Lionel Messi scores 50th goal for Argentina in easy win over Bolivia

Lionel Messi brought up his half-century of international goals for Argentina as he inspired an easy 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Bolivia in Cordoba.

The 28-year-old's 29th-minute penalty took him to just six behind leading scorer Gabriel Batistuta's tally of 56 and on this evidence it will only be a matter of time before he breaks the record.