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Lionel Messi
Argentina Survive Cape Verde Scare, Reach World Cup Last 16
The reigning champions were pushed to the brink by the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout rounds before edging through in Miami.
Messi Scores in a Seventh Straight World Cup Game; Last 32 Is Set
Argentina rested nine players and still beat Jordan 3-1, with a substitute named Messi rewriting the record book again.
Messi Becomes World Cup's All-Time Top Scorer With Austria Double
Two goals in Dallas carried Messi past Miroslav Klose to the top of the men's World Cup scoring chart, with all five of Argentina's goals this tournament his own.
Messi ties Klose's World Cup goal record in Argentina's 3-0 win
On his 200th appearance and in a sixth World Cup, the Argentina captain answered the only question left about him with three goals in Kansas City.