Lionel Messi surpasses Gabriel Batistuta to become Argentina's all-time leading scorer at the World Cup after converting the penalty in the opening period of the semifinal match against Croatia.
Lionel Messi has participated in more World Cup games overall since the 1966 tournament than any other player (13 – level with Ronaldo).
After giving Argentina the lead against Croatia in the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday, Lionel Messi surpassed Gabriel Batistuta as the country's all-time leading scorer in a tournament.
After Julian Alvarez was brought down by Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic inside the box, Messi scored the game's first goal with a devastating left-footed strike from the penalty spot. Messi went up to score his 11th World Cup goal and convert the penalty kick.
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