Lionel Messi becomes the king of Futbol

Coming into a win or go home game against Austria, Lionel Messi and the Argentina team had a lot on their backs. For starters, Messi was one goal away from becoming the leader of goals in World Cup history, while Argentina's focus was getting the win.

In the first few minutes, Messi had a couple of shots to get the ball in the net but missed a penalty kick as well as an on-goal shot. However, Messi get the record with him cutting up the middle as he scored the first goal for Argentina in this match With that goal, he becomes the leading scorer in World Cup goals with 17.

After the goal, you could see both Argentina and Messi play freer instead of playing stiff. Going into the half, the momentum shifted for Argentina. Just like the start of the game, this game was very physical with both teams making their presence felt. Austria had the opportunity to tie the game up a couple of times but failed as their kick to the goal went wide right.

Messi scored another goal in extra minutes to help his team to advance 2-0.