It was Messi's second five-goal game of his career and first for Argentina, after having also reached the mark on March 7, 2012, with Barcelona in a 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen. Iran's Ali Daei (109) is second, while Cristiano Ronaldo remains first with 117 goals, after scoring two for Portugal on Sunday. Messi is now fourth on the all-time list of international scorers, three goals behind former Malaysia forward Mokhtar Dahari, in third. The former Barcelona star moved past the 84 goals of former Hungary great Ferenc Puskas. He sealed the score with two more strikes, in the 71st and 76th minutes. The 34-year-old Messi doubled Argentina's lead just before halftime and added another goal two minutes into the second half. Messi, who has now netted 86 times in 162 games on international duty, opened the scoring with a penalty kick in the eighth minute as he waited for goalkeeper Matvei Igonen to commit before firing the ball into the bottom right corner. World Cup: Who has qualified and who is still in contention
The Paris Saint-Germain striker put his less-than-stellar club season behind him with two goals in the first half and a hat trick after the break, as Argentina enjoyed an easy win over their European foes. Lionel Messi scored five goals for Argentina in a runaway 5-0 win over Estonia in a friendly in Pamplona, Spain, on Sunday, taking the South American side's unbeaten run to 33 games.
