Lionel Messi celebrates his 39th birthday on Wednesday having made an astonishing start to the World Cup. After the hat-trick against Algeria that took him level with Miroslav Klose's goal record, he scored twice against Austria to go two clear.
Source: [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/13557011/lionel-messi-better-than-ever-at-39-argentina-great-still-thriving-and-setting-world-cup-records-between-the-lines)