Messi puts on a goal spree in the World Cup qualifier - 6:0 in favor of Argentina

16.10.2024 13:57

Outstanding footballer Lionel Messi continues to demonstrate a very high level of play.

Recently, the 37-year-old forward of the Argentina national team helped his team defeat the Bolivian team with a score of 6:0.

Messi staged a real goal extravaganza: the athlete scored a hat-trick.

The match took place as part of the qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup, TASS reports.

Argentina vs Bolivia match progress

Messi opened the scoring 19 minutes after the starting whistle.

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In the final minutes of the first half, the Argentines scored two more times: goals were scored by Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez.

In the 69th minute of the game the score became 4:0. This time Thiago Almada helped his team.

The period from the 84th to the 86th minute of the match turned out to be very interesting: during this time, Lionel Messi scored two goals.

Thus, Argentina beat Bolivia with a score of 6:0.

It is also worth highlighting that Messi also recorded two assists, meaning that the outstanding footballer finished the recent match with an incredible 3+2.

The probability that the Argentina national team will qualify for the 2026 World Cup directly is very high: the team confidently leads the South American qualifiers with 22 points earned in 10 games.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief