Milestone Messi sends Argentina to World Cup knockout stage

Messi surpasses Miroslav Klose and Marta to become the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer as Argentina book their place in the last 32 with a 2-0 win over Austria.

Lionel Messi rewrote the World Cup record books on Monday, becoming the tournament’s all-time leading scorer with both goals in Argentina’s 2-0 victory over ​Austria that secured the holders’ passage to the last 32.