The 2026 World Cup continued to be the Lionel Messi show as Argentina’s No.10 scored twice in a 2–0 win over Austria in Dallas on Monday to become the outright top scorer in the tournament’s history.
The victory secured Argentina’s place in the knockout rounds with a game to spare, and Lionel Scaloni’s side will almost certainly go through as the Group J winners, with Austria’s fate left to the final round of fixtures.