Messi bricht Kloses WM-Rekord: „Ich bin so glücklich“ | Argentinien - Österreich 2:0

Double goal against Austria World Cup record included: Messi fires Argentina into the round of 32 Lionel Messi remains Argentina's lifeline: The superstar scored two goals to secure the victory against Austria, propelling Argentina into the round of 32. Messi also became the sole all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. In the 3-0 win against Algeria, Messi scored all three goals, almost single-handedly ensuring a successful start to the World Cup campaign for Argentina. Against Austria, Argentina's superstar was naturally in the starting lineup, with coach Lionel Scaloni making only one change: Molina started in place of Montiel (on the bench). Austria's coach Ralf Rangnick was able to call upon Posch: The Mainz defender recovered from his jaw injury in time and played wearing a mask. This resulted in three changes to the starting eleven following the 3-1 win against Jordan: Danso, Wanner, and Gregoritsch replaced Mwene, Lienhart, and Kalajdzic on the bench. Messi misses penalty but still breaks World Cup record Messi had the chance in this match to become the sole all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. The 38-year-old was one goal short before the game – but he squandered a golden opportunity early on: Messi stepped up to take a penalty after Posch conceded a spot-kick against Lautaro Martinez, but missed. The casually struck penalty shot went wide right of the goal (9'). Austria, having survived their near-miss, started the game stronger, seeking possession and control. Only dangerous shots on goal were lacking for Rangnick's team. On the other side, Messi was always in the spotlight. Austria's captain Alaba twice made crucial challenges to the Argentinian (19', 32') – but shortly afterward, the 2022 World Cup winner finally found the net: Because Almada cleverly let him pass, Messi had a clear path to goal and made no mistake (38'). Now he was the sole all-time World Cup top scorer. The all-time World Cup goalscorers: Messi the undisputed number 1 – Klose soon to be only third? Austria played with pressure, but lacked bite – Messi remains Mr. 100 Percent The Austrians came out of the break strong: Rangnick's team held their own physically and pushed forward. The problem, however, remained: they created too few chances. The Argentinians defended with great discipline, allowing little more than Sabitzer's free kick (55th minute) and a poorly placed header from Gregoritsch (67th minute). The final stages were full of excitement: Austria came close to equalizing through substitute Wimmer, but his header went just wide (90+3). Two minutes later, Messi sealed the victory at the other end: the striker pounced on a blocked shot and scored on the rebound. Messi now has five tournament goals after two games; all of Argentina's goals so far have been scored by him. The final two matches in Group J will kick off simultaneously. Argentina will face Jordan in the early hours of Sunday morning (4:00 AM CEST), while Austria will take on Algeria. The pressure is now clearly on Austria, while Argentina can already start planning for the round of 32. ► Subscribe to the channel so you don't miss any videos! Follow us on our other social media channels: ► Instagram:   / kicker   ► Facebook:   / kickeronline   ► Twitter:   / kicker_bl_li   ► TikTok: https://tiktok.com/kicker Our offers: ► kicker App for iOS and Android: https://hyperurl.co/kickerapp ► Website: https://www.kicker.de ► kicker eSport: https://esport.kicker.de