The Argentine national football team defeated Curaçao 7-0 in a friendly match played in the city of Santiago del Estero.

Three of those goals were scored by captain Lionel Messi, who reached 100 goals wearing the sky-blue and White jersey.

The others were scored by Nicolas Gonzalez, Gonzalo Montiel, Enzo Fernandez and Angel di Maria, from the penalty spot.

The match was an excuse to continue celebrating with Argentina fans at home after winning the World Cup in Qatar over three months ago.

Last week's celebration was at River Stadium in Buenos Aires, with a 2-0 win over Panama.

With these results, the Albiceleste climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings, relegating Brazil to second place.

The national team will not play again until next June, when they will have matches abroad.

One of them is rumoured to be held in Bangladesh, where Argentina recently reopened its embassy, and where Messi's team is extremely popular.

Then, in September, Argentina will kick off the 2026 World Cup qualifiers by hosting Ecuador and visiting Bolivia.