Lionel Messi said it was “beautiful” to share his record breaking night with the whole of Argentina.
Messi, 35, made his 1,000th career appearance as he scored his 789th goal to overtake Diego Maradona to become Argentina’s second highest-ever goalscorer in a World Cup.
It felt like all of the 45,032 fans in the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium were there to witness greatness as Messi carried Argentina into the quarter finals and a showdown with Holland.
