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Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal for Argentina as he netted a hat-trick in a 7-0 rout of Curacao.

Transfers Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez rifled in a fourth and Messi completed his hat-trick in just the 37th minute, finishing a one-on-one with the helpless Room to take his overall tally to 102 from 174 appearances. Nicolas Gonzalez headed in a second minutes later before Messi curled one in to double his tally and net Argentina’s third before the half-hour mark.

Lionel Messi passed the 100-goals mark for Argentina while scoring a hat-trick in their 7-0 friendly win over Curaçao.

Messi set up Enzo Fernández to fire home from the edge of the box two minutes later and the 35-year-old completed his hat-trick in the 37th minute with a simple finish after another Lo Celso pass. Lionel Messi passed the 100-goals mark for Argentina while scoring a hat-trick in their 7-0 friendly win over Curaçao. He deserves all the praise and it’s good that these goals were on Argentine soil, that has a special value too.”

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick against Curacao to reach 102 goals for Argentina. But what have been some of the finest efforts so far?

55](https://twitter.com/TheSunFootball/status/745587449288601600) [Colombia](/soccer/team?id=208), World Cup qualification (2016): [International goal No. 1](https://twitter.com/TyCSports/status/1366432618271678468) [Ecuador](/soccer/team?id=209) 1-3 Argentina, World Cup qualification (2017): [International goals No. [Saudi Arabia](/soccer/team?id=655) in the opening game, Argentina desperately needed a catalyst against Mexico. [Mexico](/soccer/team?id=203), Copa America (2007): [International goal No. [Nigeria](/soccer/team?id=657), World Cup (2018): [International goal No. [Panama](/soccer/team?id=2659) in Buenos Aires. Messi scored a hat trick as Argentina stormed to victory over their great rivals in a seven-goal spectacular at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Messi's first international goal against Brazil came at the fifth attempt and also proved to be the difference between the two sides as they met for an exhibition friendly in Doha, Qatar. Argentina thrust themselves into the final of the 2007 Copa America, propelled in part by a brilliant goal from their prodigious 20-year-old winger -- an impudent lob from 18 yards out scored on the hour mark. The solo effort proved to be his only goal at the tournament as the Albiceleste were knocked out by eventual winners

Former France left-back Patrice Evra has admitted he was devastated by his country's World Cup final loss to Argentina.

You score a hat-trick, three goals in the final and you don't win the final. THE BIGGER PICTURE: France fell to Argentina on penalties in one of the great World Cup finals. And I said to myself 'Patrice, I know you love the France team'... France-Argentina, I tell you the truth, I went to my car and I cried." And then, frankly, hats off to the France team." WHAT THEY SAID: "I watched the match live and I cried.

Lionel Messi became the third male player to score 100 international goals as he hit his century in Argentina's friendly with Curacao on Tuesday.

[Hungary](/football/team?id=480), a game in which he was sent off after just two minutes. [against ](/football/report/_/gameId/633850) [France](/football/team?id=478) in the final. He added to his tally before half-time with another trademark bending strike, then notching a third on the counter-attack to take his total to 102.

Lionel Messi has surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday's international friendly against Curacao. The 35-year-old.

Argentina was leading Curacao 5-0 at halftime, with Nico Gonzalez and Enzo Fernandez also putting their names on the scoreboard. Messi’s team beat Panama 2-0 in Buenos Aires last week. The 35-year-old Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean team in the 20th minute with a right-foot shot from the edge of the box to reach the milestone 100.

Soccer fans have been tracking the PSG forward across Buenos Aires after Argentina's World Cup win, now praising him with the same fanaticism as they ...

Argentina’s 7-0 win also took them to top of the FIFA ranking as the holder of three concurrent titles (the World Cup, the Copa América and the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions). On Sunday, the Argentina Football Association named a new sports complex at its headquarters in Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in honor of Lionel Andrés Messi. On the streets of Buenos Aires, Messi was more like a teenager who has suddenly discovered the pleasure of fame than the veteran who is sick of its trappings. With the World Cup to his name, the comparisons with Maradona, who carried Argentina to glory in 1986, were no longer relevant. When Argentina played at home, stadiums would erupt in chants of “Maradona, Maradona” and the legendary number 10 was worshipped on television sports programs and in the media, despite his tendency to drift in and out of games depending on his mood. When it came back on seconds later, a huge message was displayed: “Lionel Messi is not in the theater.” A rumor had gone around that the captain of the Argentina national soccer team was among the audience and a horde descended, one that has been

Lionel Messi and Argentina broke all French hears after the World Cup final.

"I watched the game live and cried, I didn't expect that. The former left-back of Manchester United and the 'bleus' spoke for 'RMC Sport', where he pointed out what he experienced after Argentina's victory in the World Cup in Qatar. A little over three months ago, the Argentine team achieved its third world star, beating France in a penalty shootout.

Lionel Messi score im 102 international goals wit im seventh hat-trick for Argentina for dia 7-0 friendly win against Curacao.

Na honour for me to dey here and to win dis award. Messi, wey win di award for di second time, say: "E dey amazing. How many goals Lionel Messi don score for im career