Argentina

The World Champions play their second friendly of the international break. KO at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Nico González breaks down the middle of the pitch and plays a simple pass to Messi on the right of the box. The alien steps inside and fires a low shot into the far corner of the goal. But of course we’ve agreed that as soon as we get Messi in a short space, we’ll try to get him in one big rondo. Curaçao are leaving lots of space in the 'Messi zone', just outside their own box. Curaçao are in a party mood too, it seems. The fans are in pure party mode, this atmosphere is simply incredible. A good chance for Argentina as they win the ball back high up and breakwith Mac Allister, who plays left to Nico. A dangerous free kick for Curaçao after Juninho Bacuna is fouled by Pezzella on the edge of the box. I've just spotted Messi on the pitch, waiting for the music to end. Unfortunately, matching up Vurnon Anita against Leo Messi might not have been, in hindsight, the fairest fight of them all. Di María and Montiel got on the scoresheet as Scaloni's side carved open the away team time and time again. but Curaçao have all the holes covered.

Where to watch Argentina vs Curacao international friendly game, plus kick-off time & team news.

GOAL brings you details on how to watch the game on TV in the US as well as how to stream live online. [training centre that will now be known as 'Lionel Andres Messi'](https://www.goal.com/en/news/lionel-messi-immortalised-argentina-training-camp-best-player-in-world/blt4b2f6de449b988d7), La Albiceleste defeated Panama 2-0 in another friendly in their first game after winning the 2022 World Cup as [Messi struck his 800th career goal](https://www.goal.com/en/news/watch-lionel-messi-800-career-goals-stunning-25-yard-free-kick-argentina/blt0469f252f792934f). [Argentina](https://www.goal.com/en/team/argentina/ak48fkypnql8y4n69cvcq5ghc) are set to welcome [Curacao](https://www.goal.com/en/team/cura%C3%A7ao/3csexoalt9hfesmo2p4619ga4) for an [international friendly](https://www.goal.com/en/friendlies/cesdwwnxbc5fmajgroc0hqzy2) to be played at the Unique Mother of Cities Stadium on Tuesday.

ESPN · Lionel Messi (20', 33', 37') · Nicolás González (23') · Enzo Fernández (35') · Ángel Di María (78') · Gonzalo Montiel (87').

[800-goal mark for club and country](/soccer/argentina-arg/story/4892651/messi-scores-800th-career-goal-in-argentina-win-over-panama) in a [2-0 win](/soccer/report?gameId=666850) against [Panama](/soccer/team?id=2659) on Thursday. [surpass the 100 goals mark for Argentina](/soccer/argentina-arg/story/4907126/argentinas-lionel-messi-scores-100th-international-goal), with [Nicolas Gonzalez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/323986/Nicolas-Gonzalez) and [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/285450/Enzo-Fernández) both netting before the break as the rout was well and truly on in Santiago del Estero. [Argentina](/soccer/team?id=202) continued their post- [World Cup](/soccer/league/_/name/FIFA.WORLD) celebrations with a runaway 7-0 friendly win over Curacao Tuesday on another memorable night for talisman [Lionel Messi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/45843/Lionel-Messi).

Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions in a low-key friendly against Curacao.

[ television](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/television/) throwing the ball to someone on the side of the pitch as DirecTV commentators speculated that it was heading "straight to the museum." [Messi ](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/lionel-messi/)opened the scoring in the friendly against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero. Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions in a low-key friendly against Curacao.

Lionel Messi has surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of an interntaional friendly against Curacao.

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina — Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday’s international friendly against Curacao. Two minutes earlier he had assisted Enzo Fernandez’ blast from the edge of the box. Messi then scored his 101st for Argentina in the 33rd minute with a crossed shot to the right of the goalkeeper and his 102nd in the 37th after an easy run to score.

Messi scored a first-half hat-trick in Argentina's 7-0 rout of Curaçao on Tuesday, which brought his international goal tally to 102.

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Defending World Cup champions Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, will spend the first half of the 2023 calendar year celebrating their triumph in Qatar, ...

The goals moved him to 102 on his international career, moving Messi ever closer to the 109 of Iran's Ali Daei in second. 2023) So far, just friendly matches against Panama and Curacao in March were confirmed for Argentina, who do not have any competitive action on the horizon this summer. Dates have not yet been confirmed for the start of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, which begins in September. With the next competitive matches for Argentina not until the fall when 2026 World Cup qualifying begins, Messi and company will be playing friendlies through the first half of the year. (June 2023)

Lionel Messi netted a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of an international friendly against Curacao.

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of Tuesday’s international friendly against Curacao. Two minutes earlier he had assisted Enzo Fernandez’ blast from the edge of the box. Nico Gonzalez added another three minutes later with a header from close range.

The Albiceleste captain, his country's all-time record goalscorer, netted a hat-trick in a 7-0 win against Curacao.

“You cannot describe Messi in words,” said fellow goalscorer Nicolas Gonzalez. “He’s the best in the world and he shows it match after match, day after day. The Albiceleste captain, his country’s all-time record goalscorer, netted a hat-trick in a 7-0 win against Curacao.

