THE Lionel Messi he couldn’t quite make his personal record with goals in consecutive games with the national flag.
At 1-0 win over Paraguay on Fridaythe Inter Miami superstar couldn’t find the back of the net to extend his streak to nine games.
He thus missed out on becoming the sole holder of the 21st century record for the longest scoring streak for a national team and continues to share the feat with Dzeko, Mitrovic and Salah.
The longest scoring streaks with a national team in the 21st century, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), are as follows:
Edin Dzeko Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (10/09/2008-12/08/2009)
Mohamed Salah Egypt 8 (05/09/2017-16/11/2018)
Aleksandar Mitrovic Serbia 8 (10/06/2019-03/09/2020)
Lionel Messi Argentina 8 (03/12/2022-08/09/2023)
Jan Kohler Czech republic 7 (09/10/2004-17/08/2005)
Mohammed Al Sarawi Saudi Arabia 7 (14/01/2015-08/10/2015)
Robert Lewandowski Poland7 (30/06/2016-10/06/2017)
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal7 (07/09/2019-08/09/2020)
Riyadh Mahrez Algeria7 (13/10/2020-02/09/2021)
Erling Haaland Norway 7 (01/09/2021-05/06/2022)
Source: Sport Fm
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