Video: Jordan bid farewell to the World Cup with a treble loss to Argentina

Argentina star Lionel Messi led his country to a 3-1 victory over his Jordanian counterpart in their World Cup Group 10 tie in the American city of Dallas early Sunday.

Lionel Scaloni, the coach of the Argentina national team, made nine changes to the starting line-up, which won the previous victory over Austria.

Tango goals were scored by Giovani Lo Celso and Lautaro Martinez, in addition to Lionel Messi, who came on as a second-half substitute, to secure a victory for Argentina that carries a warning message for the Cape Verdean national team, their next opponents in the round of 32.

Giovani Lo Celso opened Argentina’s scoring against Jordan, whose exit from the tournament was already confirmed, with a spectacular 19th-minute free-kick, before Lautaro Martinez doubled the lead with a second goal 12 minutes from the penalty spot.

Jordanian player Moussa Al-Taamari managed to reduce the score difference in favor of his country 10 minutes after the start of the second half, however. Lionel Messi settled the matter with the third goal scored from a free kick in the 80th minuteThis goal made him break the record of France’s Just Fontaine and Brazil’s Jarzinho, who scored 7 consecutive goals in the World Cup finals.

The first quarter of the match saw remarkable movement and activity from Lo Celso and the Argentine team won a free-kick, scoring the first goal after a foul by Real Betis playmaker Muhannad Abu Tahan of Jordan.

Lo Celso started the offense from 20 meters out, striking the ball with his left foot to go around Jordan’s human wall and into the net in the opposite corner towards goalkeeper Yazid Abu Laila, who headed to his left.

Martinez almost doubled Argentina’s lead with a close-range shot that bounced off the post, and when Leandro Paredes tried to head the ball, Nazar Al-Rashdan hit his head, so referee Istvan Kovac awarded a penalty after reviewing the video technology.

The Inter Milan striker successfully converted the penalty, calmly slotting the ball into the corner, while goalkeeper Yazid Abu Laila headed the wrong way.

Martinez’s long-range effort was blocked by the posts shortly after the start of the second half, before Jordan’s side managed to score and close the gap to become the first team to score against goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the 2026 finals.

Jordan’s goal came after Ihsan Haddad took advantage of space on the right wing to deliver a perfect cross in front of goal and substitute Moussa Al-Taamari followed it straight into the net.

Lionel Messi came on as a substitute in the sixtieth minute of the match to loud cheers and cheers from the fans in attendance to get his name on the goalscoring record in the final minutes of the match.

The Inter Miami star was fouled 25 meters from goal, so he rose to his feet and fired a free-kick straight from the center, firing a loose ball that goalkeeper Yazid Abu Laila misjudged as it went around the human wall and into the net.