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Soccer: Messi makes World Cup history as Argentina, France and Norway are into the last 32

# Soccer: Thirty-eight-year-old Lionel Messi has made history by becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup history. He scored two goals as Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 in Dallas to secure their place in the knockout stages. Messi now has 18 World Cup goals, two clear of France’s Kylian Mbappé and Germany’s Miroslav Klose. In Philadelphia, France secured their place in the last 32 with a 3-0 victory over Iraq. In New Jersey, a brace from Erling Haaland secured Norway’s place in the knockout stage with a 3-2 victory over Senegal.