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Lionel Messi added to his legacy Monday afternoon by scoring his record-breaking 17th career World Cup goal in the first half before adding his 18th in second-half stoppage time of Argentina\u2019s 2-0 win over Austria in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n

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The 17th goal broke a tie with Germany\u2019s Miroslav Klose. The 18th briefly put him four in front of Kylian Mbappe, the next-closest active player \u2014 only for the French star to score a brace later Monday against Iraq to match Klose\u2019s 16.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWell, I\u2019m very happy because of this victory,\u201d Messi said immediately after the match through an interpreter. \u201cThis was a very important and tough victory. We worked very hard on it. And that reassures us for what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo this is a World Cup. All of the matches are very intense, and all of the teams play well. And we\u2019re happy because we have six points and we\u2019re qualified.\u201d<\/p>\n

Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, has scored 11 of his historic total of 18 goals since turning 35. His total from the last two World Cups alone would be tied for seventh on the tournament\u2019s all-time scoring list.<\/p>\n

Messi scored his record-setting goal on a first-touch left-footed strike from just inside the 18-yard box in the 38th minute off an assist from Facundo Medina.<\/p>\n

He completed his brace five minutes into added time, cleaning up his own rebound following a surging counterattack and firing low through traffic. That gave him a two-goal lead over Canada\u2019s Jonathan David and Germany\u2019s Deniz Undav in the 2026 World Cup Golden Boot race.<\/p>\n

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Asked for his favorite World Cup goal of his career, Messi could not pinpoint one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t remember, really,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m tired. I don\u2019t have a lot of strength and it\u2019s hard to think for me right now. So I\u2019m just enjoying this moment and I want to join my colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Messi, who became one of the first two players to appear in six World Cups last week alongside Portugal\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, entered this summer\u2019s event three goals behind Klose. Behind his first career World Cup hat trick in the Group J opener vs. Algeria on June 16, he pulled even entering the second group-stage match.<\/p>\n

With the goal, Messi also tied a different World Cup record, scoring in his sixth straight match dating back to the 2022 World Cup which Argentina won. He\u2019s just the third player to score in six straight World Cup matches alongside France\u2019s Just Fontaine and Brazil\u2019s Jairzinho.<\/p>\n

He appeared destined to break the record approximately 30 minutes earlier when Lautaro Martinez was tackled in the box and Argentina was awarded a penalty kick. However, Messi missed the ensuing penalty kick wide of the right post in the ninth minute.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the penalty that I could have scored,\u201d Messi said. \u201cWell, maybe had I done that, I wouldn\u2019t have scored the others. You never know. But I\u2019m happy about the results because of our participation and the teamwork. Well, let\u2019s hope it will even go better.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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