Lionel Messi, with goals in the 38th and 95th minutes of the match this Monday, June 22, against Austria, He became the top scorer in World Cup history, with 18 points, two more than the German Miroslav Klose.
Messi started the 2026 World Cup with three goals less than Klose, but he scored a hat trick against Algeria on the first day, and increased his scoring quota with the two new goals at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, 20 years after starting the score against Serbia and Montenegro in the World Cup in Germany.
After finishing the match that Argentina won 2-0 against Austria and in which the star made history with two goals to become, with 18 goals, the top scorer of the World Cup, Messi said he was “happy” and also “tired.”
“I am very happy for the victory, it was a very important victory, a very hard and worked match that gives us peace of mind for what is to come. This is the World Cup and everything is very intense and even, but we are happy to add six points and achieve qualification,” Messi said in statements to television.
The Argentine star humbly wanted to downplay what was achieved this Monday, June 22, at the Arlington Stadium (Texas) with the Albiceleste, but his five goals also put him at the top of the scoring rankings for the 2026 World Cup.
“I didn’t imagine starting like this. I’m tired, but I hope to be able to celebrate this with my teammates, you never know what can happen now, but I’m happy for the result and everyone’s participation.”
Antonela’s reaction
After Argentina’s new victory in the World Cup and another record for Messi, his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, spoke out on social networks and published an emotional message.
“What a privilege to see you make history again and again. I love you,” Roccuzo published on Instagram, along with a photo in which he appears with his children Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.