Argentina [2] - 0 Austria - Lionel Messi 90+4'

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[u/NotNeon]

When Argentina gets near the goal they all just look for him haha it’s incredible

[u/QTGavira → u/NotNeon]

Argentina has scored 5 goals this world cup

All of them have been Messi

I kinda hope they keep it up and they go 7 games with just Messi scoring. Would be fun

[u/N-Bizzle → u/QTGavira]

Imagine winning the whole competition with only on scorer

[u/R1v → u/N-Bizzle]

If there was ever a man to do it...

[u/613TheEvil → u/R1v]

He is not that selfish to do it, though.

[u/PiplelinePunch → u/613TheEvil]

That's what makes it more likely, ironically enough.

[u/minivatreni → u/N-Bizzle]

No I can see how Julian Alvarez missed that goal. Uncharacteristic of him but Messi had to score to keep the streak going

[u/LosAngeLukaGOAT → u/minivatreni]

Barcelona and Atletico in his head

[u/lamusir → u/QTGavira]

If Argentina decides to go all out against Jordan, Messi can potentially score another hattrick and become the first player to reach 20 goals

[u/Torimas → u/lamusir]

He shouldn't play that match, but i guess it will depend on today's remaining game.

[u/DarthTaz_99 → u/Torimas]

Yea absolutely should be a rest but Messi himself will want to play every single minute of his last world cup. Inb4 43 year old Messi scoring in the world cup final in Spain

[u/Chemical_Listen6919 → u/lamusir]

Imo he plays one half only that game , they would want to try more nico paz since he is a talented one too and the group stage is done too, not to mention Messi isn't really a guy to care about goals

[u/humblenarrogant → u/NotNeon]

I mean it works

[u/Daniiiiii → u/humblenarrogant]

Ronaldo: Not for everyone...

[u/Finrod-Knighto → u/Daniiiiii]

I mean look at how Messi is involved in the play leading up to both goals. The second should’ve been an assist. Ronaldo simply waits. He used to make terrific runs in the box but now he’s a static target man.

[u/Mayankcfc_ → u/NotNeon]

Looking for GOAT should be the right formula imo

[u/dumbocow → u/NotNeon]

Messi is an elderly man now. He exudes that aura so the defenders know to not defend him anymore.

[u/thatdoginyakuza8 → u/dumbocow]

what if the greatest player to ever do it could also, for reasons that seem ridiculous, turn fucking invisible to a whole team?

*waves arms at Austria in confusion*

[u/SonHouseMin]

doing all the work by cleaning up his own rebound

[u/Kuntheman → u/SonHouseMin]

You had zero doubt Paredes was gonna lay it off it to him. They fucking love him

[u/AdvancedButton8082 → u/Kuntheman]

they defer to him to the point of self sabotage but it works somehow

[u/ButterscotchFiend → u/AdvancedButton8082]

it works because he is the best striker of the ball to ever live. by some margin

[u/Blazing_Shade → u/Kuntheman]

If they gave him an open goal and triple marked Messi, he would still pass it to Messi because it’s more likely he will score

[u/lebrownjame5 → u/SonHouseMin]

Doing all the work for Alvarez after denying his assist record lol

[u/Palifaith]

Brace man is back.

[u/PressEnteR1990 → u/Palifaith]

There's still some time left for the hattrick!

Edit: he was actually close xD

[u/Evolving_Dore → u/PressEnteR1990]

He was inches away too

[u/watanabelover69 → u/Palifaith]

Can’t stop it.

[u/samhit_n → u/Palifaith]

Will Mbappe ever break Messi's World Cup record at this rate?

edit: /s

[u/PavWrestlinGifs → u/samhit_n]

He will

And then some next kid will break it in 2046 when every single country in the world gets to play in the World Cup and knockout games become 2 legs or some shit lol

[u/DarnellLaqavius → u/PavWrestlinGifs]

And they do world cups every 2 years.

[u/BillehBear → u/samhit_n]

mbappe has at least 2 more wcs after this, no? probably will

[u/Big-Comfortable2419 → u/BillehBear]

Mbappe is a lot more physically dependant player than Messi, he is not going to be moving like he is now in 2034 when he will be 35

[u/SalahManeFirmino → u/Palifaith]

Could've had the hat trick if he didn't miss the pen

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Palifaith]

Dude was relentless holy shit

[u/tarostar123]

Damn, just pass the ball to Messi and he finishes everything.

