The friendly match was a gala for the new world champions, not least thanks to a hat trick from Messi. He scored in the 19th, 32nd and 36th minutes in a completely unbalanced match. The 35-year-old has now scored 102 goals in the blue and white jersey. In the world rankings of the best goalscorers for national teams, he is in third place behind the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (122 goals) and the Iranian Ali Daei (109).
Only last week, Messi scored his 800th competitive goal in the 2-0 win against Panama in Buenos Aires.
