Miroslav Klose congratulates Lionel Messi for a new scoring record at the World Cup

 Miroslav Klose congratulated Lionel Messi, who became the new top scorer in World Cup history after Argentina's match against Austria (2-0). Messi, despite missing a penalty against Austria, scored both goals for his team, which now gives him eighteen World Cup goals, two more than Klose. Since 2014, the German striker has been the leader of the scorer classification. 'For me, Lionel Messi is the best footballer of all time, congratulations champion!' - commented Klose in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. Klose admitted that he expected to lose the record and is glad that Messi did it. 'It's a record that had to be broken sooner or later. And I don't care, I'm just happy that it happened because of Messi. I've always been a big fan of his.' However, the question of how long Messi will enjoy this title remains open as Kylian Mbappé is right behind him. The Frenchman scored his fifteenth World Cup goal in a match against Iraq. --- ## Related Articles 1. [World Cup 2026](https://banthangvn.com/vi/news/messi-bo-lo-penalty-anh-mat-co-hoi-tro-thanh-chan-sut-hang-au-lich-su-world-cup) 2. [Lionel Messi Sets World Cup Records, Salah Celebrates Egypt's Victory](https://pitchpulsemedia.com/en/news/lionel-messi-sets-world-cup-records-salah-celebrates-egypts-victory)