{"id":214501,"date":"2026-06-22T18:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/argentina-vs-austria-live-updates-lionel-messi-breaks-world-cup-goals-record-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:35:18","slug":"argentina-vs-austria-live-updates-lionel-messi-breaks-world-cup-goals-record-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/argentina-vs-austria-live-updates-lionel-messi-breaks-world-cup-goals-record-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina vs Austria live updates: Lionel Messi breaks World Cup goals record &#8211; The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Cup<br \/>FIFA World<br \/>Cup 2026<br \/>LIVE<br \/><span>5m ago<\/span><br \/>Advertisement<br \/>live<br \/>Updated <time datetime=\"2026-06-22T18:33:52.351Z\">1m ago<\/time><br \/><strong>Lionel Messi is now the leading goalscorer in men\u2019s World Cup history.<\/strong><br \/>Messi, 38, opened the scoring against Austria with a brilliant finish to break the all-time men\u2019s World Cup scoring record, moving on to 17 goals.<br \/>The goal came after Messi had missed an earlier chance to break the record from the penalty spot, sending his effort wide.<br \/>It isn&#x27;t just his work in and around the penalty area that has impressed us this afternoon, <strong>Messi<\/strong> has also chipped in inside his own half of the pitch.<br \/>Another busy performance from the 38-year-old.<br \/><strong>68\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>Now Austria ring the changes. <strong>Friedl<\/strong>, <strong>Prass<\/strong> and <strong>Arnautovic<\/strong> come on for Alaba, Posch and Wanner. <br \/>This Argentina team is once again looking very difficult to defeat. <br \/>Scaloni&#x27;s side are the masters of game management, and despite a dubious run of friendlies before the World Cup, they are proving thus far to be a team built for tournament football. <br \/>Having <strong>Messi<\/strong> certainly helps.<br \/><strong>64\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>Here come two more Argentina changes: Almada is replaced by <strong>Alvarez<\/strong> to loud applause, while Lautaro Martinez is off for Gonzalez. <br \/>And almost immediately after that, Messi draws a diving stop from Schlager, but a goal kick is awarded rather than a corner. Interesting. <br \/><strong>62\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>Austria look a bit short of ideas at the minute and almost get punished as Argentina win possession and sweep forward.<br \/><strong>Almada<\/strong> carries well and moves the ball on to <strong>Fernandez<\/strong>, who fires a shot straight at Danso. <br \/>The Austrian defender looks in pain after the block and leaves the field temporarily. <br \/>That save from <strong>Martinez<\/strong> was typically dramatic. Would it be harsh to call it \u201cone for the cameras\u201d?<br \/>He is highly unlikely to upstage <strong>Messi<\/strong> today, but you can bet it won&#x27;t stop him trying!<br \/><strong>58\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>First change for Argentina. <strong>Romero<\/strong> looks to be struggling and is replaced by the veteran <strong>Otamendi<\/strong> at the back. <br \/><strong>55\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>That&#x27;s better from <strong>Sabitzer<\/strong>! His free kick is hit with pace and purpose, drawing a good diving stop from Martinez.<br \/>The Argentina goalkeeper got both hands to it but it was well struck by Sabitzer. <br \/><strong>55\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>A trademark <strong>Messi<\/strong> run, driving through the middle of the Austria midfield, yields a free kick but nothing comes from it for Argentina. <br \/>Now we&#x27;re up the other end where Austria have a free kick in a good position from <strong>Romero<\/strong>&#x27;s foul on <strong>Laimer<\/strong>&#8230;<br \/><strong>50\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/><strong>Danso<\/strong> loses possession under pressure from <strong>Lautaro Martinez<\/strong> and <strong>Fernandez<\/strong> threads a ball through for <strong>Messi<\/strong> to chase. <br \/>Only Schlager is in front of him but Messi takes a heavy touch and runs out of room to squeeze a shot on goal. <br \/>He&#x27;s offside anyway, mind \u2014 and did look a yard or so ahead of the defence when the ball was played.