This Monday, June 22, Argentina played its second World Cup match, against the national team of Austria. The match started at a great pace, and right from the beginning, the game was looking good for the Argentinians with a penalty in their favor. However, this time Leo Messi could not convert the goal, shooting the penalty wide.
That was not going to stop Argentina's number 10, who was very active during the first half. So much so that, in the 38th minute, Messi culminated a great goal, a very good combined play by the Argentinians. With this goal, Leo reached 17 goals in the history of World Cups, definitively surpassing the German striker Miroslav Klose, positioning himself as the sole leader of the historical goal scorers table.
Surpassing one of the most difficult historical records in the history of football was not enough, as in the second half he continued to look for the second goal for his team. And so it was, before the match ended, Lionel collected a rebound in the rival area and after two attempts to shoot, he scored his second goal, making it 2-0 for Argentina and his 18th career goal, to further distance himself from his pursuers.
Furthermore, this new brace has meant something very special, because this June 22 marked 40 years since Diego Armando Maradona's famous brace against England in the 1986 Mexico World Cup, with the mythical "Hand of God", and with one of the most beautiful goals in the history of football. That match was one of the most historic in football, due to the rivalry between England and Argentina, and because of what Maradona did in the match. That is why it is very special that Messi becomes the sole historical top scorer in World Cups exactly 40 years after this memorable day for Argentinians and football lovers.
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