Lionel Messi tied Germany's Miroslav Klose for the all-time World Cup goal scoring record, reaching 16 goals in FIFA World Cup play during a historic night for Argentina.
Messi scored three goals in the match, doing so in his 200th cap for Argentina. The performance pushed him level with Klose on the tournament's all-time scoring list and marked another major step in his World Cup career.
It's just a statistic
Messi used that line when addressing the scoring milestone after tying the record. Coverage of the night was summed up with the phrase "Messi things," reflecting Messi's three-goal output on a landmark appearance for the Argentina captain.
