Argentina have defeated Austria in the World Cup.

Offsideplus.az reports that the South American side secured a 2-0 victory in the Group J Round 2 match held at the Dallas stadium.

Lionel Messi scored both goals, finding the back of the net in the 38th and 95th minutes.

With this brace, he scored his 18th career World Cup goal, surpassing former Germany forward Miroslav Klose (16).

It is worth noting that in the other match of this group, Jordan will face Algeria at 07:00 (Baku time).