Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina against Algeria during their World Cup encounter with a powerful left-footed strike from just outside the penalty box. Making his 27th career FIFA World Cup appearance, the Argentine captain continued to bolster his historic international statistics by secure his 14th goal alongside 8 assists in tournament history.
With this latest breakthrough, Messi officially ties the legendary German striker Gerd Müller and French forward Kylian Mbappé on the all-time tournament scoring charts. The Argentine icon now sits just below Brazilian Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (15 goals) and Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who maintains the absolute record as the World Cup’s all-time top scorer with 16 goals.
