’25 Appearances, 11 Goals…’- A list of records that Lionel Messi broke in the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final clash against Croatia
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Lionel Messi after his inspirational performance against Croatia in the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, moves up and sets four gigantic records for the world and his country. While the little magician opened the scoring for his side from the penalty spot with a powerful left-footed kick. The little magician converted the penalty to become Argentina’s record world cup scorer, with 11 goals to his name.
The nation’s previous record was held by Gabriel Batistuta‘s world cup tally of 10 goals, which was matched by the player only four days ago. Contributing to the team’s third goal the man provided with a mystic assist and surely the world cup’s best assist, for Julian Alvarez to convert his single goal into a brace. That was the magician’s eighth assist, equalling Diego Maradona’s tally of 8 for Argentina.
Lionel Messi has now scored and assisted in four different world cup games, including this year’s three against the Netherlands and Mexico, and also in the group stage win over Serbia and Montenegro back in 2006. With this, the Argentine legend became the first player in world cup history to both score and assist in four separate matches in the tournament since the record began in 1966.
The Former Barcelona star made his remarkable 25th appearance in the fixture against Croatia, which saw him equal former German maestro Lothar Matthaus for the most appearances in the competition’s history. The Great’s final appearance in his potential last World Cup against either France or Morocco will set him straight as the record holder for appearances, with his 26th.
Argentina’s win and Lionel Messi’s role were a much-needed remedy to their people bursting into celebrations
Fans gathered on the streets of the capital of Buenos Aires as soon as the match ended, with people waving the blue-clad flags out of their cars while others jumped and sang in joy amid a tsunami of fans wearing the national team’s jersey. Earlier, Buenos Aires had come to a dormant condition on what was a triggering summer afternoon as fans packed cafes, restaurants, and public plazas, where giant screens followed the elusive display of the Lionel Messi-led team.
The win was an important remedy for the common public of Argentina, the agonizing start of the campaign for Argentina was followed by a streak of victories that have brought some much-needed joy to a country stuck in an economic hurricane with one of the world’s highest inflation rates going hard on its people, closing in on almost 100% per year, and were close to almost four of every 10 people live in poverty.
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Akshat Pandey
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