it.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">¡EL GOL DE LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI ������</p>
<p> ARGENTINA 1 – ECUADOR 0. <a href="https://t.co/XEsA9LdJIa">pic.twitter.com/XEsA9LdJIa</a></p>
<p> — TyC Sports (@TyCSports)    <a href="https://twitter.com/TyCSports/status/1314368380313513986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2020</a>  </p></blockquote>
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