Argentina leads Messi's record goals

Lionel Messi led the team in the beginning by using the gift of Saudi Arabia. Later, Argentina sent the ball into Saudi Arabia's net three more times. None of these were scored for offside. So Lionel Scaloni's team went into the break with a minimal lead.

Argentina led 1-0 at the end of the first half in Group C match at Lucile Stadium on Tuesday.

After the offensive start, Lionel Messi took the first shot for the goal in the second minute. The shot aimed at the far post didn't bend as much as it would have liked. Mohamed Al-Wais failed to jump.


Messi took Argentina ahead with a cool spot kick in the 10th minute. Pretending to dive on one side, the Saudi goalkeeper jumped to the other side earlier. The Argentina captain sent the ball into the net with a fake shot. His seventh goal in the World Cup.

Messi also made a feat with this goal. He became the first player of the country to score in four different World Cups.

This is Messi's 12th goal in the last 6 matches, 92nd overall.

At the time of the corner, a Saudi Arabian fouled in the D box and the referee gave a penalty after seeing the VAR.

Saudi Arabia, lagging behind early on, responded with attacking football. Messi sent the ball into the net again in the 22nd minute from a counter-attack. However, he himself was offside so the goal was not scored.


Lautaro Martinez sent the ball into the net five minutes later. It didn't go either. The referee blows the whistle for offside with the help of VAR.

Argentina could not get out of the offside trap. Martinez sent the ball into the net again in the 35th minute. This time, however, the linesman raised the offside flag earlier.

After thinking about offside, the attacking players are a little lower, so the edge of the attack is slightly reduced for Argentina. Lionel Scalonil's team continued to try and keep the ball under control. But they did not see the net in the first half.