Messi broke the 243-day goal drought! Scored in 14 consecutive years, scored 26 goals in 17 games, and broke 6 records

Nian Zhou

2024-06-15 08:39Posted in Shandong Premier League commentator, Tencent Football Contributing Writer Creator in the field of sports

On June 15, Beijing time, Argentina played Guatemala in a friendly match, and Messi scored a goal, setting a number of records!

Speaking of which, Messi hasn't played for the national team for a long time. He missed the international break in March due to injury, and his last appearance for Argentina was in the South American World Cup Qualifiers last November, against Uruguay and Brazil.

In preparation for the Copa America, Messi left Inter Miami and returned to the national team, but against Ecuador, he only came off the bench and did not score.

This time against Guatemala, Messi returned to the starting line-up, but in the 12th minute, the opposing goalkeeper Hagen made a mistake in the kick-off and passed the ball directly to Messi, who was unmarked and sent the ball into the empty goal to help Argentina equalize.

The data shows that first, Messi ended the 236-day national team goal drought! The last time he scored was a brace against Peru on October 18, 2023.

Second, Messi scored his first goal for the national team in 2024, scoring for the national team for 14 consecutive years since 2011.

Third, Messi has scored 107 goals in the national team and continues to break his own all-time record. Fourth, he also broke his own all-time goal record for the South American national team.

Fifth, Messi has made 17 appearances in all competitions this year, contributing 15 goals, an average of nearly 1 goal per game, and 11 assists. Sixth, he has recorded 836 goals so far in his career, continuing to break his own all-time record for a South American player.

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