Lionel Messi broke records with a brace to give Argentina victory over Austria, their Group J opponents at the 2026 World Cup.
The 39-year-old striker, the first player to appear in six World Cups, became the all-time top scorer at the World Cup, scoring his seventeenth and eighteenth goals of the competition in the match.
With the goal coming after a penalty miss, La Pulce surpassed Germany's Miroslav Klose's previous record of 16 goals. They then doubled their lead in injury time.
(Unionenline)