Lionel Messi adds yet another feather to his golden hat after scoring against Australia at 2022 FIFA World Cup pre-quarters

Lionel Messi at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Lionel Messi is arguably one of the greatest players to ever grace the football pitch during our lifetimes. Although, even at 35 years old, he is still breaking new records and making his impact on the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Lionel Messi scored his first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifying goal against Australia to give Argentina the lead.

This stunning goal came from a free-kick taken by Lionel Messi which was deflected back to him by the opposition players. A classic strike that went from between the legs of the defender and ended up in the back of the net gave Argentina a lead to hang on to.

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Argentina has been one of the favorites to win this prestigious competition since the beginning of the competition. They lifted their first Copa America trophy in years as Lionel Messi helped the South American team to clench his first international trophy. Messi and the company have been strong contenders to win the World Cup and will be hoping to lift the golden trophy after the `2014 disappointment.

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Lionel Messi plays his 1,000th game today.

What a career. pic.twitter.com/FEMPjGiK0q
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 3, 2022

After Messi’s goal against Australia, the Argentine scored 3 goals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup for his country. The captain is in-form and has a different kind of fighting spirit for his country after facing multiple with Argentina.

Can Lionel Messi lead Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory after 32 years?

The hope of Argentina, Lionel Messi is participating in the last FIFA World Cup tournament of his career in Qatar. After being so close to achieving his dreams in 2014, Lionel Messi is set to conquer international football once again.

He had a lousy start to his FIFA World Cup campaign after losing to Saudi Arabia in their opening match of the competition. Although, Argentina bounced back by winning the next two games against Mexico and Poland in their group. Lionel Messi confessed in an interview that this world cup is going to be his last world cup as the Argentine talisman is going to retire from international football.

LIONEL MESSI IN HIS 1000TH GAME ? pic.twitter.com/AjyPOpoKZ1
— GOAL (@goal) December 3, 2022

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Aviral is a Football author at Firstsportz. A content producer with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Media Studies, Aviral completed his graduation from CHRIST Univerity, Bangalore. Before his time at FirstSportz, Aviral worked as a financial and business writer at Dutch Uncles. Aviral also has a passion for film and audio and visual production. A To-Be Sports Journalist and football fanatic, Aviral is either busy scrolling through sports reels or probably writing about it. Aviral also likes playing football and has spent half his life on the pitch. The "chill" football fan who is often frustrated with his love for FC Barcelona, and often overwhelmed by the greatest of all time, Lionel Messi. The man behind the lens, Aviral also loves telling stories that often go untold through his camera. Keeping sports aside, Aviral has been part of multiple production houses as well.

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