Lionel Messi made his 1000th career appearance in the match against Australia.
In this match, he scored another goal for 1-0, while Argentina won 2-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The captain of the Argentine national team is considered by many to be the best footballer of all time, but winning the title of world champion would cement this epithet.
Messi started playing football in Rosario, Argentina, but as a child he arrived at Barcelona, with whom he won four Champions Leagues.
He also won seven Golden Balls, which is a record in football history.
In the match against Australia, Messi ran for the 100th time as captain of Argentina, for whom he has 169 appearances and 94 goals.
Messi scored 788 goals, gave 348 assists and won 41 trophies in 1000 games.
