4 goals away from the first! Messi scored 35th goal in his career qualifiers, and Ronaldo ranked 2nd in his history.

South American World Cup qualifiers Argentina vs Venezuela, Messi scored a goal in the first half. According to statistics from the media, this is the 35th goal he scored in the World Cup in his career.

With this goal, Messi also rose to tie for third in the World Cup historical goals list↓

1-Carlos Ruiz (Colombia): 39 goals

2-C Ronaldo (Portugal): 36 goals

3-Messi (Argentina): 35 goals

3-Ali Dei (Iran): 35 goals

5-Lewandowski (Poland): 31 goals

6-Suarez (Uruguay), Azmon (Iran), Chris Wood (New Zealand): 29 goals