Messi surpasses Batistuta and is unique with a historic number
The Argentine national team star, Lionel Messi, has been the record and history of the Tango team, in the history of the World Cup throughout with a historic.
The Paris Saint-Germain player has the highest number of goals scored for the Latin national team in the finals of the World Cup.
Al-Flea managed to score the goal for his country from the penalty kick in the first half in the match that brings him together with his Croatian counterpart, within the framework of the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The 35-year-old Messi, according to the network "Opta" statistics, who is playing his fifth edition in the World Cup, his tally to 11 goals, to break the partnership with his compatriot surpasses Batistuta, unique scored only 10 goals.
The network added that Messi became the first Argentine player to score in 3 consecutive matches in the knockout stages of the World Cup, knowing that he did not have any goal in the knockout stages throughout the past editions in which he participated in the World Cup.
She also pointed out that no player has contributed to goals in the World Cup since the 1966 World Cup, more than Messi and Brazilian legend Ronaldo (13 goals).
Leo equalled the World Cup appearances record by taking part in the Qatar World Cup semi-final against Croatia, his 25th