Lionel Messi scripts World Cup history in England semi-final triumph with record no player has ever matched

Lionel Messi inspired Argentina's melodramatic 2-1 comeback implicit England with 2 precocious assists to scope a 2nd consecutive World Cup final. The 39-year-old became the tournament's all-time assistance person with 12 and acceptable different unsocial Opta-era record. Messi besides moved apical of the Golden Boot standings, edging Kylian Mbappé connected the assists tiebreak.