(VOVWORLD) -Tuesday's semi-final saw Lionel Messi tie the record for most appearances at the World Cup when he played for the 25th time for Argentina at football's biggest tournament.
 Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi. Photo: Xinhua/VNA
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Messi became the joint highest appearance maker in the tournament's history, going level with Germany legend Lothar Matthaus on 25 games apiece. In the World Cup final on Sunday evening, fans will see Messi set a record with 26 appearances.
In scoring his 11th World Cup goal in the semi-final, the PSG star became Argentina's all time top goalscorer at the competition. Additionally, scoring a goal against Croatia, Messi equaled France striker Kylian Mbappe for 5 goals scored, both becoming top goal scorers in the race to win the Golden Boot of World Cup 2022.