#international-friendly

#international-friendly

Lionel Messi broke another record and four World Cup hopefuls made their debuts as Argentina crushed Puerto Rico 6-0 in a one-sided friendly. Inter Miami star Messi set up two of the goals in his home stadium in Fort Lauderdale to move to 60 assists in international football - one ahead of Brazil's Neymar. He is just two assists short of 400 in his stellar career.

USA manager Mauricio Pochettino said: "Progression is progression. And when you feel the progression, I think it's good. "Australia, that is a team who are very aggressive, and they came from a very good run of games. "They beat Canada in Canada; I think we need to respect, and we really respect. They are going to be another good test, like Ecuador, for us."

MONTRÉAL, Canada -- Back when he was Melbourne Victory coach, Tony Popovic once described the chance to play the role of villain and ruin an opponent's fairytale as beautiful. If he still feels the same way as Socceroos boss, then Friday evening's 1-0 win over Canada might have been one of the most magnificent victories that he's been a part of. Canada's meeting with Australia at Montréal's Stade Saputo was supposed to be a homecoming and a celebration.

SNS Scotland will welcome Switzerland in a women's international friendly to Ballon d'Or nominee Caroline Weir's home city of Dunfermline next month. Melissa Andreatta's side will meet the Swiss at East End Park in the second of two friendlies in October - with the first opponent and venue yet to be announced. The Scots, who finished bottom of Nations League Group A1 earlier this year will play the Euro 2025 hosts on Tuesday, 28 October (19:30 GMT).

Anybody who has had to train for an endurance event - or is even vaguely familiar with buzzwords of the corporate world - will know about the concept of getting comfortable being uncomfortable. For athletes, it represents the process of learning to cope with long, draining physical exertions, while in business terms it might be the exposure to new and challenging experiences.

Scotland's national team needs a strong performance against Liechtenstein to restore confidence and momentum after a disappointing defeat to Iceland.