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Published 15:16 1 Dec 2022 GMT
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The PSG star isn't Argentina's top scorer at the tournament, however, as Gabriel Batistuta still holds that record, with 10 net bursters to his name.
Overall, however, Messi is Argentina's all-time top scorer racking up an incredible 93 goals in 168 appearances for his national team, and still counting.
Following his incredible goal against Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup, Messi became the first player in the competition's history to score in his teens, twenties and thirties.
He did, however, get a goal against Serbia, making him the youngest Argentinian to score at a World Cup, and he also notched up an assist that day.
Just last week against Mexico, some 16 years later, the Barcelona legend got a goal and assist yet again, making him both the youngest and oldest player to do both for his country at the tournament.
If the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner plays this Saturday, he will equal Paolo Maldini's record of 23 games in the tournament, making him third on the all-time list.
Miroslav Klose sits in second place with 24 caps, and fellow German Lothar Matthäus is top of the pack with 25, so if Messi were to make the semi-final, he will equal the record, and if he makes the final, he'll go top of the list.
Not only that, but the game against Australia will also be Messi's 1000th career appearance, so from Saturday onwards he can literally say before every match that he's done this a thousand times already.
At this stage, he had already spearheaded Barcelona to a European Cup, and was picking up Ballon d'Ors for fun, but in Africa, he remained goalless, and only contributed to one assist, which was for Carlos Tevez against Mexico in round 16.
If he were to have found the net just once at that tournament - and factoring in the penalty he scored against Saudi Arabia in this competition - it would have been Messi who became the first player to score at five World Cups.
That merit, however, was awarded to his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who has managed to score at least once in every tournament since 2006.
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