Argentina has managed to enter the quarterfinals of the ongoing World Cup in Qatar. Argentina moved forward by beating Australia through Captain Messi’s goal. Argentina’s trip to the quarterfinals was decided when Argentina defeated Australia by 2-1 in the match on Saturday night. With this match of the World Cup, Lionel Messi completed the official 1000 matches in his career. This is the 789th goal of Messi’s career.

Messi, who has played in the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup in a row, has reached 9 goals in the World Cup. This is his third goal in the ongoing World Cup. This is also the first time that Messi has scored in the knockout stage of the World Cup. 35-year-old Messi was playing 169 international matches in his career. Messi performed brilliantly at the right time to take the team to the next stage. They will prepare for the quarterfinal match against the Netherlands next Friday.