Messi (above) successfully scored in the 1,000th game of his career, and Avarez (below) also scored the second goal, leading Argentina to defeat Australia, and will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

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[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] Argentine star Messi ushered in the 1,000th game of his career yesterday, which happened to be the round of 16 in the World Cup group stage. He celebrated his record night with goals. Reis also successfully scored and led his team to beat Australia 2:1 to break into the top 8. They will compete with the undefeated Netherlands for the top 4 tickets at 3 o'clock in the morning on the 10th.

Messi has scored 9 goals in the World Cup, surpassing the legendary star Maradona, and Argentine fans are crazy about him.

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Record night accumulated 9 World Football goals

The 35-year-old Messi stated before the start of this year's World Cup that this will be the last World Cup of his career.

However, the young Messi is still dominant on the field. He has scored twice in the group stage, becoming the key to the team's breakthrough from the group stage.

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Argentina played against Australia yesterday. The two teams had never met in the World Cup before. The two sides explored each other at the beginning of the game. In the 35th minute, Messi took the lead to break the deadlock. This was the first knockout goal in his career in the World Cup. Accumulated 9 goals in the World Cup, surpassing the legendary star Maradona, ranking second in the history of the Argentine team alone, only one goal away from the 10 record of the first Batistuta.

Messi was selected as the best player in a single game for this campaign. He has won this award for the 8th time in his career, surpassing Ronaldo's 7 times and becoming the most in history. Holland Huckpo and others tied for first place in the scoring list.

Even though Messi has completed his personal milestone, he has no intention of celebrating for himself. He believes that the team's victory is placed before personal performance, especially in Argentina's intensive World Cup schedule. After the end of the group stage on December 1, the rest is less than 3 days It is indeed not a small test to play again, "This is a very exhausting battle. I am happy for my team, and this is also the mission of the national team members, to fight for the fans."

Avarez broke the net for the second time this year

In addition to Messi, the 22-year-old Alvarez has also become a highlight. Yesterday, he took advantage of Australian goalkeeper Ryan's mistake and seized the opportunity to score a key goal to avoid being equalized by his opponent. After the war, he scored in the World Cup for the second time this year.

Argentina will play against the Netherlands after advancing to the quarter-finals. The two teams have played up to 5 times in the World Cup. Argentina has won 1, lost 2 and lost 2.