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Messi Breaks Men's World Cup Scoring Record with Goal Against Austria but Misses Penalty
Lionel Messi netted his 17th World Cup goal in the 38th minute of Argentina's group-stage match against Austria. The strike broke the record previously held by Miroslav Klose.
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Lionel Messi scored his 17th World Cup goal in the 38th minute of Argentina's group-stage match against Austria on Monday, breaking the record previously held by Miroslav Klose. The goal gave defending champion Argentina a 1-0 lead in Arlington, Texas. Messi had entered the match tied with Klose at 16 goals after scoring a hat trick in Argentina's 3-0 opening win over Algeria.
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Messi missed a penalty kick wide right in the 12th minute. Video assistant referee review awarded the kick after a foul on Lautaro Martinez in the box. Martinez left the match with an injury from the collision.
The miss marked Messi's third failed penalty in World Cup play. He had also missed against Iceland in 2018 and Poland in 2022, leaving him with four successful penalty goals and three misses at the tournament. Messi has now scored in six consecutive World Cup matches and appeared in a record 28 World Cup games across six tournaments.
Klose played 24 World Cup matches for Germany. Ronaldo of Brazil sits third on the all-time list with 15 goals, followed by Gerd Muller and Kylian Mbappe with 14 each. Messi is 38 years old and is 116-for-148 on penalty kick conversions outside of international play.
