Argentina star Lionel Messi, Inter Miami’s American player, excelled and led his country to a double-goal victory over hosts Peru to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals in the fourth round of South American qualifiers.
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Argentina star Lionel Messi scored twice for the tango national team against Peru to take his tally to 106 international goals and move into third place on the list of top international goalscorers, close to runner-up. -up and Cristiano Ronaldo, the all-time record holder for national teams.
Messi has scored 31 goals in South American qualifiers for the World Cup, surpassing Uruguay star Luis Suarez’s tally of 29 goals.
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The Argentina captain is two goals away from second place in the international top scorers list, with Iran’s Ali Dei second on 108 goals and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo leading the way with 127 goals.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi took his tally to three goals to equal Uruguay’s Nicolas de la Cruz on the list of top scorers in South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The Argentina national team topped the South American qualification table for the 2026 World Cup to 12 points, finishing tied for second with 7 points each, 5 points behind Uruguay, Brazil and Venezuela. Argentina strengthened their lead by defeating Peru.
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