Messi’s 109th Goal Leads Defending Champion Argentina Over Canada 2–0 and Into Copa America Final

Argentina's forward (10) Lionel Messi fights for the ball with Canada's midfielder (7) Stephen Eustaquio and Canada's midfielder (8) Ismael Kone during the Conmebol 2024 Copa America tournament semi-final football match between Argentina and Canada in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 9, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—Lionel Messi and Argentina moved within one win of joining Spain as the only nations to win three straight major titles.

“It’s insane what this team has done, what the Argentina national team is doing,” Messi said Tuesday night, July 9, after his 109th international goal sealed a 2–0 victory over Canada that earned a berth in this weekend’s Copa America final. “For those who remain from the old guard, it’s beyond impressive that the national team is in another final.”