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Messi equalled the World Cup free-kick goals record with his second strike and 19th goal overall in the tournament. (AP Photo)
Lionel Messi continued his sublime World Cup goal-scoring form as he stepped up from the bench and struck a superb free-kick goal in Argentina’s final Group J match against Jordan in Arlington on Saturday night.
The 39-year-old Messi extended his World Cup goal-scoring record to 19 goals, with a superb 80th-minute strike from the set-piece, with a low curler around the Jordan wall, beating the goal-keeper for his sixth goal in three match.
Messi also shattered the World Cup record by becoming the first man to score in seven consecutive World Cup games, a streak that he began during Argentina’s run to the title in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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