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World Cup qualifier: Messi scores unusual goal as Argentina beat Uruguay 3-0

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October 10, 2021 Argentina's Lionel Messi in action with Uruguay's Matias Vina REUTERS

Two goals in the minutes before half time, one of them an unusually fortunate counter from Lionel Messi, helped Argentina on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday.

Eight minutes before the break Messi floated a 35-meter pass into the area but it was missed by both advancing striker Nicolas Gonzalez and goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and somehow sneaked into the net.

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