Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Argentina's second goal. On Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar

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Lionel Messi

During Argentina's World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against the Netherlands

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Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi tied the record for most World Cup appearances on Tuesday 

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Lionel Messi

When he played for the 25th time for Argentina at soccer’s biggest tournament

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Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Matthäus of Germany had previously held the unbeaten record

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Argentina

Argentina will play in either the final on Sunday or the third-place playoff on Saturday

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Lionel Messi

Messi with the opportunity to break the mark in his fifth and possibly final World Cup

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Lionel Messi

Messi has already achieved several World Cup records in Qatar

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Lionel Messi

In the World Cup's group stage, he beat Diego Maradona in terms of Argentina's player appearances

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Lionel Messi

And scored a penalty against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals to tie Gabriel Batistuta for the tournament lead with 10 goals

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