Australia vs. Argentina FIFA World Cup 2022: In Argentina's pivotal Round of 16 match against Australia, captain Lionel Messi may come close to or break some records.
As the FIFA World Cup 2022 is currently taking place in Qatar, spectators are experiencing an exhilarating football festival with some unexpected results. Everyone saw Japan upset Spain to advance to the Round of 16 and defeat Germany in Group E. In the meantime, South Korea eliminated Uruguay from Group H with a stunning 2-1 victory over Portugal. Although there have been many surprises, PSG star Lionel Messi has performed to the best of his ability in what may be his final World Cup. Despite missing a penalty in the decisive matchup between Poland and Argentina in Group C, he was a talismanic presence the entire time as Argentina secured a 2-0 victory at the Stadium 974.
In the opening 1-2 loss to Saudi Arabia, the Argentina captain gave his team the only goal, and he then came through against Mexico. Messi gave his team a 1-0 lead in the 64th minute after the score was tied at 0-0 at the half. Messi then assisted Enzo Fernandez, who scored the game's second goal in the 87th minute to make it 2-0.
He played in his 22nd World Cup game against Poland, surpassing the late Diego Maradona for his nation in this competition. The World Cup champion from 1986 participated 21 times for Argentina. He also became the first player to have an assist in five different men's World Cup competitions with his assist to Fernandez in the victory over Mexico.
The 35-year-old also made history by becoming the youngest and oldest player to ever score and assist in a single World Cup game during the match against Mexico. When he was 18 years old, he had previously done this against Serbia in 2006.
Even if he has broken several records, there are still others left to break. Former Germany star Lothar Matthaus holds the record for most World Cup appearances (25). Messi will at least need to take Argentina to the semifinals in order to match that total. In the final, he would break that record if he did that. Maradona captained Argentina in the World Cup 16 times, and Messi will serve as the team's captain for the 14th time in this tournament when Argentina plays Australia on Saturday in the Round of 16. He will surpass Maradona with a semi-final appearance, and he might surpass 17 in the championship game.
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