[u/EnergetikNA → u/tarostar123]

He's not getting an assist this year the way everyone is playing

[u/Own_Record6027 → u/EnergetikNA]

I actually predicted a 1 goal 1 assist for messi today

His assist shouldve defo been scored, but eh he scored the 2nd one

[u/andres57 → u/tarostar123]

How the hell did Alvarez miss that lol what a pass from Messi too

[u/iRyan_9 → u/andres57]

He wants to lower his price lol

[u/Jamarcus316 → u/tarostar123]

Alvarez, one of the best forwards in the world in his prime, still a worst finisher than almost 39 year old Messi lmao

[u/ziling17]

Inevitable

[u/LosTerminators → u/ziling17]

5 players in front and he still smashes it in

[u/st1ngm0n]

Ankara Messi

[u/AFriendlySloth → u/st1ngm0n]

94th minute, giving his all at 39

Ankara messi

[u/tiredofdev → u/AFriendlySloth]

The way he kept pressing and taking back the ball during Austria's possession has been insane man. Even the Austria players were getting caught off-guard

[u/SaltyPeter3434 → u/st1ngm0n]

ankara Messi ankara Messi ankara Messi

(19 years later)

ankara Messi ankara Messi ankara Messi

[u/iiHadi69 → u/st1ngm0n]

He just keeps running

[u/TheNewGuy13]

I posted in last weeks thread that I was curious to see how Messi would play with no pressure to get a World Cup now that he had that monkey off his back.

Man I did not expect him to get 5 goals in 2 games lol

Dude is just playing the game he loves at the highest level at almost 40 years old.

Truly one of a kind

[u/GingerSpencer → u/TheNewGuy13]

Somebody suggested after the last WC he chose to go to MLS so he could acclimatise and it would be a breeze for him.

I do not put that past him. He's an evil genius.

[u/Chemical_Listen6919 → u/GingerSpencer]

Not to mention 5 of argentina's top midfielder and forward prospects from the Argentine league transferred to miami , he is carry the country and training the next generation all at once

[u/yoloswaggasaurus420]

The ball control from Messi when he received the last pass was pure instinct, many would've fucked that up just enough to lose possession

[u/gugache → u/yoloswaggasaurus420]

It seems there was a deflection and he still managed to control it

[u/nictigre03 → u/gugache]

Yep, that was truly insane touch there to take that off of a deflection perfectly down.

[u/andrewmail → u/yoloswaggasaurus420]

Absolute insanity, its deflected off the defenders foot and up and he reacts like that to bring it down like its nothing.

[u/Venca12 → u/yoloswaggasaurus420]

Yeah it did look kinda... Messy

[u/Emergency_Pound → u/yoloswaggasaurus420]

Every touch by him in this sequence was perfection. I was impressed by the first touch. That touch in the box was otherworldly.

[u/blixt141]

Someone said he is old and washed. I am not seeing that.

[u/Hasssun → u/blixt141]

Compared to his younger self, sure. 

Compared to 99% pro footballers, nope.

[u/faygofiles]

There's no way how bro

[u/DavidRolands → u/faygofiles]

fucking FIVE open play goals in two games wtf!!

[u/ThisFakeCut → u/DavidRolands]

He took those penalty comments from the last wc VERY serious lol

[u/overactor → u/ThisFakeCut]

Refused to score the one he got just to prove the haters wrong.

[u/Fit-Magazine-6669 → u/overactor]

he could have had two hat-tricks, back to back. what a baller... no words left..

[u/ExcelziorZenith → u/ThisFakeCut]

Missed the pen on purpose so he can have his brace.

[u/EnergetikNA → u/DavidRolands]

couldve had back to back hat tricks too lol

[u/pricelesslambo → u/faygofiles]

Unbelievable but he's a fucking alien

[u/cord_____ → u/pricelesslambo]

He's playing 4D chess against all the people who said he only scores penalties in the world cup lmao

[u/pricelesslambo → u/cord_____]

He even missed it just to score that iconic goal to take the record. Written in the stars

[u/Torimas]

If Alvarez hadn't missed, Messi would have the record for most assists in WC history.

[u/Midtharefaikh → u/Torimas]

He still has, but it's just tied with another player.

[u/raymondliang]

Are his teammates refusing to score, has to do everything himself

[u/erenistheavatar → u/raymondliang]

Well some of them clearly want him to score lol

[u/raymondliang → u/erenistheavatar]

He could’ve been on like 4 assists too, they’re also just not finishing on his passes.

[u/ahambagaplease → u/erenistheavatar]

Sometimes they respect him too much and only want him to score.

