Messi’s 10th Hat Trick Raises Total to 112 International Goals as Argentina Wins World Cup Qualifier

Messi’s 10th Hat Trick Raises Total to 112 International Goals as Argentina Wins World Cup Qualifier
Argentina's Lionel Messi scores his side's sixth goal against Bolivia during a World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match at Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Oct. 15, 2024. Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo
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BUENOS AIRES—Lionel Messi scored his 10th international hat trick to raise his career total to 112 goals and also had a pair of assists to lead Argentina over Bolivia 6–0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

After missing a pair of October qualifiers while recovering from a right ankle injury sustained in the Copa America, Messi played the entire match before raucous fans at Estadio Monumental who chanted his name after he opened the scoring in the 19th minute.