Argentina’s Lionel Messi has broken the record for the most goals in World Cup history with 18 goals after a brace in a win against Austria.
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The defending champions won 2-0 after a hard fought game against Austria, but were able to get the win after Messi scored in both halves of the game.
Messi, who is widely regarded as the greatest footballer ever surpassed Germany’s Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals.
Argentina now have two wins in two games and have qualified for the next round as they look to successfully defend the title.
Meanwhile Austria will look to seal their qualification to the next round in their last game against Algeria.
