Lionel Messi scored his 17th and 18th World Cup goals in Argentina's 2-0 win over Austria, breaking Klose's record and sparking a surge in the $ARG fan

Messi scored a record-setting 17th World Cup goal in Argentina's game against Austria. And, then, he netted another goal, making him the all-time leader in World Cup tournaments…

Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on…

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Lionel Messi eyes World Cup scoring record as he equals Klose's 16 goals in Argentina's opening victory over Algeria.

Lionel Messi now has the World Cup scoring record with 18 goals in his career after scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Austria.

Lionel Messi needs one goal against Austria to break Miroslav Klose's all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Lionel Messi now has the World Cup scoring record with 17 goals in his career

Lionel Messi levelled Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 World Cup goals last week but the Argentina icon has now gone one better against Austria with another goal

Lionel Messi now owns the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history, passing Marta when he scored his 18th goal just before the final whistle.

Lionel Messi has become the leading goalscorer in World Cup history after scoring in Argentina’s group game against Austria

Lionel Messi became the highest goalscorer in men's World Cup history, surpassing Miroslav Klose with his 17th goal during the match against Austria. | Football News

June 22 : Lionel Messi became the all-time leading scorer in men's World Cup history on Monday, netting his 17th tournament goal during Argentina's match against Austria to…

Messi separates himself from Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who netted 16 goals in the World Cup.

Argentina’s star forward opened the scoring on Monday against Austria.

Messi added to his tally, following a hat-trick in the opening game against Algeria, with the Argentina captain scoring against Austria in Dallas

Lionel Messi has achieved a monumental feat, becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in men's FIFA World Cup history with his 17th tournament goal against Austria. Despite an…

Lionel Messi became the leading scorer in World Cup history when the Argentina captain netted against Austria on Monday to take his total to 17 goals.

Messi breaks World Cup scoring record with a goal against Austria. Argentina winning by 2+ goals priced at 43% YES.

Lionel Messi became the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer on Monday, scoring twice as holders Argentina powered into the last 32 with a 2-0 victory over Austria.

Messi has become the highest-scoring player in World Cup history with 18 goals. He now has two more than the previous record holder, former Germany striker Miroslav Klose.