FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Today Live Score: Lionel Messi is back in action with Argentina at the World Cup, 5 days after the little wizard scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria. They now face David Alaba’s Austria at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and a win will almost guarantee them a place in the round of 32.
All eyes will naturally be on Messi, who broke the record with his first World Cup hat-trick against Algeria. Against Austria, if he gets on the score-sheet, he will surpass Germany’s Miroslav Klose’s 16 goals to become the top goalscorer at the World Cup.
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For Austria, he opened the tournament with 3 goals against Jordan. With a squad full of decent talent like Alaba, Marcel Sabitzer, Konrad Lemar, Kevin Danso and Marko Arnautovic, they are likely to pose a tougher challenge to Argentina than the Algerians.
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Lionel Messi dominated Cristiano Ronaldo from all sides in the first round of the World Cup 2026 last week. (AP Photo)
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