#1000
2022 World Cup · Round of 162022-12-03 · 22:00:00
1-2
Australia
Argentina
HT 1–0
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium · Al Rayyan · 45,032 spectatorsRef: Szymon Marciniak
1Goals
8.2Rating
MOTM
“On his 1000th career appearance, Messi broke open a tense World Cup knockout tie with a trademark moment of brilliance against a stubborn Australia. In what was likely his final World Cup run, he shifted the entire game with a silky touch, quick feint and precise low finish—turning a nervous round of 16 match into another chapter of his tournament legend.”
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Australia
KO
Argentina14
Irvine J.
Irvine J.
14
35
Lionel Messi0–1
Nicolás Otamendi
35
Lionel Messi
0–1
Nicolás Otamendi
38
Degenek M.
Degenek M.
38
HT0–1
49
▲Lisandro Martínez
▼Alejandro Darío Gómez
49
▲Lisandro Martínez
▼Alejandro Darío Gómez
50
▲Lisandro Martínez
▼Papu Gómez
50
▲Lisandro Martínez
▼Papu Gómez
57
▲Hrustic A.
▼Baccus K.
▲Goodwin C.
▼McGree R.
Julián Álvarez0–2
▲Hrustic A.
▼Baccus K.
▲Goodwin C.
▼McGree R.
57
Julián Álvarez
0–2
71
▲Karačić F.
▼Degenek M.
▲Nicolás Tagliafico
▼Marcos Acuña
▲Lautaro Martínez
▼Julián Álvarez
▲Karačić F.
▼Degenek M.
71
▲Nicolás Tagliafico
▼Marcos Acuña
▲Lautaro Martínez
▼Julián Álvarez
72
▲Jamie Maclaren
▼Mitchell Duke
▲Kuol G.
▼Leckie M.
▲Jamie Maclaren
▼Mitchell Duke
▲Kuol G.
▼Leckie M.
72
77
Enzo Fernández1–2
Enzo Fernández
1–2
77
79
▲Gonzalo Montiel
▼Alexis Mac Allister
79
▲Gonzalo Montiel
▼Alexis Mac Allister
80
▲Exequiel Palacios
▼Nahuel Molina
80
▲Exequiel Palacios
▼Nahuel Molina
FT1–2
Match Moments
KO
7
Shot
Messi wins a free kick in the attacking half after drawing a foul, giving Argentina an early set-piece opportunity.
17
Shot
Messi slips a pass to Papu Gómez, whose right‑footed shot from outside the box flies high and wide.
35
Goal
Messi opens the scoring with a precise left‑footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, finishing after Nicolás Otamendi keeps a set‑piece alive.
HT0–1
50
Shot
Messi unleashes a left‑footed strike from outside the box that is saved by Mathew Ryan in the center of the goal after a layoff from Alexis Mac Allister.
66
Near Miss
Messi tries a left‑footed effort from distance that sails high and wide to the left after being set up by Rodrigo De Paul.
77
Shot
Messi carries the ball in his own half and draws a foul, winning a free kick in the defensive zone to relieve pressure.
85
Shot
Messi is flagged offside as Argentina try to break forward, halting a potential attacking move.
FT1–2
Milestones
1000career appearances
A thousand senior appearances turns a prodigy’s promise into an era-defining body of work, especially for someone who was still rewriting record books back at 900. It’s the kind of workload and longevity few attackers even approach, let alone dominate throughout.
Messi's Performance
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