Lionel Messi entered the field in the 162 national team match at the preparation match aga1inst the Estonians, ahead of Ferenc Puskás, who was at the top of the list for decades. Puskás has scored 84 goals in about half of the matches and 85 matches ( in Hungarian colors).
Messin has a good chance of improving another position in the leaderboard, with the podium's current thirdplace finisher Mokhtar Dahari scoring 89 national team goals.
Leaderboard leader Cristiano Ronaldo has further improved his record thanks to a double against Switzerland, currently with 117 hits.

The national recorders:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 117 goals/188 matches
2. Ali Daei (Iran) 109/149
3. Mokhtar Dahari (Malaysia) 89/142
4. Lionel Messi (Argentina) 86/162
5. Ferenc Puskás(Hungarian) 84/85