Messi Surpasses Batistuta, Setting New World Cup Scoring Record

The Argentine national team forward Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the World Cup semi-final match against Croatia (2-0), setting a new record.

It is worth mentioning that the second goal for Argentina in the match against Croatia was scored by Julián Álvarez.

This goal was Messi's 11th in World Cup tournaments. Thus, the Argentine player surpassed the number of goals scored by former Argentina player Gabriel Batistuta in World Cup tournaments.