Lionel Messi scored the first and most important goal to win against Australia. In the Round of 16, Argentina beats Australia and secured their pass for Quarter Final. It’s Messi’s first-ever goal to score at the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup. And he delivers, Julián Álvarez secured the subsequent goal lead.

officially LM10 has scored 789 goals in 1000 appearances. Lionel Messi surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine Diego Maradona’s record by scoring 9 goals in World Cup and has now become Argentine second highest goal scorer and need just one goal to level with Gabriel Batistuta. Besides, after this Round of 16 match with Australia, he’s equalled with Diego Maradona’s 67 chances created record in the FIFA World Cup tournament.

Messi also surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s 7 times Man of the Match record, and he has now the most Man of the Match award, 8 times in the World Cup tournament.

Argentina’s Quarter-Final Match

On December 10, Argentina will face Netherlands in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Quarter Final match. Netherlands reached Quarter final by beating the USA and currently, the Argentine squad is playing at its best.