Lionel Messi missed a penalty before scoring twice to break the all-time men’s World Cup goals record, as Argentina edged Austria 2-0 in a tense Group J clash, per The Guardian
Lionel Messi wrote another chapter in football history on Monday but not before giving Argentina fans a minor heart attack.
The captain missed an early penalty against Austria, sending groans around the stadium. Then, as only Messi does, he flipped the script entirely.
He opened the scoring in open play before sealing a 2-0 Group J victory with a late second goal a brace that broke Miroslav Klose’s long-standing record to make him the men’s World Cup all-time top scorer.
Austria stayed disciplined and compact throughout but rarely threatened. Ultimately, it was Messi’s decisive moments that separated the sides in what The Guardian’s live blog described as a scrappy, tightly contested affair.
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