Lionel Messi has etched another name into World Cup lore. According to Al Jazeera English, the Argentine superstar scored twice in his nation's two-nothing victory over Austria on June twenty-second, propelling Argentina into the knockout rounds. With that brace, Messi became the all-time leading scorer in men's World Cup history—a fitting capstone to a career defined by breaking records on the game's biggest stage.

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