Texas, June 23 -- It was a landmark day at the FIFA World Cup for two of the game's biggest stars on Monday (US time). Argentina's legendary forward Lionel Messi became the tournament's all-time leading scorer, netting both goals in a 2-0 victory over Austria.

Meanwhile, France's Kylian Mbappe kept pace in the race for history with a brace of his own, moving into a tie for second place on the all-time scoring charts, as per the FIFA website.

Having begun the day level with German legend Miroslav Klose on 16 World Cup goals, Messi now stands alone at the summit with 18. Yet Mbappe's latest double underlined that this heavyweight scoring duel could continue all the way to a potential final showdown in New York-New Jersey on 19 July.

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