Y con la suba de precios ya por encima del 100% anual, quienes escaparon de la hiperinflación venezolana están buscando nuevos rumbos, si es que ya no se fueron ...

“Trabajando con ello me gané la confianza de los dueños de la empresa y me dieron cada vez más trabajo. “Salía del último call center en el que trabajaba y empecé a meterme con periodistas, ir a marchas y a vender el material que hacía a medios de afuera”, señaló a Bloomberg Línea. Luego, trabajó de seguridad y llegó a tener tres trabajos: “Pagaban miseria, pero no me quedaba otra”. Así, expresó: “No es que quiera salir corriendo de acá, pero la economía empeora cada día. Quizás aquí me esté ahorrando un alquiler, pero que se vaya internet o la luz implica que nadie de afuera te quiera contratar porque conocen esas precariedades”, se lamentó. “Veía un país moderno que andaba y sentía que, aunque no era mucho, mi dinero rendía”. Aunque cobraras en moneda extranjera, los números no daban”. A ello se suman las [ dificultades para acceder a una vivienda](https://www.bloomberglinea.com/2023/02/24/por-que-los-alquileres-en-pesos-estan-en-peligro-de-extincion-en-argentina/) y salarios que se van desplomando cuando se los mide en dólares, según cuentan los venezolanos que dialogaron con Bloomberg Línea. “Eran como US$2.000 lo que me costaba el vuelo y tenía ahorrados unos 1.000, 1.500 dólares. Dayana decidió irse por la inestabilidad económica, a lo que se agregó un factor clave: su familia se encuentra en Estados Unidos. Sikiuk Elizabeth Méndez Riera tiene 48 años y nació en Caracas, a donde regresó en octubre de 2022. Y con la suba de precios ya por encima del 100% anual, quienes escaparon de la hiperinflación venezolana están buscando nuevos rumbos, si es que ya no se fueron de Argentina.

The economic situation in Argentina has been so prolonged that citizens are indecisive about which political party would best help the issue.

[discontent](https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/ARG) in the past. Leading up to the previous election in 2019, almost [two thirds](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/10/23/argentines-pessimistic-about-economy-political-system-leading-up-to-election/) of the population had reported dissatisfaction with the nation's democracy, which has been a common trend [since 1983](https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/ARG). Some citizens are starting to believe that a familiar political force may be needed to solve this crisis, despite them being at the forefront of the current economic situation and instigators of [political tension](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/10/23/argentines-pessimistic-about-economy-political-system-leading-up-to-election/). [25 percent](https://batimes.com.ar/news/amp/argentina/survey-almost-one-third-of-argentines-would-prefer-a-new-political-party-to-form-government-in-2023.phtml) of the population considering that President Fernández is seeking re-election. [90 percent](https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/why-argentinas-politics-are-surprisingly-stable/) of the votes. The presidency has also [withdrawn](https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/argentina-south-american-power-struggles-stability) from a group of Latin American countries created to restore democracy in Venezuela, which hints at some international relation tensions within the administration. Some of the strength is due to the fact that Argentina has never allowed independent candidates, and there is a law that [mandates](https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/why-argentinas-politics-are-surprisingly-stable/) primary elections and encourages competition within coalitions. This is because the jobs of poor Argentinians typically do not have [automatic wage increases](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/06/business/inflation-argentina.html) to keep up with inflation, and they are unable to buy U.S. During this debt crisis, the government turned to the [central bank](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/122214/how-does-monetary-policy-influence-inflation.asp) for financial assistance, leading to rapid inflation because of the increasing money in circulation and decreasing interest rate for borrowing. [US dollars](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/06/business/inflation-argentina.html). [third of the population](https://batimes.com.ar/news/amp/argentina/survey-almost-one-third-of-argentines-would-prefer-a-new-political-party-to-form-government-in-2023.phtml) support Frente de Todos (Everyone’s Front), a populist-leftist alliance, another third support Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change), a liberal-conservative alliance, and the final third would prefer a candidate who does not belong to either coalition. Despite disagreeing about who should take office, the citizens seem to unanimously agree that the economic state of the country is the [number one concern](https://batimes.com.ar/news/amp/argentina/survey-almost-one-third-of-argentines-would-prefer-a-new-political-party-to-form-government-in-2023.phtml) for the upcoming election.

Buenos Aires, Mar 29 (EFE).- Argentina captain Lionel Messi surpassed the 100-goal mark for his country with a hat trick during a friendly against Curaçao.

On Tuesday, Messi opened the scoring in the 20th minute with his century goal for Argentina and joined an elite club on the international stage with Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Iran’s Ali Daeli. Argentina boasted its brand new third star on the team kit in two friendlies that served as a welcome home tour for the 2022 World Cup winners, having secured victory over Panama last week. Buenos Aires, Mar 29 (EFE).- Argentina captain Lionel Messi surpassed the 100-goal mark for his country with a hat trick during a friendly against Curaçao.