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Messi's Amazing World Cup Start Proves He Still Has It And More

Forbes · Jun 23, 2026, 1:19 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Lionel Messi overcame an early penalty kick miss by scoring twice to become the World Cup's all-time goal-scoring lead in Argentina's 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday.

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