Lionel Messi breaks World Cup scoring record with his 17th goal for Argentina
Lionel Messi broke the World Cup scoring record with his 17th goal in defending champion Argentinas match against Austria on Monday, after he had missed a penalty kick earlier in the game.
The goal for a 1-0 lead came in the 38th minute and two days before Messis 39th birthday, and amid the concern of an ailing father back at home. It was the sixth consecutive World Cup game in which Messi scored a goal.
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In Argentina's first game of the World Cup against Algeria, Messi scored three goals.
The previous World Cup goal-scoring record holder was Germany's Miroslav Klose. He scored 16 goals in World Cups over the course of his career.
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