Argentina beat Austria on another special day for Lionel Messi; watch 🎥 | OneFootball

Argentina won for the second time in this FIFA World Cup. And once again with Lionel Messi as the star.

The 38-year-old scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Austria, a result that secures the defending champions’ place in the knockout stage.

That means all five of Argentina’s goals at this World Cup have come from the feet of their No. 10.

Watch the highlights of Argentina vs Austria below:

Nine minutes into the game, before opening the scoring, Messi even missed a penalty, sending the ball wide.

But still in the first half he made up for the mistake, firing home from the edge of the box to make it 1-0 and become the all-time top scorer in World Cup history.

The second came in stoppage time in the second half, on a counterattack that killed off the match.

The Argentine had gone into the game tied with Germany’s Miroslav Klose, but now he stands alone at the top of the ranking with 18 goals scored.

Austria caused problems throughout the match, but hardly forced goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez into making any big saves.

The Europeans remain on three points in the table after beating Jordan in their opening match.

More milestones for Messi

The milestones Messi reached this Monday went beyond becoming the all-time top scorer in men’s World Cups.

He also moved to the top of the ranking when women’s World Cups are included.

Queen Marta had held the record, with 17 World Cup goals wearing the Brazil national team shirt.

Messi also became just the third player to score in six consecutive matches in the tournament. Only France’s Just Fontaine and Brazil’s Jairzinho had previously achieved the feat.

The Argentine is now also the second player to score at least four goals in the same World Cup edition. Only Miroslav Klose had managed that before.

Not everything was celebration, however. The missed penalty also made him the player with the most penalties missed in World Cup history.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 GEORG HOCHMUTH