Messi owns the record for most World Cup goals for Argentina. The superstar surpassed Gabriel Batistuta’s record with 11 goals. With Messi featured, Argentina reached the final repeating the history of not losing in the six World Cup semi-finals played. In the match where Messi shined in scoring and goal scoring, Messi joined Frenchman Kylian Mbappe as Qatar’s World Cup top scorer with five goals. Messi currently has the edge over Mbappé when assists are also considered.
Argentina reached the final after defeating Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals of the Qatar World Cup. Argentina’s victory was a three-way one-sided game in which superstar Lionel Messi shone. Young Julian Alvarez scored twice for Argentina (39′, 69′) and Messi scored the opener from a penalty in the 34th minute. The penalty was due to the Croatian goalkeeper dropping the player inside the box to halt Julian Alvarez’s progress. Messi found the goal easily.
