Messi landed for Argentina for the first time after the World Cup, scoring his 800th career goal on a free-kick
Argentina’s superstar forward Lionel Messi’s stellar run continues even after the World Cup ended in December last year. Argentina beat Panama 2-0 in an international friendly. Messi also scored a great goal in this victory and also achieved a special achievement in his career. He completed 800 goals (club and country) in his career. He became the second player after Ronaldo to do so. Portugal’s 38-year-old Ronaldo completed his 800 goals in December 2021. Messi was recently voted FIFA’s best male player.
Messi had given the World Cup trophy to his team Argentina. After this he was playing his first match for the national team. Argentina could not score any goals in the first half. In the second half, the Argentine team scored both goals. Thiago Almada scored a goal in the 78th minute to open Argentina’s account in the match and put the team ahead 1-0.
Messi’s goal on free kick
After this, Messi scored a great goal on a free kick. World Cup-winning captain Messi fired a left-footed kick in the 89th minute that went straight into the goal post after evading Panamanian defenders. He scored this goal from a distance of 25 yards which the goalkeeper of Panama could not stop the ball. During this, the players of Panama tried to make a comeback, but Argentina did not allow them to score.
Argentina celebrates
All players from Argentina’s World Cup winning team were in attendance during the match. After the match all the players posed for photographs with the World Cup trophy. Apart from this, Messi, coach Lionel Scaloni and other players came to the stadium with their families. It was a replica of the World Cup trophy that was held in the hands of all the players during the celebration. After becoming the world champions, the home fans also gave a rousing welcome to their team at the stadium. During this, the players went around the stadium and accepted the greetings of the fans, while fireworks were happening outside the stadium.
