New Delhi: Lionel Messi After scoring against Austria, he became the all-time top scorer, adding another remarkable milestone to his storied career. fifa world cup And extended his streak of scoring goals in consecutive World Cup matches.The Argentina captain took his World Cup tally to 17 and overtook Germany star Miroslav Klose by scoring in the defending champions’ Group J tie in Dallas. The goal also allowed the 38-year-old player to tie the record of scoring in six consecutive World Cup games held by French player Juste Fontaine and Brazilian player Jairzinho. Messi scored his first career World Cup hat-trick against Algeria and was playing his 200th game for Argentina, and he entered the game in excellent form. His latest goal, which came after missing a penalty early in the game, further cemented his place among the greatest players in the history of the game. Importantly, the French star Kylian Mbappe Ignore the comparisons with Messi lately cristiano ronaldoinsisting he doesn’t care about the debate about greatness.“Messi is the best player, along with Cristiano, that’s obvious. I’m trying to help my team win the World Cup again. The rest is just a debate among journalists. Right now, I’m not thinking about Haaland; maybe they are thinking about us, but I’m thinking about Iraq,” Mbappe said, as quoted by Goal.com.The France captain also said personal records mean less than winning trophies.“Messi has shown what we’ve seen and it’s an argument for people, which is fine, but that’s not what I want. What I want is to bring trophies home. I won’t be here when I’m 40; they’ll kick me out before then.” I don’t make plans for the future; I just think about the present and enjoy the World Cup,” he added.“It’s always nice to be there and it’s important to play because we have to qualify. I already knew Leo would score because he always scores. I’m behind him but if you score you’re closer, but the most important thing for me is to win the World Cup,” he said.
