Lionel Messi added another FIFA World Cup record of his life when he became the player who scored the most goals from outside the penalty area in the tournament’s history as Argentina won 3-1 against Jordan in their Group J final in Arlington.The Argentina captain scored with a free-kick in the 80th minute at AT&T Stadium on Saturday (local time). It was his sixth World Cup goal from outside the box, taking him behind Brazilian great Rivelino, who held the record with five.The goal also took Messi to 19th at the World Cup, extending his record as Argentina’s top scorer at the tournament. He has now scored six goals in the ongoing World Cup.Argentina finished the group stage with three wins from three matches.Messi’s run in this World Cup started with a hat-trick against Algeria, followed by two goals against Austria. Against Jordan, head coach Lionel Scaloni rested the 39-year-old early on, but he came on in the 60th minute and scored on a free-kick 20 minutes later.With this strike, Messi became the first player to score seven consecutive FIFA World Cup goals.He also became the fourth player to score in all three matches of a single World Cup since the current format was introduced in 1998. The others are Cristiano Ronaldo (2018), David Villa (2010) and Fernando Torres (2010).Argentina also recorded their 50th FIFA World Cup victory, becoming the third country to achieve the feat after Brazil and Germany.Despite making nine changes to the starting XI, Argentina continued to dominate throughout the match.Giovani Lo Celso, playing his first World Cup after missing the 2022 tournament due to injury, opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a free-kick.Lautaro Martinez added to the lead after a VAR review for Argentina for a foul on Marcos Senesi. The Inter Milan striker scored his first World Cup goal.Jordan reduced the deficit in the 55th minute when Musa Al-Tamaari scored from close range with Ihsan Haddad.Messi’s introduction helped Argentina regain control of their free-kick game before sealing a 3-1 victory.Argentina will meet the leaders of the competition in Cape Verde in the Round of 32 in Miami on July 4. Jordan was eliminated after losing all three group games, although they won all their games.