NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi added another remarkable milestone to his legendary career after scoring against Austria to become the highest scorer in the world. FIFA World Cup history and extend his scoring streak in consecutive World Cup games.The Argentina captain found the back of the net during the defending champions’ Group J clash in Dallas, taking his tally to 17 World Cup goals and surpassing Germany great Miroslav Klose. The strike also saw the 38-year-old equal France’s Just Fontaine and Brazil’s Jairzinho’s record for scoring in six consecutive World Cup games. Messi entered the contest in sensational form after registering the first World Cup hat-trick of his career against Algeria while making his 200th appearance for Argentina. His last goal, which came on the back of a missed penalty quite early in the game, further cemented his place among football’s all-time greats. Interestingly, the star of France Kylian Mbappé had recently brushed aside comparisons with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldoinsisting that debates about greatness were not on his mind.“Messi is the best player, together with Cristiano, it’s clear. I’m trying to help my team win another World Cup. The rest is just a debate for journalists. Now, I’m not thinking about Haaland; maybe they’re thinking about us, but I’m thinking about Iraq,” said Mbappe, as quoted by Marca com per Goal.The French captain also said that individual records meant little compared to winning trophies.“Messi showed what we saw, this is a debate for people, it’s good, but it’s not something in my mind. What I want is to bring the trophy home. I won’t be here when I turn 40; they kicked me out before. I do not make future plans; I’m just thinking about the present moment, enjoying the World Cup,” he added.“It’s always a pleasure to be here, and the important thing is the match because we have to qualify. We already know that Leo will score because he always scores. I’m behind him, but if you score, you get closer, but the most important thing for me is to win the World Cup,” he said.