Messi scored 3 goals alone, scoring for Argentina for 20 consecutive years, Lautaro made a substitute

The 17th round of the 2026 US, Canada and Mexico World Cup South America Qualifiers began, with one of the focus battles, with the last World Cup champion Argentina playing against Venezuela at home.

This game is Argentina's last home game in this South American qualifiers. It is particularly memorable for a player, who is Messi.

Messi is 38 years old, and this is likely to be his last match in the World Cup qualifiers. After all, it is difficult to see him again in the next World Cup qualifiers. Messi also expressed his true feelings before the game, and expressed his reluctance in his words: "I don't know if there will be a home friendly match in the future, but this game will be very special, so I brought as many relatives as possible to the scene." After all, the legend also has a time to end! There is no banquet that will last forever! Even if it is the king of football, it is still the body of the mortal body. The vicissitudes of time have long appeared on his face!

Argentina's home monument stadium, 80,000 fans poured into the scene, cheering for Argentina and sending warm applause to Messi. Messi was also excited and burst into tears!

Although Argentina has qualified for the World Cup, since this game is likely to be Messi's last home game in the national team, head coach Scaloni also sent the main lineup, Messi and Arvarez have paired forwards, Real Madrid young players Mastantolo and Thiago Almeida have paired double front midfielders, DePaul and Paredes have paired double back midfielders, Tagliafico, Otamendi, Christian Romero and Molina have lined up from left to right, and Damian Martinez guards the roulette. This starter is worth 300 million euros.

Venezuela's starting lineup is only 41.15 million euros, and its strength is quite limited.

The final game also confirmed this point. The strength of the two sides was very different. Argentina occupied 77% of the ball possession rate, with 17 shots and 9 shots on the right. Although the Venezuelan goalkeeper made six saves, Argentina still scored three goals, and Venezuela shot on the right side in the whole game, and the game was one-sided. With the wonderful performance of frontcourt players such as Arvarez, Messi, Lautaro, and the steady defense of defending veteran Otamendi, Argentina easily defeated Venezuela 3-0 at home. Messi once again played like a football king in the whole game. He not only scored twice, but also instigated a second goal. He created three goals in this game and made great contributions to the victory in this game.

Argentina has always controlled the advantage at the beginning, cooperated with the smooth flow on the court, and created good scoring opportunities many times, but it was not until the 39th minute that the deadlock was broken.

In the 39th minute, Argentina's midfielder passed the top for a long pass. Spider-spider Alvarez performed very lightly. He stopped the ball with a clever action and shook the defender away, and gave him an assist without selflessness. Messi scored with a light shot, and Argentina led 1-0. Since then, Messi has created a good story. From 2006 to 2025, for 20 consecutive years, Messi has been trying his best to score goals for the Argentine national team. At the scene, 80,000 Argentine fans fell into a carnival, wishing Messi and cheering for Messi!

In the 61st minute, Messi shot from a small angle in the penalty area and the ball was saved. In the 64th minute, Messi gave a precise scalpel-like pass. Unfortunately, Gonzalez missed the opportunity. In the 66th minute, Messi's wonderful breakthrough was blocked after the pass, and Almada shot from close range and kicked away.

In the 76th minute, Argentina got a set piece opportunity. Messi was very alert and quickly. Nicholas Gonzalez, who came on the bench, made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Lautaro Martinez, who was also a substitute, leaned over and headed the ball, and Argentina expanded its lead and 2-0. In the 80th minute, Argentina had a wonderful cooperation in the frontcourt, Thiago Almada knocked across the middle, and Messi, who followed up, easily pushed the ball and scored, 3-0, losing suspense in the game. In the 89th minute, Argentina midfielder made a pass, and Messi followed up into the right side of the penalty area to pick the goalkeeper, but was judged invalid due to offside and missed the hat trick.

The final game ended, Argentina defeated Venezuela 3-0 at home, and 80,000 fans at the scene witnessed Messi's performance like a king of football, and it is also likely that he will witness the end of a generation of king of football at the home court of the Argentina national team.