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Austria goalkeeper Alexander Schlager falls after failing to stop Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi (10) from scoring his side\u2019s first goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Tony Gutierrez)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Austria goalkeeper Alexander Schlager falls after failing to stop Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi (10) from scoring his side\u2019s first goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Tony Gutierrez)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Austria goalkeeper Alexander Schlager falls after failing to stop Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi (10) from scoring his side\u2019s first goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sam Hodde)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Austria goalkeeper Alexander Schlager falls after failing to stop Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi (10) from scoring his side\u2019s first goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sam Hodde)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi, left, is congratulated after scoring his side\u2019s 2nd goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jessica Tobias)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Argentina players and fans celebrate after Lionel Messi scored their second goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sam Hodde)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Argentina players and fans celebrate after Lionel Messi scored their second goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Austria in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sam Hodde)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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