<br \/><strong>49\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>Play stops as <strong>Messi<\/strong> is tripped by <strong>Xaver Schlager<\/strong> with <strong>Almada<\/strong> also down clutching his knee from an earlier challenge.<br \/>He&#x27;s okay to continue, though, and we&#x27;re back underway again. <br \/>There&#x27;s an edge to this game. There were two or three moments of needless aggression in the first half which suggested something brewing; there are too many combustible personalities for this to finish 11 vs 11.<br \/>Austria have done reasonably well, too. Not terrific, particularly not when they&#x27;ve had opportunities to play a final pass or deliver a set piece, but they&#x27;ve been competent and are not out of this yet.<br \/><strong>46\u2019 Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>We&#x27;re back up and running in Dallas.<br \/>Will there be more <strong>Messi<\/strong> goals or can Austria get back into this one? <br \/><strong>Austria<\/strong> have caused Argentina some problems with their counter-pressure \u2014 as usual \u2014 but they have been very unimaginative in possession.<br \/>They had 40 per cent of the ball in that first half, but had just two shots and neither of them were on target.<br \/>As you might have heard,<strong> Messi<\/strong> is now the holder of one of the most iconic and well-known records in the whole of sport: the all-time top scorer in the World Cup.<br \/>Here are the 16 men to have reached double figures in the competition&#x27;s 96-year history, with the Argentina captain \u2014 as he has so often throughout his career \u2014 now looking down on the mere mortals below him.<br \/>You could hear &quot;Muchachos&quot; loud on clear on the broadcast just before half-time. I wonder if we will soon hear this summer&#x27;s anthem, Palmito&#x27;s &quot;La Cuarta Estrella.&quot; It&#x27;s been catching on at <em>banderazos<\/em> around the country.<br \/>The stands in Arlington are ringing with some of Argentina\u2019s most famous chants, from a fanbase widely regarded as among the most passionate in the world.<br \/>The biggest hit of recent years is \u201cMuchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar\u201d. Inspired by a song by the Argentine band La Mosca Tse-Tse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/4015985\/2022\/12\/19\/argentina-muchachos-songs-world-cup\/\" target=\"_self\">it became a national anthem during and after<\/a> Argentina\u2019s World Cup triumph in Qatar in 2022.<br \/>The chant tells the story of Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, the famous victory over Brazil at the Maracana in the 2021 Copa America final, and the dream of winning a third World Cup star.<br \/>Some fans even say it was a premonition.<br \/><strong>HT Argentina 1-0 Austria<\/strong><br \/>Fitting that on the 40th anniversary of <strong>Diego Maradona&#x27;s<\/strong> &#x27;gol de siglo&#x27; and &#x27;la mano de dios&#x27;, <strong>Messi<\/strong> just became the leading goal scorer in men&#x27;s World Cup history with a goal that was truly a team effort.<br \/>Him missing a penalty earlier in the half is simply part of the lore that we&#x27;ll be looking back on, let&#x27;s say, in another 40 years.<br \/><strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong> has scored 11 per cent of all the World Cup goals in Argentina&#x27;s history.<br \/>Team Stats<br \/>ARG<br \/>AUT<br \/>Game Details<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxPYkNFUmtvM0JJVHF0cTh3SXBualNSaTNNbkhTa2dlR0NoRXdSZmFaRlp3clFsSi1rQ0lSbHQwUFUydVNjbW1QVlQ3Slc3RDRWTzRlcHBiS18wVXExRFRZTVo4eHVxQ1Vqc0VhejRQWW1qdmVxV3ljSm9yVVZQMEcxN0x1dWREMC1PbkVXQWJUeEItWm9McjhVbENPYTNVcWVGalVkcnF3eFc3TEVqMHhaWmFsd3h6TlFnZDMxQ0Q1VHBIVG8?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World CupFIFA WorldCup 2026LIVE5m agoAdvertisementliveUpdated 1m agoLionel Messi is now the leading goalscorer in men\u2019s World Cup history.Messi, 38, opened the scoring against Austria with a brilliant finish to break the all-time men\u2019s World Cup scoring record, moving on to 17 goals.The goal came after Messi had missed an earlier chance to break the record [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-214501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}