Messi drives forward in the attacking half and draws a foul to win a free kick, showcasing his close control and ability to attract defenders. The play helps Argentina maintain pressure high up the pitch.

Messi delivers a dangerous ball from a set piece, and Julián Álvarez finishes clinically from the center of the box into the bottom right corner for Argentina’s third. It comes from a well-worked dead-ball routine with Messi orchestrating the play.

Messi sets up Julián Álvarez with a pass into the box, leading to a right-footed shot from the left side that is saved in the center of the goal. The combination play carves open Bolivia’s back line.

From Messi’s delivery, Nicolás Tagliafico rises in the center of the box to head towards the bottom right corner, but Viscarra makes the save. Messi’s service creates another clear chance.

Messi opens the scoring with a left-footed strike from the center of the box, guiding the ball into the bottom right corner. Lautaro Martínez provides the assist, setting Messi up perfectly in space.

Operating on the right wing, Messi wins another free kick after being fouled, using quick touches to beat his marker before drawing contact. It keeps Bolivia pinned back in their own half.

Messi unleashes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked before it can trouble the goalkeeper. He tests Bolivia’s defensive line with a powerful effort from distance.

Messi again carries the ball in the attacking half and is brought down, earning yet another free kick. His repeated ability to provoke fouls disrupts Bolivia’s defensive shape.

Cutting inside from distance, Messi fires a left-footed shot from outside the box that is brilliantly saved in the top right corner by Viscarra. The effort was headed towards a spectacular goal.

On a rapid counterattack, Messi slides a precise pass to Lautaro Martínez, who finishes with a right-footed shot from close range to make it 2–0. Messi’s vision on the break unbalances the Bolivian defense.

Messi gets a left-footed shot off from the right side of the box, but a defender blocks the attempt. He finds space in the area yet Bolivia’s back line closes him down quickly.

Messi nearly adds another goal with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but his effort flies high and wide to the left after a setup from Leandro Paredes. It’s a rare miss from a promising position.

Messi scores his second of the night with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, placing it into the bottom left corner. Exequiel Palacios sets him up with a well-timed pass to cap a flowing move.

Just minutes later, Messi completes his hat-trick with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner. Nico Paz provides the assist, threading the ball through for Messi to finish.