Lionel Messi played excellently to help Argentina defeat Peru in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, thereby setting a series of terrible records.

On the morning of October 18 (Vietnam time), Argentina continued to show off its unstoppable strength by easily defeating Peru with a score of 2-0 , thereby consolidating the top spot in the 2026 World Cup Qualifying group. South America region with 12 absolute points after 4 matches played.

In particular, superstar Lionel Messi returned to the starting lineup and immediately showed his class with a superb double against the opponent’s net – thereby bringing his total number of goals for the national team to 106.

In addition, the striker 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1987 had a total of 31 goals in the CONMEBOL Qualifiers to officially surpass Luis Suarez and become the player with the most goals in the history of the South American World Cup Qualifiers . The last match also saw Messi reach 40 G/A index in 17 consecutive calendar years since 2006 – the most ever. It is known that the G/A index is used to evaluate a player’s effectiveness in scoring goals and creating opportunities.

Messi became the greatest striker in the history of the South American World Cup Qualifiers. Photo: GETTY

Sharing with the media after the match, Messi appeared happy and revealed his upcoming plans: “I feel great, now I will practice and play the last matches with Inter Miami and then move on.” matches in November against Uruguay and Brazil. Then I will enjoy my holiday in Argentina. This is the first time I have had more days off in December, with important holidays and the comfort of my relatives. In January I will return to training.”