Lionel Messi Becomes All-Time Top Scorer in World Cup History

Lionel Messi has set a new record in the history of the World Cup finals. On Monday, during the match against Austria, the Argentine scored his 17th goal in the tournament, overtaking previous leader Miroslav Klose, who had 16 goals.

Messi found the net in the 38th minute. Earlier, he had a chance to break the record in the 9th minute, but missed a penalty kick.

The first half of the match is still ongoing, but Messi has already etched his name in history as the all-time top scorer in World Cup finals.