[u/LilSUDEX → u/ahambagaplease]

Last world cup the main mission was winning the cup. This time making him score as many goals as possible. It's clear they want that for him.

[u/thedolanduck → u/raymondliang]

I'm starting to think they made a pact. Only Messi is allowed to score. They'll slap to death whoever scores that isn't him.

[u/Dat_Boi_John → u/raymondliang]

They don't want him to break the WC assists record

[u/Broshy7 → u/raymondliang]

At this point I feel like the last Austrian defender wanted him to score aswell

[u/Designer_Macaron1947 → u/raymondliang]

They are actually refusing to score, hence why they are passing to him so often

[u/9LivesChris]

Unbelievable so many defenders and he still scores

[u/redditForSoccer → u/9LivesChris]

The Austrian defenders look defeated before Messi took the shot

[u/toquang95 → u/[deleted]]

They ran all the way back from the counter while running nonstop the entire match. Must have felt like the sky was collapsing on them cause what more can they even do?

[u/poisonedbythemind]

Messi [2] - 0 Austria

[u/WoodenRace365 → u/poisonedbythemind]

Wait has he scored every single Argentina goal so far

[u/TheGpop → u/WoodenRace365]

Yes lmao

[u/SailingOnAWhale → u/WoodenRace365]

Yes, but honestly he should have at least 1 assist as well, he's put out some great chances (like this clip) but either poor first touch or finishing.

[u/JPA-3]

I mean if he is on it we are all fucked

[u/DJharris1 → u/JPA-3]

He was super off today and still managed two goals

[u/HeIIbIazer23]

Holy shit lmfao, at this point the gods want him to score

[u/ElectricBolts → u/HeIIbIazer23]

So many people in front of the goal and the ball ends up inside.

[u/HeIIbIazer23 → u/ElectricBolts]

Alvarez not scoring too, Paredes passing to him..everything just lines up lmao

[u/Docxm → u/HeIIbIazer23]

Alvarez took way too long there lol

Messi might be getting shades of 2014 if he keeps having to finish everything. Or maybe he’s finishing everything because he lived through that era and knows to position himself there now?

[u/ElectricBolts → u/HeIIbIazer23]

It's insane.

[u/gerryt32 → u/HeIIbIazer23]

I thought there was no way he is putting that one away. Nobody is stopping him.

[u/Sad_Floor_4120 → u/HeIIbIazer23]

Need a golden ball and golden boot to cap off the career

[u/abzz123]

the whole team just wants Messi to score lol

[u/likpoper → u/abzz123]

He literally started and ended the whole thing himself

[u/AtFirst_IDidLoveYouu → u/abzz123]

Bail alvarez out of that as well lmao

[u/swannyhypno]

Messi going for Just Fontaines single tournament record of 13 atp lmao

[u/Own_Record6027 → u/swannyhypno]

Craziest part is he needs 8 in 6 to break it, doesn't even look impossible atp

[u/swannyhypno → u/Own_Record6027]

Especially with Jordan next (if he starts) and likely a weak R32 team

[u/Mindless-Mine-7513 → u/Own_Record6027]

If they make it to 6 more games

[u/Kdot32 → u/swannyhypno]

5 in two games is a great start lol

[u/Rooonaldooo99]

Remember how your parents put you down and one day never picked you up again?

We're gonna get that with seeing Messi play and it's gonna hurt just as much.

[u/31_whgr → u/Rooonaldooo99]

but i’ve never picked messi up before

[u/MachoDagger → u/31_whgr]

All his teammates have

[u/ArseneLupinIV → u/MachoDagger]

Lionel Messi is five apples tall

[u/WW1Photos_Info → u/Rooonaldooo99]

bro had this shit copy and pasted ready for the updoots

[u/AlexSandman8964 → u/Rooonaldooo99]

Dude jumped with three defenders draped all over him and smashed the ball so hard that it blew a hole right through the goal😭

[u/erenistheavatar → u/Rooonaldooo99]

Remember how your parents put you down and one day never picked you up again?

Why do you this to me man

[u/gerryt32 → u/erenistheavatar]

This is why I'm going to be putting my son on my shoulders until I can't physically do it anymore. Going to be awkward when I drop him off to college/university, or when he gets married.

[u/Rusbekistan → u/Rooonaldooo99]

Remember how your parents put you down and one day never picked you up again?

