{"id":49050,"date":"2026-06-22T15:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/watch-lionel-messi-becomes-world-cups-all-time-top-scorer-with-goal-against-austria\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:53:58","slug":"watch-lionel-messi-becomes-world-cups-all-time-top-scorer-with-goal-against-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/watch-lionel-messi-becomes-world-cups-all-time-top-scorer-with-goal-against-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Lionel Messi becomes World Cup&#8217;s all-time top scorer with goal against Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/watch-lionel-messi-becomes-world-cups-all-time-top-scorer-with-goal-against-austria\/#Lionel_Messis_record_breaking_goal_against_Austria\" >Lionel Messi&#8217;s record breaking goal against Austria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/watch-lionel-messi-becomes-world-cups-all-time-top-scorer-with-goal-against-austria\/#Messi_makes_World_Cup_history\" >Messi makes World Cup history<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/watch-lionel-messi-becomes-world-cups-all-time-top-scorer-with-goal-against-austria\/#World_Cup_all-time_top_scorer\" >World Cup all-time top scorer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lionel Messi broke the record. The Argentina icon put his team ahead against Austria and became the highest scorer in World Cup history in a moment that will be relived for generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Argentina were awarded a penalty early on, and the stage was set for Messi to make history from early on, but the eight-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner showed his human side as he sent the spot kick wide of the target, temporarily putting him out of reach of the record.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lionel_Messis_record_breaking_goal_against_Austria\"><\/span>Lionel Messi&#8217;s record breaking goal against Austria<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It was as if the moment was passing him by. Austria defended solidly, and the tension in the stadium increased with each passing minute.<\/p>\n<p>But Messi being Messi refused to be denied. Thirty minutes after his penalty miss, the 38-year-old produced a superbly composed shot from the edge of the box, giving the goalkeeper no chance.<\/p>\n<p>This goal means that Messi stands alone at the top of World Cup history.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Messi_makes_World_Cup_history\"><\/span>Messi makes World Cup history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>This record-breaking goal was the culmination of a great tournament for the Argentina captain.<\/p>\n<p>He scored a hat-trick in the opening group stage game against Algeria, tying Germany legend Miroslav Klose with 16 World Cup goals, a record many thought would never be surpassed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Tonight, he went beyond that. And given his current form, he may end the World Cup season with numbers that others won&#8217;t be able to match.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"right\">#<\/th>\n<th>player<\/th>\n<th>nation<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">the goal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td>lionel messi<\/td>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td>Miroslav Klose<\/td>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td>ronaldo<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td>Gerd Muller<\/td>\n<td>west germany<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td>Just Fontaine<\/td>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_Cup_all-time_top_scorer\"><\/span>World Cup all-time top scorer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The match against Austria is still on and Messi will be hungry for more challenges. But no matter what happens from here, the boy from Rosario will forever be etched in World Cup history and no one can take that away from him.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi broke the record. The Argentina icon put his team ahead against Austria and became the highest scorer in World Cup history in a moment that will be relived for generations. Argentina were awarded a penalty early on, and the stage was set for Messi to make history from early on, but the eight-time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-49050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}