Argentina captain Lionel Messi has passed the 100-goal mark for the reigning world champions in a 7-0 friendly win over Curacao.
Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi hit the 100-mark after he opened the scoring against the Caribbean island in 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero on Tuesday.
It came 17 years after he opened his Argentina account in a 3-2 defeat to Croatia in March 2006.
The 35-year-old added another goal shortly after the half-hour mark to make it 3-0 and then completed his hat-trick on 37 minutes with the fifth as Argentina toyed with their outclassed opponents.
It was his seventh hat trick for the national team.
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