Lionel Messi has broken plenty of records in his incredible career, but he has already claimed another one today that can never be beaten.
The 35-year-old footballing great is hoping to put the cherry on the cake of his sporting life with victory in today's World Cup final with Argentina against France. And the little magician could barely have got off to a better start by converting a penalty in the 23rd minute to put the South Americans ahead.
Arriving in Qatar four weeks ago, Messi had never scored a World Cup goal in a knockout fixture. But that is an unwanted statistic that has been banished to the dustbin.