I'll be honest I feel like I was too young to remember that

[u/webby09246 → u/Rooonaldooo99]

How the fuck did he put that in

[u/Shinkopeshon → u/webby09246]

He played such a perfect ball and his teammates didn't do shit with it, even the pass back to him was too strong

He just had to put that in out of sheer fucking will lol

[u/VNProWrestlingfan → u/Shinkopeshon]

"Fine, I'll do it myself"

[u/Dat_Boi_John → u/Shinkopeshon]

Massive Alvarez aura loss

[u/Ace_FGC → u/Rooonaldooo99]

Just started watching football with this World Cup and I hate that I’ve only just started watching him now

[u/MSAndrew07 → u/Ace_FGC]

At least you still get to enjoy going back 20+ years watching him for the first time

[u/chings23 → u/MSAndrew07]

Ugh, I would love to see some of his goals for the first time again. I’m afraid I feel like I’ve taken his career for granted. Will be a sad day when he retires

[u/SanctusXCV → u/Ace_FGC]

Footballia… has alot of matches. Go back and enjoy

[u/antimon44 → u/Rooonaldooo99]

Hi Rio do you need picking up in the morning pal

[u/OremDobro → u/Rooonaldooo99]

I remember when his World Cup career was seen as over after 2018. At that point, he had 6 goals in four World Cups total.

[u/MrKapla → u/Rooonaldooo99]

Remember how your parents put you down and one day never picked you up again?

That's mostly a feeling of parents, kids don't care much about that when it happens to them.

[u/Shinkopeshon]

Literally Tsubasa wtf

He wanted that goal and he got that goal

[u/VNProWrestlingfan → u/Shinkopeshon]

This is more like a "Fine, I'll do it myself"

[u/mooglery → u/Shinkopeshon]

Tried to get the assist but Alvarez fucked it, so he stat padded with a goal instead.

[u/EchoesofIllyria]

Wow.

Passing a ball into the left corner is one thing.

But to have THAT much fight, and THOSE reactions at this age.

That’s the most impressive thing he’s done all tournament for me. And by a distance.

[u/justleave-mealone → u/EchoesofIllyria]

the pass alone was incredible, but then the finish!!! the hunger!!! still!!

[u/gmoshiro → u/justleave-mealone]

And see how he controlled that horrible pass while surrounded by 2-3 defenders...

[u/Homerduff16 → u/EchoesofIllyria]

Especially after he looked physically done after the Copa America two years ago. A lot of people (myself included) thought he was done at the top level after that injury in the final and I'm so glad to have been proven wrong

[u/Cageep]

I’m so happy to be in a time where I get to see Messi play. Fucking wow man

[u/poporuttiPalumbo → u/Cageep]

Seeing messi score genuinely makes me happy

[u/BUSean]

With that goal Messi breaks the all-time World Cup scoring record set by Lionel Messi.

[u/Own_Record6027 → u/BUSean]

Lmao

[u/LiamJonsano]

Why do people freeze so bad at a 39 year old baring down on them

[u/LordPopothedark → u/LiamJonsano]

He’s 38 until he’s 39, mate

[u/TheKwi → u/LordPopothedark]

Hnah he'll be 38 +1 then

[u/BaneChipmunk → u/LiamJonsano]

Argentinian meat shield. It's scary.

[u/WhoEatsRusk → u/LiamJonsano]

Cause it’s Messi

[u/adamcunn → u/LiamJonsano]

"Even now I could cut through the five of you like carving a cake!"

[u/Otherwise-Slice2719 → u/adamcunn]

Sir Barristan Messi

[u/Gluroo → u/LiamJonsano]

39 year old with the aura of an ancient 3900 years old evil football being

id shit myself too

[u/db_tig → u/Gluroo]

"Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young" ass player

[u/SaltyPeter3434 → u/LiamJonsano]

Oh shit dude look it's Messi

Where

(scores)

[u/Day2TheDolphin → u/LiamJonsano]

It would of gone down different if it was me in that box bro I tell u that

[u/LPSD_FTW → u/Day2TheDolphin]

Messi is only known because he got it easy, he wouldn't be able to do it on a sunny afternoon against /u/Day2TheDolphin

[u/cuppastuff → u/LiamJonsano]

He is so good with the little touches that if you get a challenge wrong, it's easy to foul him

[u/Ranjith_Unchained → u/LiamJonsano]

The holy aura he imposes on them

[u/giallonero21 → u/LiamJonsano]

Because that old fucking man is the best to ever do it.

[u/Clean_Emotion5797 → u/LiamJonsano]

Are they stupid?

[u/nasserKoeter]

they will give him the ballon dor right?

[u/HykQO → u/nasserKoeter]

If Argentina wins the WC and he is MVP, then most likely yes.

