Pass — Nico Paz

#846Career GoalLegendary

“Nico Paz’s late assist in a 6–0 rout of Bolivia caps a vintage Argentina masterclass, as Messi completes a hat-trick in World Cup qualifying and pushes his career tally to 846 goals, 25 for the season and 34 in these qualifiers.”

Hat-trick

Year2024

WCQ#34

2024#25

Body PartLeft Foot

Shot Type—

Technique—

2024#1076

WCQ2024-10-15 · 21:00:00

In a high-altitude World Cup qualifier in La Paz, 37-year-old Messi produced a devastating 3-goal, 2-assist masterclass to completely dismantle Bolivia. At an age when most forwards have declined, he dictated every Argentina attack, turning a traditionally tricky away fixture into one of his most dominant late-career international performances.

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Score

5-0→6-0

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Impact

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Assist: Nico Paz

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With Argentina trailing 1–0 in a must-win World Cup qualifier in Quito, Messi latches onto Ángel Di María’s early pass to level the score and ignite the hat-trick that drags his country back toward Russia, bringing up career goal 580 in the process.

With Argentina’s World Cup hopes hanging in the balance in Quito, Messi restores a 2–1 lead over Ecuador on the way to a rescue hat-trick, his second strike of the night and 20th goal in World Cup qualifiers.

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In a do-or-die World Cup qualifier away to Ecuador, Messi completes his hat-trick from an Otamendi assist to turn Argentina’s once-precarious campaign into a 3–1 lead, pushing them firmly toward Russia and adding another strike to his towering World Cup qualifying tally.

Goal Sequence

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#846Career GoalLegendary

“Nico Paz’s late assist in a 6–0 rout of Bolivia caps a vintage Argentina masterclass, as Messi completes a hat-trick in World Cup qualifying and pushes his career tally to 846 goals, 25 for the season and 34 in these qualifiers.”

Hat-trick

Year2024

WCQ#34

2024#25

Body PartLeft Foot

Shot Type—

Technique—

2024#1076

WCQ2024-10-15 · 21:00:00

In a high-altitude World Cup qualifier in La Paz, 37-year-old Messi produced a devastating 3-goal, 2-assist masterclass to completely dismantle Bolivia. At an age when most forwards have declined, he dictated every Argentina attack, turning a traditionally tricky away fixture into one of his most dominant late-career international performances.

Minute86'

Score

5-0→6-0

xG

—

Impact

—

Assist: Nico Paz

Similar Goals

Goal#580

2017

With Argentina trailing 1–0 in a must-win World Cup qualifier in Quito, Messi latches onto Ángel Di María’s early pass to level the score and ignite the hat-trick that drags his country back toward Russia, bringing up career goal 580 in the process.

With Argentina’s World Cup hopes hanging in the balance in Quito, Messi restores a 2–1 lead over Ecuador on the way to a rescue hat-trick, his second strike of the night and 20th goal in World Cup qualifiers.

Hat-trickWinning Goal

In a Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona trailing Arsenal, Messi’s first strike instantly drags Barça level and ignites the four-goal masterclass that turns this night into his iconic Camp Nou ‘poker’, capped as career goal No.129 and his 22nd in the competition.

Hat-trickKnockout Stage

In a do-or-die World Cup qualifier away to Ecuador, Messi completes his hat-trick from an Otamendi assist to turn Argentina’s once-precarious campaign into a 3–1 lead, pushing them firmly toward Russia and adding another strike to his towering World Cup qualifying tally.

Goal Sequence

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86:00

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