#706Career GoalLegendary
“In Argentina’s first World Cup qualifier on the road to Qatar, Messi breaks the deadlock against Ecuador with a calm, low penalty into the corner, asserting control of a tense campaign opener and logging career goal 706 and his 22nd in World Cup qualifiers.”
Winning Goal
Year2020
WCQ#22
2020/21'#2
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypePenalty
Technique—
2020#873
WCQ2020-10-08 · 21:30:00
Argentina1-0
Ecuador1G
Messi calmly buries a first-half penalty to open Argentina’s 2022 qualifying campaign under intense pressure, providing the only goal and playing the full 90 minutes as captain in a tight, pandemic-era home debut for Scaloni’s side.
Minute13'
Score
0-0→1-0
xG
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Impact
Winning Goal
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