India, June 22 -- When Argentina takes on Austria in a pivotal Group J match on Monday at Dallas Stadium, Lionel Messi is poised to add yet another chapter to his incredible FIFA World Cup legacy. After a record-breaking performance in Argentina's 3-0 triumph over Algeria, which further solidified his reputation as one of football's greatest players, the Argentine captain is in the spotlight. In his 200th senior match for Argentina, Messi scored his first World Cup hat-trick to help the reigning champions get off to a strong start.

Lionel Messi set to match this unique consecutive goal-scoring record

The 38-year-old has now scored in five consecutive World Cup matches and needs just one more goal against Austria to equal the all-time re...