Argentina wins 2-0 against Austria: Messi scores a brace and makes history

Argentina also won its second World Cup match, albeit without a bang, this time against Austria. In Dallas, the scoreline ended 2-0 with decisive goals from the usual Leo Messi: a goal in the 39th minute that wrote a new chapter in football history, which he then improved upon in the final minutes with a definitive brace. With 18 goals, Messi is now the player with the most goals in World Cup history.

And to think that at the start, after nine minutes, the Flea had started its evening terribly: after Posch's foul on Lautaro Martinez in the penalty area, the number 10 kicked the awarded penalty wide. It wasn't a bad thing, as he still scored half an hour later. The goal came from a perfect cross from Medina, which was cleverly dummied by Thiago Almada, who then Messi slotted past the Austrian goalkeeper to make it 1-0.

Austria, for their part, held the field well, but rarely threatened in front of Dibu Martinez over the course of the 90 minutes. As the minutes ticked by, the intensity on the pitch dipped, partly due to the heat, but in the end, the Albiceleste's number one still managed to win: in the final minute of injury time, Messi grabbed the rebound from his own shot and scored the second goal, reaching 18 World Cup goals and overtaking Miro Klose, who, until a few hours ago, was tied with the Flea at the top of this special ranking.