Lionel Messi puts puts Argentina into next round

Lionel Messi scored a brace on the 22nd of June 2026 against Austria in their second group stage match putting his nation to the next round of the fifa world cup.

Lionel Messi started his first group match against Algeria and became the main main by scoring a hatrick winning his opening match.  Follow us on WhatsApp

History nearly repeated itself after missing a penalty kick in the 6th minute, and later proved that he can be able to make it by scoring before going to the second half leading with a goal.

Pressure mounted for Austria Hungary sides as Messi scored  in the added time closing the match with his brace and being the man of the match.

Argentina are set to face Jordan in their coming fixture, although they have been qualified for the next round