157-156！ Messi overtook Cristiano Ronaldo and became the first person in the world to score goals for the national team
Messi is once again a hero of Argentina!
On the morning of September 8, Beijing time, in the first round of the South American zone of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Argentina sat at the Monument Stadium to face Ecuador. Witnessed by 80,000 spectators at the scene, Messi staged a savior show:
In the 78th minute, Argentina's free kick, 21.3 meters from goal. Messi curled the ball with his left foot, and the ball slashed through the wall and sneaked into the net, and the goalkeeper did not react! It was the only goal of the game, and Argentina won the World Cup opener thanks to Messi's world wave.
104 goals for the national team, 65th direct free kick in his career, 8 consecutive national team goals, 29 goals in the World Qualifiers, the 1st in South American history... The 36-year-old Messi is still breaking through himself and making history.
Ronaldo has said that his rivalry with Messi is a thing of the past. However, the data comparison between Messi and Ronaldo has never stopped. After Messi's free kick world wave scored, the data website gave statistics: the national team directly participated in the number of goals, Messi surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo!
Messi made 176 appearances for Argentina, scoring 104 goals, assisting 53 times and directly involved in 157 goals;
Cristiano Ronaldo made 200 appearances for Portugal, scoring 123 goals, assisting 33 times and directly involved in 156 goals.
In terms of the direct participation of the national team in the goal comparison, Messi leads Cristiano Ronaldo 157-156. Surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo also means that Messi has become the player who has been directly involved in scoring the most goals in the history of the global national team.
Such a Messi, you can only worship - just like the Argentine fans on the scene.
Media from all over the world were once again conquered by Messi. World Cup official praises Messi: another magician show by Messi!
As: The Messi legend continues
The "As" newspaper in Madrid, Spain, sighed: Messi, the road of legend continues. The headline of Marca was "Messi flashes, saves world champions".
Romano: Messi's free kick, artwork.
ESPN: Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0, Messi's free kick scored, the best ever, too hot.
On China's social platforms, "Messi's free kick goal" also ranked No. 1 in hot searches!