Argentina national team striker Lionel Messi has surpassed Miroslav Klose's record for goals scored in FIFA World Cup tournaments. The goal against Austria was Messi's 17th at World Cups, allowing the forward to become the tournament's all-time top scorer, reports UNN.
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In the 37th minute, Facundo Medina rolled the ball to the edge of the penalty area for a teammate's shot, and Lionel Messi struck accurately into the corner of Alexander Schlager's goal - 1:0.
It should be noted that in the 9th minute, Messi missed a penalty, shooting wide of the goal.
After the first half, the score in the match is 1:0 in favor of Argentina.
By the way, Messi's goal surpassed Miroslav Klose's record for goals scored in FIFA World Cup tournaments. Messi now has 17 goals at World Cups.
In second place is Miroslav Klose (Germany; 16 goals), in third is Ronaldo (Brazil; 15 goals).
French forward Kylian Mbappé, who will play against Iraq today, has 14 goals to his name.
Recall
Lionel Messi made history on Tuesday evening, equaling Miroslav Klose's record for most goals in men's World Cups - 16 - after a hat-trick that led Argentina to a 3-0 victory over Algeria.