Argentina vs Mexico: Lionel Messi Sets FIFA World Cup Assists Record
Argentina vs Mexico: Lionel Messi has become the first man ever to assist at five different editions of the FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Messi scored for Argentina and then assisted a goal as the South American heavyweights defeated Mexico 2-0 in a Group C match.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring in Argentina vs Mexico match, unleashing a low strike from the outside the box into the bottom corner in the 64th minute of the match. It was Lionel Messi’s second goal of the tournament. The Argentine had also scored in Argentina’s opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2022, a 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia.
Lionel Messi then assisted his side’s second goal in Argentina vs Mexico match. Rodrigo de Paul took a short corner, passing the ball to Messi, who played to Enzo Fernandes. Fernandez strode forward into the Mexico box and then created space for a shot and curled the ball into the far corner.
In the process, Lionel Messi became the first man to assist a goal in five different editions of the FIFA World Cup. Qatar 2022 is Messi’s fifth FIFA World Cup.
In the FIFA World Cup 2010, Messi did not score any goals but provided an assist. That came in Argentina’s 3-1 win over Mexico in the round-of-16.
In the 2018 World Cup, Messi provided two assists for Argentina. Both assists came in their 4-3 defeat to Germany in the round-of-16.
When he assisted Enzo Fernandes in Argentina’s second in their win over Mexico, Messi became the first man to register an assist at five different editions of the FIFA World Cup. Messi now has six assists to his name across five World Cups.
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