0 Messi score a brace in Brazil 2014 World cup qualifier against Uruguay.

Lionel Messi netted a brace and Sergio Aguero score the other in Argentina 3-0 victory against Uruguay in Brazil 2014 World cup qualifier. The Barcelona star scored his 6th goals and level the score with Argentina team mate Gonzalo Higuain and Luis Suárez. Sergio Aguero scored the other goal following great effort by Angel Di Maria. Messi have been in great form for international game and was delighted with another three points: "We mustn't forget that Uruguay are the last Copa America champions, therefore this was a big triumph………" He said.

Argentina National Soccer team 2012. Credit to football galleries

Oscar Tabarez was without injured Diego Perez and suspended Alvaro Pereira but Argentina were strong to avoid threat from top strikers Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez and Edison Cavani. Argentina leads the group with 17 points ahead of Ecuador and Colombia by one point. Ecuador beats 9 men Chile 3-, Felipe Caicedo score twice. Colombia hit man, Radamel Falcao scores both 2 goals in 2-0 victory against Paraguay. Loss to Argentina means, Uruguay seat on final automatic qualification position with 12 points same as fifth placed Chile. 

The results means in 222 competition and international friendlies, Argentina have won 100 vs 66 for Uruguay. But the trophies counts is still on favor of Uruguay with 19 trophies (2 world cup, 15 Copa America and 2 olympic) vs Argentina’s 16 trophies (2 World cups, 13 Copa America and 1 Olympic).  

Argentina vs Uruguay Video Highlights all goals 3-0 

 

2 Argentina's Di Maria, Higuain and Messi sink Paraguay 3-1 in South American - CONMEBOL World cup 2014 qualifies

Angel Di Maria score the opener with well taken kick just outside penalty box after good combination with Messi and Higuain. Paraguay’s consolation goal came through after penalty kick by midfielder Jonathan Fabbro after hand ball by Rodrigo Bran. Di Maria goal was followed by another Real Madrid players goals, Higuain who displayed fantastic finishing ability. Lionel Messi score the third goal with a well taken free-kick, the goal which adds to his recent good performance for the Argentina national team. Messi has rose his goals tallies to 28 for national team, 10 in the last 6 matches.  

Lionel Messi celebrate after scoring third goal for Argentina against Paraguay. Photo by REUTERS

Argentina topped the CONMEBOL group for FIFA world cup 2014 with 12 points after 6 matches, one point ahead of Chile and Ecuador, two more than Uruguay and 3 more than Colombia.
Argentina vs Paraguay goals summary
Ángel Di María - Argentina (2')  1-0   
Jonathan Fabbro - Paraguay (penalty 17')  1-1
Gonzalo Higuaín - Argentina (30')  2-1   
Lionel Messi - Argentina (63')  3-1

South American world cup 2014 qualifies: Argentina vs Paraguay video highlight of all goals  
Video by ShivDes357

CONMEBOL
No	National	P	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	6	9	13
2	Chile	6	1	12
3	Ecuador	6	1	12
4	Uruguay	6	4	11
5	Colombia	6	4	10
6	Venezuela	7	-3	8
7	Peru	6	-4	6
8	Bolivia	7	-5	4
9	Paraguay	6	-7	4

	1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th - Qualifies for World Cup
	5th - Play-off with a nation from Asia

0 2014 Brazil World Cup: Argentina thrashed Ecuador 4-0 as Lionel Messi shine again

Lionel Messi national team form is improving as he helped Argentina climb to the top of the South American World Cup qualifying group gathering 10 points in 5 games after a 4-0 victory over Ecuador. Argentina is in one group with Chile with 9 points, Uruguay and Venezuela both with 8 points. Two Real Madrid players Sergio “El Kun” Aguero and Angel Di Maria, Barcelona and Manchester City players all scored once in the game.


Lionel Messi impressed by performance as Aguero celebrate his birthday
Lionel Messi had his contribution to two others goals by direct assist and superb run which then lead to assist by his team-mate. Looking satisfied by national team performance Messi said   "We've always searched for the connection with the fans. It was a hard game, but we came through it well. Now we have to use every game to improve as a team.'' And Sergio Aguero was happy to celebrate his 24th birthday with a win ''I'm happy because we won on my birthday,'' said Aguero.

Lionel Messi in Argentina vs Ecuador match Photo newhopper

Messi broke European club goal record of 67 by Bayern Munich striker Gerd Mueller in 1972-73, and a world club goals record of 70 set by Archie Stark of Bethlehem Steel in the American Soccer League in 1924-25 by finishing the season with 73 goals. It is a record which will take a long time to be beated by any player including himself.


Argentina is now on course for the 2014 Brazil World Cup with a new coach Alejandro Sabella after Diego Maradona failed in 2010 World Cup and Sergio Batista had disappointing results in Copa America.


Argentina vs Ecuador goals summary
Sergio “El Kun” Aguero (19′)
Gonzalo Higuain (29′) 
Lionel Messi (31′)
Angel di Maria  (75′)


Argentina vs Ecuador video highlights of all goals



Argentina squad
Sergio Romero; Pablo Zabaleta, Federico Fernández, Ezequiel Garay, Clemente Rodríguez; Fernando Gago, Javier Mascherano, Ángel Di María; Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuaín and Sergio Agüero. Coach: Alejandro Sabella.


Ecuador squad
Alexander Domínguez; Gabriel Achiller, Jairo Campos, Geovanny Espinoza, Walter Ayoví; Antonio Valencia, Segundo Castillo, Cristian Noboa, Fernando Saritama, Cristian Suárez; Cristian Benítez. Coach: Reinaldo Rueda.

0 Copa America: History overview, Argentina and Uruguay 14 titles apiece, Brazil 8.

To-date Copa America has had 43 editions and 44th edition is still ongoing in Argentina. It started in 1916 and thus the oldest championship in the world. Since its inauguration in 1916, Six nations have won the Copa America cup with Argentina and Uruguay lead with 14 titles each, Brazil (8), Paraguai (2), Peru (2), Bolívia (1) and Colombia (1).

Copa America top scorers
Since 1916, 55 top scorers emerged as in some editions has top scorers tied in number of goals. 1983 had record number of top scorers tied, 4 players; Roberto Dinamite (Brazil), Carlos Aguilera (Uruguay), Jorge Burruchaga (Argentina) and Eduardo Malásquez (Peru) each scored 4 goals.

Record number of goals score is held by three players in 1949 Jair Rosa Pinto (Brazil) scored 9 goals and 1957 two player tied Javier Ambrois (Uruguay)and Humberto Maschio (Argentina) each score 9. Next to the list is Pele who scored 8 goals in 1959 but Brazil did not win the title and Copa America became the only trphy missing in Pele's trophy cabinet.1955 Rodolfo Micheli (Argentina) and 1953 Francisco Molina (Chile) both bagged 8 goals.

In the current Copa America edition, Sergio Aguero (Argentina) and Luis Suárez (Uruguay) lead the top scorer list with 3 goals each. Sergio Aguero was among top 10 scoers in Europen league competitions last season. Argentina failed to progress, Luis Suárez have a bigger chance to be top scorer if he score in the final. If Luis Suárez failed to scorer the top scorer award will again be shared and there is a possibility of another player to join the 3 goals scorer list.

Lionel Messi have had tremedous perfomance at Barcelona but once again fail to show fans expected at national team. Despite creating several chance for his team, only few were converted and the blam fall back to him.