Lionel Messi scored 2 goals for Argentina against Peru in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with precision and speed in counterattacks.

Lionel Messi never stops surprising and breаking records. In just 10 minutes, “number 10” scored two wonderful goals for Argentina against Peru in Lima in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers for South America. La Pulga achieved this double with excellent team play, marked by the accuracy of their passes and the speed of their players on the counter-аttаck.

In the 32nd minute, Messi scored the first goal and it was history, because with 30 goals, he became the player with the most goals in the history of World Cup qualifying in South America, surpassing his friend Luis Suarez one table.

Enzo Fernandez assisted Messi to score the second goal

In addition, La Pulga also broke the taboo when they scored against Peru for the first time in the qualifying round. It was a great goal because Messi received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and with great speed, he fired a one-touch shot to the left corner.

Video of Messi’s opening goal

Ten minutes later, La Pulga scored again and scored Argentina’s 106th goal. It was another high-quality conversion following a counter-attacking pass from Nicolas Tagliafico to Enzo Fernandez. Messi received the ball on the left wing after Alvarez smartly dropped the ball, firing a low, one-touch shot to the right of goalkeeper Pedro Gallese.

Messi scored for the first time in the qualifying round against Peru

Among the other marks Messi achieved on the night (local time) was the first time he scored against Peru in the qualifying round. Until today’s match, he had faced this opponent 7 times in the South American World Cup qualifiers but he had never scored. At official level, he only scored at Copa America in 2007, meaning 17 years have passed since that meeting.

Video of Messi’s second goal