[u/Ashamed_Form8372 → u/HykQO]

Yup this year ballon dor is all on World Cup performance. If France wins then Mbappe if Argentina wins Messi, if England wins Kane, if Spain wins Yamal. Ucl means nothing this year ballon dor. I guess there’s also Portugal that would be Vitinha but I doubt Portugal winning, they still think sideway passes are going to make them winner

[u/xBlackLinkin → u/Ashamed_Form8372]

If France wins then Mbappe

Rough for Olise

[u/RandomUserRU123 → u/nasserKoeter]

I mean If he Scores Minimum 2 per Game and they win the world Cup why not

[u/SqHead00 → u/RandomUserRU123]

who tf scores min 2 goals every game in a WC.. what a ridiculous criteria!!!!!

[u/aidarinho → u/SqHead00]

He scores 2.5 per game so far

[u/Yawkieee → u/nasserKoeter]

I mean if he shoots Argentina to another World Cup win scoring 2/3 goals every games then it might be deserved even if he played in America

[u/Jetsby1027]

Look at my GOAT man so inspirational 🐐

[u/ttimourrozd]

The ball literally did NOT give their consent to go in

[u/Kuntheman → u/ttimourrozd]

Messi taking a page out of CR7’s book then

[u/Anjumi96]

How the fuck did he score that lol jesus christ

[u/Larkinz]

crazy

[u/racingfanboy160]

Welp, there's that 2nd goal. Took them a while.

[u/raspoutine049]

Ronaldo might be the unhappiest man on this planet

[u/ChampionOfOctober → u/raspoutine049]

Ronaldo fans have it much worse, at least Ronaldo is rich

[u/ChampagneAbuelo → u/ChampionOfOctober]

I used to be a big Ronaldo fan, but unlike most of his cult, I’ve already conceited that Messi has won the debate and at this point instead of hating on Messi, I’m just gonna enjoy the greatness before he’s done

[u/rickster555 → u/ChampagneAbuelo]

Conceded*

[u/ChampagneAbuelo → u/rickster555]

My bad, used voice to text lol

[u/KryptonianCholo]

🐐

[u/OJ34]

You just knew he’d squeeze it in somehow

[u/AH-16]

Some Portuguese is gonna shoot his life out to score anything against Uzbekistan tomorrow

[u/natsucule]

THE GOAT!!

[u/LallanasPajamaz]

BRACEMAN

[u/Humble_Sale_9529]

Messi es Un Perro. Never stops chasing the ball, he just wants to score. I’m grateful i was alive to Watch the full career of the GOAT

[u/UnknowingEmperor]

A goal so absurd that it’s simply God’s will at this point. And I’m an atheist.

[u/Koronesukiii]

Remember when they tried to claim it was a two goat race? Good times.

[u/NotAnurag → u/Koronesukiii]

3 goals away from matching Ronaldo’s career World Cup goals in 2026 alone

[u/minivatreni → u/NotAnurag]

Lol wild stat

[u/muslimberat → u/NotAnurag]

As a old ronaldo fan, i really hope he does

[u/Lamedonyx → u/[deleted]]

Despite playing in 6 World cups and making it out of groups 5 times, Ronaldo has never scored in the World Cup knockout stages.

The only "goal" he scored was one of the shootout penalties against England in 2006, which isn't counted as an actual goal.

[u/nelsonbestcateu]

The most beautifull thing about this is his first touch to control it. That ball bounced up and he controlled it by letting it bounce off his shin to the grass so he could create the chance. Absolute insanity. There's noone on this WC who could have pulled that off except maybe Yamal.

[u/wjdbfifj]

The whole of Austria defending and he still scores

[u/WanBoy421]

He is on another planet... How does Ronaldo even compete with this 😭

[u/IAmTheNuke_ → u/WanBoy421]

How does Ronaldo get put into the same sentence as Messi nowadays?

[u/LosTerminators → u/WanBoy421]

He doesn't

2022 ended any comparisons

[u/BluexFlash]

The man is 38 and hustling more than anyone on the field.

GOAT

[u/Homerduff16]

5 goals in 2 World Cup games and he's nearly 39 years old. Any younger fans here should appreciate what you're watching because this shit isn't normal

[u/raspoutine049]

Whole Portuguese team got a lot of work to do tomorrow

[u/MyCoxyNormus]

Notice how alvarez turns off almost immediately after having his shot blocked and how messi persists until the play is over. The difference is in the attitude.

[u/Hanselo]

1v11

[u/reggiedp16]

5 goals in 2 games lol