Lionel Messi: Argentina took a 1-0 lead over Croatia in the first FIFA World Cup semi-final after Lionel Messi converted a penalty kick with a powerful kick toward the goal’s roof.
With that score, he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta’s previous mark to become the nation’s leading goal scorer in the competition’s history. In the battle for the Golden Boot, which is given to the World Cup tournament’s leading scorer, he has now scored five goals in the 2022 edition, tying Frenchman Kylian Mbappe.
Lionel Messi is only behind these legends now
With 25 World Cup matches under his belt, Messi has played more games than any other player, including Lothar Matthaus, and is now tied with Sandor Kocsis of Hungary and Jurgen Klinsmann of Germany in terms of goals scored with 11. However, Messi has played significantly more games than the other two.
The only players ahead of the Argentine talent are Pele (12), Fontaine (13), Muller (14), Ronaldo (15) of Brazil, and Miroslav Klose (16) of Germany. After the first half of play in the semifinal, Argentina led 2-0 thanks to a goal by Julian Alvarez, who had a great solo run for the second goal. Messi had earlier scored from a penalty that Alvarez had earlier won.
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Argentina last won the world cup 36 years ago
Argentina lost to Germany 1-0 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final, despite Messi having led his country there. Since Maradona led them to the top of the world in 1986, Argentina is attempting to capture its first World Cup championship and third overall. Brazil (5), Italy (4), and Germany (4) have won more World Cups, but France is now tied with them with two victories.
Messi, who was defeated by Germany in the 2014 final, is keen to round off his incredible career by imitating the late Diego Maradona, who won the cup in 1986.
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