Lionel Messi has further separated himself from the rest of soccer history as he set a record for the most goals all time in the FIFA World Cup.
Messi’s Record-Breaking Goal
Messi was charging down the field behind Argentina’s attack. The Austrian defense seemed to be too focused on the ball and lost track of Messi as he filtered in behind them. Messi got the pass and fired the shot past the goalkeeper in the 38th minute and scored.
He has 17 World Cup goals in his career, passing Germany’s Miroslav Klose for the most all time. He may have had the record sooner. Messi received a penalty kick attempt around the 8th minute of the match. However, the shot was wide to the right.
Messi’s goal against Austria put Argentina up 1-0.
The goal comes amid a tough week for Messi and his family. Jorge Messi was set to undergo medical treatment for an undisclosed illness last week. Messi’s family asked for ‘humanity’ from the media.
Messi scored a hat trick against Algeria last week in his first group-stage match of this year’s World Cup. He was seen in tears after his first goal.
‘My tears after the first goal? I’ve had some tough days. It wasn’t related to soccer. And those feelings were because of that,’ Messi said. ‘I thank my teammates, the coaching staff and the delegation for helping me.’
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