Argentina national team captain Lionel Messi became the top scorer in the history of World Cups by scoring 2 goals in last night's match against the Austrian national team. He has scored 18 goals in the history of the World Cups. French Kylian Mbappe has 14 goals.
Modern.az reports that Messi was remembered for another action in yesterday's match of Group J. Thus, the head referee awarded a penalty to Austria's goal for a foul against Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez.
In the 9th minute of the match, Lionel Messi, who took the penalty kick, shot the ball wide of the post.
As a result, the star football player went down in history as the first player to miss a penalty in the 2026 World Cup.
