Argentina vs Curacao HIGHLIGHTS – ARG 7-0 CUW: Argentina have crushed Curacao by 7-0. In the 21st minute, Lionel Messi scored his 100th International goal to give the hosts the lead. And 3 minutes later, Nicolas Gonzalez’s header doubled Argentina’s lead. Messi then found the net further two times to complete his 1st half hat-trick while Enzo Fernandez scored a stunner to give Argentina a 5-0 lead at half-time. In the 2nd half, it was a spot kick from Angel Di Maria and a late goal from Gonzalo Montiel that put Argentina in the 7th heaven. Follow FIFA Friendlies LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Lionel Messi 100th Goal:
¡GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLAZO DE #ARGENTINA, LO HIZO LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI!👊🏼🤩🔥 pic.twitter.com/yOlqnNKX5f
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGol) March 28, 2023
Nicolas Gonzalez header
¡EL SEGUNDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, LO HIZO NICOLÁS GONZÁLEZ!👊🏼🤩🔥 pic.twitter.com/YvqkYHj0FJ
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGol) March 28, 2023
Lionel Messi’s 2nd goal of the day
¡EL TERCEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, DOBLETE DE LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI!👊🏼🤩🔥 pic.twitter.com/XSDofJTLzV
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGol) March 29, 2023
Enzo putting hosts 4-0 up with this beauty
¡EL CUARTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, LO HIZO ENZO FERNÁNDEZ!👊🏼🤩🔥 pic.twitter.com/aBpafqmrbh
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGol) March 29, 2023
Lionel Messi completing his hat-trick
¡EL QUINTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, HATTRICK DE LIONEL ANDRÉS MESSI CUCCITTINI!👊🏼🤩🔥 pic.twitter.com/Ld5jpkGRN5
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGol) March 29, 2023
Penalty Kick from Angel Di Maria
¡EL SEXTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, LO HIZO ÁNGEL DE MARÍA DE PENAL!👊🏼🤩🔥https://t.co/2f2cHrtPUH pic.twitter.com/Yx1uVwRbpX
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGol) March 29, 2023
Gonzalo Montiel put Argentina in 7th heaven
¡EL SÉPTIMOTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DE #ARGENTINA, LO HIZO GONZALO MONTIEL!👊🏼🤩🔥 pic.twitter.com/nA13JQ9DCG
— Argentina Gol (@BocaJrsGol) March 29, 2023
Argentina seems to still be in party mode as their previous friendly against Panama not only ended with a win but also included continued celebrations. This was their first match after winning the most coveted World Cup trophy and they won 2-0 against the visitors. On the other hand, Curacao lost 2-0 to Canada in their home in a CONCACAF nations league match. It’s fair to say, Argentina will not have much pressure in this friendly as well.
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After winning their first homecoming match against Panama, Argentina brought their winning streak up to 7 matches. Even though it took them 78 minutes to break the deadlock they still netted 2 goals and thus extended their celebrations. As the match ended all Argentina players celebrated with their own World Cup trophy replicas.
It was not a tough match, but coach Lionel Scaloni filled the same first team that played in the world cup final match. They have another easy match on their hand against Curacao and will probably continue their winning streak. Then players will go back to club matches until September when they start their 2026 FIFA World Cup journey.
During the pre-match press conference, Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni cleared the air about Lionel Messi’s future with the national team. He said, “Messi will continue to come until he says otherwise. I see him happy on the pitch and within the selection. Leo’s looking good to me. He deserves all that love. He and all the players who are here deserve to go out and receive that love because they have not been able to live it.”
Contrary to Argentina’s form, Curacao have had a bad year as they only managed to get third place in the Nations League. As per their record, their results in friendly matches have also not been good since 2018. Their last win in a friendly match was in March, 2018 against Bolivia which they won by a 1-0 margin. On top of that, they are taking on the World Cup Champions Argentina in the next match. Hence, their situation could just worsen.
Argentina Form in All Competitions
W W W W W W
Curacao Form in All Competitions
L L L W L L
Today was special. It was beautiful to see how an entire country expressed their gratitude to this team. To this group of friends who are now World Champions.
Argentina have another celebration game vs Curaçao in 5 days at the Único Madre de Ciudades.#Messi𓃵 | #Argentina pic.twitter.com/W3VmGCWQJO
— Reyi (@Reinaldodcg9) March 24, 2023
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