World Cup 2022 in Qatar: Lionel Messi breaks the spell in the 1000th competitive game of his career and passes Diego Maradona

Lionel Messi fulfilled himself in World Cup Round of 16 a dream. The seven-time world footballer had never scored a goal in a knockout game at a World Cup, excluding penalties.

In the 35th minute of the round of 16 against Australia, the time had come: Messi deliberately hit the left corner in his 169th international match.

A redemption.

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“The spell is broken. Messi is Messi,” said “ARD” expert and 2014 world champion Bastian Schweinsteiger. “He is the key factor in Argentina.”

With his ninth goal in the 23rd World Cup game, the veteran passed compatriot Diego Maradona, who scored eight times.

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Only Gabriel Batistuta is more successful than Messi in the Albiceleste with ten World Cup goals.

A record that Messi could still crack in the finals in Qatar.

It was not for nothing that the Argentine Football Association AFA tweeted: “Today he played his 1,000th game of his career – keep it up, captain!”

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