World Cup, Lionel Messi
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Messi scored his 17th World Cup goal vs. Austria at Dallas Stadium off a feed from Facundo Medina in the 38th minute, giving his team a 1-0 lead. His teammates swarmed him afterward, as Messi became visibly emotional after the celebration. The record-setter nearly came on a penalty kick in the ninth minute before his shot went wide for a rare miss.
The Argentina captain became the outright highest scorer in FIFA World Cup history after finding the net against Austria in Dallas
Messi has surpassed Germany's Miroslav Klose to stand alone as the greatest goal scorer in men's World Cup history
