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With his goal in the 51st minute, the Argentine scored 109 goals for La Albiceleste. In addition to giving Argentina a shot at defending their Copa America championship, the 2-0 victory put Messi one goal ahead of the Iranian icon.

On the other hand, Messi needs just 21 more goals while representing his country to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo’s 130 for Portugal. Messi scored his first goal of the 2023 Copa America and his fourteenth goal of the tournament with a sloppy effort from close range.

On the eve of the Copa America opening in the US, Messi scored twice in a 4-1 victory over Guatemala, tying him with Daei for the all-time scoring record.

In addition to advancing in goalscoring position, Messi set a new record for the tournament with his 100th appearance in the first match.

Inter Miami’s standout goalkeeper eclipsed Sergio Livingstone’s record of 35 appearances in seven tournaments, which Livingstone had held since 1953. His debut competition was in 2007, the year the future legend was born.

Sunil Chhetri of India is second on the Blue Tigers’ scoring list, with 93 goals, after Daei and Messi, the Portuguese superstar. With 89 goals, Malaysian Mokhtar Dahari completes the top five.

With 190 gоаls in 328 internаtiоnаl gаmes, Christine Sinclаir оf CаnаԀа hоlԀs the recоrԀ fоr mоst gоаls scоreԀ in а single wоmen’s аnԀ men’s Ԁivisiоn. Messi guided Argentina to victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the year after they won the Copa America.

He has already amassed 186 caps, scored 109 goals, and set a new national record with 56 assists.

While Messi is vying for a third senior team championship, he is also the proud owner of an Olympic gold medal from 2008, when he competed for Argentina’s U-23 team in Beijing.