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Lionel Messi passes 100 international goals as Argentina thrash Curacao in friendly

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Lionel Messi became the third male player to surpass 100 international goal after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's 7-0 friendly thrashing of Curacao at Santiago del Estero on Tuesday.

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes for his 100th goal and soon added another just after the half-hour mark to make it 3-0.

The Paris Saint-Germain star then completed his hat-trick on 37 minutes with the fifth as Argentina toyed with their overmatched opponents.

It was his seventh hat-trick for the national team. Messi came into the game not just as his country's all-time record goalscorer, but with more goals than the next two top players – Gabriel Batistuta on 56 and Sergio Aguero with 41 – combined.

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