Lionel Messi crossed the 100 international goals threshold after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's victory over Curacao on Tuesday night.
The Paris Saint-Germain frontman was tipped by some to quit international football after leading his country to World Cup glory. Messi was named player of the tournament in Qatar, having scored in every single knockout game for Lionel Scaloni's side.
Instead of calling it quits, though, the veteran returned a hero for the world champions' pair of friendlies against Panama and Curacao after the national training centre was named in his honour. After scoring against Panama to take himself to a tantalising 99 at international level, he added three more in the second of his country's games to become the first ever Argentine to hit the 100 mark.
