Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: Lionel Messi has taken himself to a unique height by ending all the controversies in the football world. With a great goal against Austria, he has now become the sole scorer in the history of the World Cup. The Argentine superstar is now at the top of the list with 17 goals, breaking a long-standing record. Earlier, Germany's Miroslav Klose was at the top of the list, who had long held the record with 16 goals. The match against Austria was like an ordeal for Messi. He was under some pressure after missing a penalty in the eighth minute at the beginning of the match. That moment seemed to indicate an extreme drama before he engraved his name in the pages of history. However, Messi is not one to be discouraged. Showing extraordinary skill in the game, he scored the goal and added the 17th goal to his name. Messi's journey on the World Cup stage began exactly 20 years ago, in 2006. He scored his first goal as a substitute against Serbia and Montenegro. Since then, he has scored regularly in the 2014, 2018, 2022 and most recently in the 2026 tournament. Showing extraordinary skill in the game, he scored the goal and added the 17th goal to his name. If we calculate the number of goals he has scored in various World Cup tournaments, it can be seen that he scored 1 in 2006, 4 in 2014, 1 in 2018 and 7 in the incredible World Cup of 2022. On the day of Messi's historic achievement, football analysts are now looking to the future. Although he is currently at the top with 17 goals, young French star Kylian Mbappe is right behind him. Only 27 years old, Mbappe has 14 goals to his name so far. Being ahead in terms of age, Mbappe will have the opportunity to play in at least two more World Cups in the future, which makes him a big contender to break Messi or Klose's record. However, for now, the football world is celebrating this epic achievement of Messi, who has proven himself as a living legend of football in a career spanning two decades.