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  • Messi has now scored 99 goals for Argentina
  • CR7 now has the most number of appearances for a national side

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World Cup winner Lionel Messi scored in Argentina's 2-0 victory over Panama while Cristiano Ronaldo managed a double in his 197th match for the Portuguese national side.

Lionel Messi scores 800th career goal, Cristiano Ronaldo makes record appearance for Portugal

World Cup winner Lionel Messi scored a brilliant free kick to complete 800 career goals on Thursday night.

Messi's incredible strike in the 89th minute of the match earned World Champions Argentina a 2-0 win against Panama in Buenos Aires.

And while Messi reached a major landmark in his career, Cristiano Ronaldo too created a world record of his own on the same night.

CR7 made his 197th appearance for Portugal, becoming the most capped player in international football.

He went past Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa and celebrated his world record with a double against Liechtenstein, where he found the back of the net with a penalty & a free-kick.

Also read: Messi mania at peak in Argentina as World Champions beat Panama 2-0

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