"Even Messi under heaven couldn't make a Korea!"' Even if I scored 116 goals in 40 countries, I'd say '0 goals' for Korea... Argentina overruns Zambia 5-0

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Lionel Messi (39, Inter Miami), the "King of Football," scored 116 A-match goals. In addition, he set a new record of scoring goals against 40 countries.

Argentina's national soccer team won 5-0 in the warm-up match against Zambia at Estadio Alberto Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 1st (Korea Standard Time).

Following a 2-1 victory over Mauritania on the 28th of last month, it is the second straight A match in March. Argentina, the 2022 World Cup champion in Qatar, has continued to temper its way to a second consecutive 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup.

Messi, who was a substitute in the previous match against Mauritania, started as a right striker on the day and played full season, participating in a total of three goals.

First, Julián Álvarez served as the starting point for the first goal in the fourth minute of the first half, and Alexis McAllister's cutback in the 43rd minute of the first half was finished with an elaborate left-footed shot to shake the net himself.

Argentina's goal party continued in the second half. Nicolas Otamendi's penalty goal in the fifth minute of the second half and the opponent's own goal in the 23rd minute of the second half sealed the victory. In the second half of extra time, the offensive development, which once again began on Messi's toes, was completed with Valentin Barco's net goal.

On this day, Messi added one goal, continuing his record of 116 goals in 198 A matches.

There was another meaningful record. Messi scored goals against as many as 40 countries. The U.S. "World Soccer Talk" reported that Messi scored against Zambia and set a real record of scoring goals against as many as 40 countries in Argentina's national team uniform.

"This is the most goals scored by any player in Argentina's soccer history," he said, highlighting Messi's great achievements.

In terms of continental soccer federations, Europe (UEFA) had the largest number of countries with 12. It was followed by 10 countries in the North-China-American Caribbean (CONCACAF), 9 countries in South America (CONMEBOL), 5 countries in Asia (AFC), and 4 countries in Africa (CAF).

However, there is no Korea out of 40 countries. Messi scored goals against five AFC countries: Australia, Hong Kong, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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