Argentina beats Austria in another special day for Lionel Messi
Argentina secured a 2-0 victory over Austria in the World Cup, with Lionel Messi scoring both goals, becoming the highest goalscorer in World Cup history.
Argentina beat Austria 2-0, marking their second FIFA World Cup victory. And once again, Lionel Messi was the highlight of the match. The 38-year-old scored both goals in the game, a result that ensures the defending champions qualify for the knockout stage.
With this victory, all five of Argentina's goals in this World Cup were scored by Messi. Nine minutes into the match, he had a chance to open the scoring by taking a penalty, but sent the ball wide. However, in the first half of the game, he redeemed himself, shooting from outside the box to score the first goal, thus becoming the greatest scorer in the history of World Cups.
The second goal came in added time in the second half, in a counterattack that sealed the victory. Messi entered the field tied with German Miroslav Klose, but now stands alone at the top of the list, with 18 goals scored.
Austria, in turn, caused problems throughout the game, but barely forced goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to make any significant saves. With this match, the Europeans remain with three points in the table, after beating Jordan in their opening game.
The milestones reached by Messi this Monday go beyond the title of top scorer in men's World Cups; he also surpassed the record for women's World Cups, which was held by Brazilian Marta, with 17 goals. Furthermore, Messi became only the third player to score in six consecutive matches in the tournament, joining France's Just Fontaine and Brazil's Jairzinho. He is now the second player to score at least four goals in the same edition of the World Cup, a feat only Miroslav Klose has previously achieved.
However, it wasn't all celebration; The missed penalty also made Messi the player with the most missed penalties in World Cup history.
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