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Argentine Lionel Messi is second on the all-time international scorer list, tied with retired Iranian Ali Daei.
Messi scored a goal this morning in the semi-final of the South American Football Championship (2024 America’s Cup) held in the United States, helping Argentina to beat Canada (2-0) and advance to the final. The opponents in the semi-final are Uruguay and Colombia. Messi scored Argentina’s second goal in the match held in New Jersey, which was his 109th international goal in his long career with the Argentine national team.
Messi (37) must score 22 international goals for the Argentina national team to surpass the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the all-time leading scorer for the national team with 130 goals.
Messi’s goal against Canada was his first of the tournament and his 14th of the tournament. Prior to scoring against Canada, Messi had equaled Day’s record on the all-time scoring list by scoring twice in Argentina’s 4-1 friendly win over Guatemala.
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