Lionel Messi Puts Argentina Up 1–0 on Australia (Video)

In his 1,000th career game, the superstar did something he's never done before.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina vs. Australia, but the goal means more than just giving Argentina a 1-0 lead.

By finding the back of the net, Messi collected a goal in his 1,000th appearance as a professional soccer player. It is also the first time in five World Cups that Messi scored a goal in the knockout stage of the tournament.

For Argentina, Messi has now played 169 games and scored 94 goals...