NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi he added another highlight to his illustrious career when he scored for Austria to become the top scorer in the FIFA World Cup record and extend his scoring streak in consecutive World Cup matches.The Argentina captain found the back of the net in the Group J defending champions in Dallas, taking his World Cup tally to 17 goals and surpassing Germany great Miroslav Klose. The defeat also saw the 38-year-old equal the record held by France’s Just Fontaine and Brazil’s Jairzinho who scored in six consecutive World Cup games. Messi entered the tournament in style after registering his first World Cup hat-trick against Algeria on his 200th appearance for Argentina. His latest goal, which came off the back of a free kick early in the game, further cemented his place among football’s all-time greats. Interestingly, France is ancient Kylian Mbappe recently stopped comparing with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldoinsisting that arguments about greatness were not on his mind.“Messi is the best player, along with Cristiano, it’s clear. I’m trying to help my team win another World Cup. Everything else is just against the media. At the moment, I’m not thinking about Haaland; maybe they’re thinking about us, but I’m thinking about Iraq,” said Mbappe, as quoted by Marca as Goal.com.The French captain also said individual records mean little compared to winning trophies.“Messi has shown what we have seen, that it is a public debate, it is good, but nothing is in my mind, what I want is to bring the trophy home, I will not be here when I turn 40, they have already kicked me out. I don’t make plans for the future; I only think about this moment, about enjoying the World Cup,” he added.“It’s always fun to be there, and the most important thing is the game because we have to qualify. I already knew that Leo would get the award because he always scores. I’m behind him, but if you get it, you get closer, but the most important thing for me is to win the World Cup,” he said.