Now clear on his own! Messi is Cup history’s top scorer

Lionel Messi is now, on his own, the top scorer in World Cup history.

After drawing level with Miroslav Klose in Argentina’s opening match of this year’s FIFA World Cup, he surpassed the German by finding the net against Austria.

As so many times throughout his career, he finished with his left foot from the edge of the box, placing the ball into the goalkeeper’s corner.

The Argentine had missed a golden chance to break the record a few minutes earlier when he failed to convert a penalty.

Fate would have it that the record was broken in open play, in the style he has made us so used to seeing.

Messi now has 17 World Cup goals in 28 matches played.

See below the updated list of the top scorers in World Cup history:

17 goals: Lionel Messi (Argentina)

16 goals: Miroslav Klose (Germany)

15 goals: Ronaldo (Brazil)

14 goals: Gerd Müller (Germany)

14 goals: Kylian Mbappé (France)

13 goals: Just Fontaine (France)

12 goals: Pelé (Brazil)

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