Miami, June 24 -- Lionel Messi became the World Cup's all-time leading scorer and Argentina was one of six teams to book its place in the knockout stage during the second round of group-stage matches.
Messi scored twice in Argentina's 2-0 victory over Austria, taking his World Cup tally to 18 goals and moving past Germany's Miroslav Klose.
The 39-year-old recovered from an early penalty miss to score before halftime and added a second in stoppage time as the defending champion advanced from Group J with a second straight win.
France also progressed as Kylian Mbappe marked his 100th international appearance with two goals in a 3-0 win over Iraq. Ousmane Dembele added the third as Didier Deschamps' sidemade it two wins from two in Group I....