00:08The group J fixtures, six of them split evenly between Kansas City, San Francisco and here
00:14in Dallas, three with Inter Miami, Alexis McAllister and Enzo Fernandez made their Argentina
00:21breakthroughs at the last World Cup, he's just been cleared to play for Austria, former
00:25German under-21 to the national miss, Gregorich Kolajic as the big man up front.
00:34Countdown done, game on, and Ralf Reynick has said, as he wants him to defeat, he knows where
00:42the space is, Enzo Fernandez, it's a terrific challenge, referees right on the spot, Argentina
00:48wants a penalty, certainly not going to get one on field.
00:57To Lautaro Martinez, look how desperate those red shirts are to get back.
01:03Of course, Leo Messi's been getting ever closer to closer, Miroslav Closu in the all-time record,
01:10now he's level, 16, is he going to get a penalty here to go in front?
01:20Here we go, wait.
01:36it's Lionel Messi
01:40history beckoned
01:41but for somebody of such ability
01:45see I think he gave the goalkeeper a chance
01:47by the little casual run up
01:49and almost stop him when he gets to the ball
01:56here is
01:57Lionel Messi
02:00Scarga sticks out of foot
02:04when he senses there's something for him
02:06it's a ball forward by Enzo Fernandes
02:11oh it's come back to Messi
02:14it was blocked
02:17here is Messi
02:18to trigger an attack here
02:20with Almada
02:20Medina coming up on the outside
02:25oh yes there it is
02:28there it is
02:32in terms of scoring in World Cup Finals
02:35you are looking at the greatest of all time
02:41but all the accolades will quite rightly follow now
02:45it was his pass out to the left that started it
02:49look at him edge of the box right of the screen
02:51walking onto it
02:52just controlling it
02:54passing it
02:55beyond Schlager into the Austrian net
02:59and
03:02it just seems so right
03:04so fitting that
03:04the first goal of this game today
03:07is a record-breaking one by that man
03:12Molina made a really positive run through the middle
03:14it might have been time for one ball over the top
03:18it's the end of the first half
03:19well first the reprieve
03:26second half underway
03:28last year
03:30with a job on their hands
03:33shots from distance have done some damage in this World Cup
03:37he goes for goal and it courses Martinez into his hardest piece of work in the game so far
03:42if they need a second goal to settle it they'll get one
03:47maybe
03:48Messi assists
03:52oh it could well have been
03:54it really could well have been
03:56really applying a bit of heat
03:57make them maybe serve it forward
03:59and then mop it up from there
04:00that's a great ball down the line
04:03here's Gonzales to wrap it up
04:10he doesn't get there anyway
04:12here breaks for a loitering Leo Messi
04:15who's got bags of options coming from the opposite flank
04:21and a great stop by Slager
04:24but is Messi going to crown it all himself?
04:28he has to
04:33well this truth is stranger than fiction
04:41and that's the last kick of the game
04:43from the man of the game
04:46from the footballer on the planet
04:50just when you think he's done everything
04:52he does more
04:58who's got a great deal
04:58which is he
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