- Lionel Messi has become the leading goalscorer in World Cup history after scoring Argentina’s opener in their clash with Austria on Monday.
- Messi came into the game tied with Germany’s Miroslav Klose on 16 World Cup goals in his illustrious career.
- He missed an early chance to break the record when he put a penalty wide inside the opening 10 minutes.
- However, Messi did not have to wait too much longer to make history as he fired Argentina in front in the 38th minute.
- Messi has now scored four goals at this year’s tournament already, having scored a hat-trick against Algeria last week.
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