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NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi added another remarkable milestone to his legendary career after scoring against Austria to become the top scorer in FIFA World Cup history and extended his scoring streak in consecutive World Cup matches.The Argentina captain found the back of the net during the Group J clash with the defending champions in Dallas, taking his tally to 17 World Cup goals and beating Germany great Miroslav Klose. The strike also saw the 38-year-old equal the record held by France’s Just Fontaine and Brazil’s Jairzinho for scoring in six consecutive World Cup matches. Messi enters the competition in sensational form after registering the first World Cup hat-trick of his career against Algeria while making his 200th appearance for Argentina. His latest goal, which came on the back of a penalty miss early in the game, further cemented his place among all football greats. Interestingly, the star of France Kylian Mbappe recently dismissed comparisons to Messi and: Cristiano Ronaldoinsisting that debates about nobility were not on his mind.“Messi is the best player, together with Cristiano, that’s clear. I’m trying to help my team win another World Cup. Others are just debating with journalists. At the moment, I’m not thinking about Haaland; maybe they’re thinking about us, but I’m thinking about Iraq,” said Mbappe, as quoted by Marca according to Goal.com.The French captain also said that individual records are insignificant compared to winning trophies.“Messi showed what we saw, that’s 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’m 40; they kicked me out before. I don’t make future plans; I’m just thinking about the present moment, about enjoying the World Cup,” he added.“It’s always a pleasure to be there, and the important thing is the match because we have to qualify. I already know Leo will score because he always scores. I’m behind him, but if you score, you’re closer, but the most important thing for me is to win the World Cup,” he said.