Most goals in International Break: The recently concluded international break saw a number of players have their shooting boots on as they fired home.
This was the last international break for the year as the next one would be the one for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar in November.
Teams recently had their last preparatory sessions before the upcoming event and hoped to have completed their preparations well.
We look at the top 5 players who scored the most goals in this completed international break as they kept their form under check ahead of the World Cup.
Kai Havertz
The draw ensured a 3rd place finish for Die Mannschaft and did not end their preparations positively.
However; Kai Havertz being in form ahead of the WC is important for Germany and to see him fire the goals was a box ticked for Flick’s team.
Heung Min-Son
The South Korean and Tottenham player continued his good form by scoring thrice in the international break.
Goals against Costa Rica and Cameroon in the friendly matches played gives the Asian side confidence as he continued his goal-scoring form.
Son did not have the best start to the season for Spurs but a hat-trick just before the international break got the ball rolling for him.
5️⃣ goals in his last 3️⃣ games
Heung min Son for club 🤝 country pic.twitter.com/MmsONvXN3e
— VBET News (@VBETnews) September 27, 2022
Now with goals just before the WC for the nation; Son is in good form ahead of the tournament where he leads the line for his team.
Richarlison
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Richarlison scored three goals for Brazil in the 2 matches played during the international break.
A brace against Ghana and a strike against Tunisia helped him get back his goal-scoring form as he forms an important cog in Brazil’s attack.
Richarlison is making the Brazil no.9 shirt his own 🇧🇷👕✨ pic.twitter.com/x7guvPfeFL
— LiveScore (@livescore) September 28, 2022
The Tottenham player hopes to take this form back to the EPL and in two-months-time to the World Cup and fire his nation to the crown.
Aleksander Mitrovic
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Mitrovic continued his rich vein of form by scoring 4 goals in the break for Serbia.
He started off with a hat-trick against Sweden on MD 5 of the Nations League followed by a goal against Serbia in the victory over Norway.
His goals helped Serbia get promoted to the Nations League A and gives them the confidence of going well in the World Cup.
🥵 Aleksander Mitrovic scored his 50th international goal for Serbia last night on his 76th cap, reaching the milestone quicker than Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi pic.twitter.com/8fDmyG6H8q
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) September 28, 2022
The Serbian is their best striking option and him being in form puts Serbia in good stead as they have a difficult group in the Qatar event.
Lionel Messi
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Messi scored 4 times in 2 matches during the break as he stretched Argentina’s unbeaten run to 35 matches across competitions ahead of the WC.
A brace each against Honduras and Jamaica was enough for Messi to continue his belligerent form.
Lionel Messi has 9 goals in his last 3 games for Argentina as he has now scored 90 goals for the Argentina national team. 🐐🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/Pe6UxV3qW6
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) September 28, 2022
With the goals, he reached 90 goals for his nation and hopes to continue the form and fire his nation to another World Cup crown.
La Albiceleste is one of the top contenders for the title led by Messi; who looks to make his last World Cup a memorable one.
