Lionel Messi (35) led Argentina to victory by changing his record for the shortest time to score in an A match.토토사이트
Argentina won 2-0 in a friendly match against Australia held at Gongren Stadium in Beijing, China on the 15th (Korean time) thanks to Messi’s first goal in 79 seconds. With this, Argentina won another victory after beating Australia 2-1 in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar last December. At that time, Messi led the victory by scoring the opening goal in the 35th minute of the first half.
The Argentine soccer team, which is on a world tour, will move to Jakarta, Indonesia on the 19th to face Indonesia.
On this day, Messi received a pass from Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) and shook the net with an exciting left-footed mid-range shot near the arc circle. The electronic display clock indicated 79 seconds. This is Messi’s fastest goal in an A match. Argentina, who led the game, scored an additional goal in the 23rd minute of the second half with a header from Hermann Pesella (Real Betis) to consolidate the victory.
Messi and Argentine players drew attention by running in uniforms with Chinese names. Chinese fans’ enthusiasm for Messi was hot. Throughout the game, they cheered by calling Messi’s name, and whenever Messi caught the ball, the stadium screamed with cheers. There was also a happening where a male fan wearing a Messi uniform broke into the stadium and hugged Messi. The man, who was running around the stadium, was caught by security guards and dragged out of the stadium.
Messi, who succeeded in scoring, continued his streak of scoring in 7 matches in a row, starting with Australia in the round of 16 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. His A-match career tally also increased to 103 goals. Messi, who made his debut for the Argentina national team in 2005 at the age of 18, has played in 175 of his A-matches in his 19th year in his national team uniform. In particular, his performance in his World Cup is dazzling. He made 5 consecutive appearances from the 2006 German tournament to the 2022 Qatar tournament, scoring a total of 13 goals and 8 assists. In the 2023 Qatar tournament, Diego Maradona led Argentina to victory in 36 years since the 1986 Mexico tournament, lifting the only World Cup trophy that was not there.
Messi recently made headlines by announcing his intention not to participate in the upcoming 2026 World Cup in North and Central America through Chinese media. On the 13th, through ‘Titan Sports’, he said, “The 2022 World Cup in Qatar was my last World Cup stage.” Born in 1987, Messi is currently 35 years old. He will be 39 years old in 2026, when the World Cup will be held. It remains to be seen whether he will continue his career in 2026, when he is in his twilight as a soccer player. He is currently expected to participate until next year’s Copa America tournament in the United States.
Meanwhile, Messi, whose contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) expires at the end of this month, has recently confirmed a transfer to Inter Miami of the US Major League Soccer (MLS). A return to his hometown team, Barcelona, and a transfer to the Saudi Arabian League, which offered a huge amount of money, were promising, but he chose Inter Miami, owned by David Beckham. Messi explained about choosing the US stage, “If I wanted money, I would have gone to Saudi Arabia. It is true that I expected to return to Barcelona. But I did not want Barcelona players to go to other teams or reduce their salaries because of me.”