Texas, June 23 -- Argentina's FIFA World Cup-winning icon Lionel Messi continued to defy age and law of averages as he secured a massive record-breaking in his side's FIFA World Cup outing against Austria on Monday.

Messi became the highest goal-scorer in tournament history, as his brace guided Argentina to a win over Austria.

After scoring his first World Cup hat trick in the campaign opener against Algeria, Messi continues to make headlines with his record-breaking ways. He has scored all his side's five goals in the tournament

As per OptaJoe, Messi is just the second player in the tournament history to score his country's first five goals in a single edition, along with Oleg Salenko for Russia in 1994.

During the match, Messi, set ...