Overview
- Argentina beat Austria 2-0 in Dallas on Monday, June 22, 2026, and secured qualification for the World Cup round of 16.
- Lionel Messi scored both goals in the match, with the second bringing his total to 18 World Cup goals to become the competition's all-time top scorer.
- Messi's wife Antonela Roccuzzo posted an emotional Instagram tribute from the stadium praising him for ‘making history,’ and several other players' partners shared celebratory posts and photos.
- Midfielder Rodrigo De Paul posted a photo with his girlfriend Tini Stoessel captioned “Con vos es más lindo,” and Tini replied publicly with ‘Te amo, estoy tan orgullosa de vos,’ generating wide social-media attention.
- A separate report on a supposed wedding-planner dispute connected to De Paul and Tini was circulated by a TV panelist but remains unconfirmed and should be treated as unverified gossip.